Andrea

MotherEarth is also from Washington but I believe she's further North. Prayers to all of you.

Happy Day!

Okay, just finished a big bowl of this. It is very good and extremely filling. I used reconstituted powdered sour cream in place of the yogurt, since that is what I had. And I added significantly more cumin than the recipe called for (cumin freaks here). I think that next time I make this, and I will make this again, I will halve the lentils and rice and triple the number of onions. Since the caramelized onions were done several minutes before the lentils, someone kept snacking on them! This makes a LOT of lentils and rice, so unless you have a huge family, you'll be eating on it for several days! But very inexpensive to make and this is an ideal recipe for storage foods.

Thanks for sharing it!

(((windmorn))) Welcome Back!

Happy Day, Necie! I hope you're doing well, I miss your posts!

This sounds delicious! Thanks, I think I'll make this over the weekend!

Thanks! I need to give some of these a try. I'll have to substitute the soy sauce for something else though. The msg would do me in. Is the gluten easy to make? I've never tried it and I need to. I have a LOT of red winter wheat berries!

Thanks! Just registered.

Mint grows best from root divisions/seedlings. You only need one plant to produce all the mint plants you will ever need! You can grow it from seed but I think I remember that it has a really long germination rate.

Thanks!

LOL - exactly what I was thinking Annarchy! It would be too late at our house too!

EUREKA! I'll make some wheat-meat, aka seitan, aka gluten steak. That will reinforce the wheat thing, and wow them for sure. The Hilbilly Housewife's recipes for it are excellent, have made them before.

Please post a link to your favorite recipe! I've been meaning to try to make gluten, but haven't gotten around to it. There are just too many things to try!

(((ANewMe))) I am fresh out of pixie dust, will dust bunnies do?

BigM!

 

Welcome Home, Edensong.

Just checking out old posts. I think that this was one of her last.

 

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Have you tried Jerusalem artichokes? I can also send you some New Zealand spinach seeds of you'd like. Another thought would be to plant an apricot tree in the middle and then let shallow rooted herbs & veggies enjoy the filtered Sun.

What a cool idea! I never even thought about growing sesame and it's so nutritious! I'm off to do a bit of research.

I'm definitely going to dehydrate several heads of cabbage but was wondering the best way to preserve red potatoes? Has anyone dehydrated them? I think I might give it a shot. If anyone has any recipes/suggestions, they would be greatly appreciated!

Also, for those who do corned beef, now is a great time to stock up! Not sure if it can be canned, but I know it freezes well.

On the same theme, Emergency Essentials has some really great deals this month as well as free shipping on orders of $150 or more.

Then I would definitely send him with some food! Nuts, peanut butter, jerky, and some canned tuna salad would be easily portable protein sources. I would also slip in a few bags of dried fruit and maybe even some dried vegetables. This brand is really tasty and it's sold at several local retailers. Sending prayers your way!

Is your DH military? My husband has been to the middle-east the last two years, only for a 10-day stint each time, and he said the food on the military bases was incredible. I'll ask my dh for more details, but I know he felt completely safe in Saudi Arabia. Both times he went I sent him with lots of snacks and he brought it all home with him. But again, your husband might have a different set up.

Anyway, sending prayers your way!

P.S. Set up your skype accounts now. My husband downloaded a skype app on his cell phone and that's how we were able to chat most nights for free using wireless. The only time it was a little spotty was in Afghanistan (so glad he made it safely home from that trip).

I vote for Adorable!

dogmom - SaveMart has the 10lb bags of leg quarters on sale for 68 cents/lb. Cheapest I've seen it in a long time. My family doesn't like dark meat, although I'm running low on broth, so I'm tempted to buy it and grind the meat into chicken burger, and boil the bones for a few days. There is nothing better than bone broth! But we'll see. I've got a lot on my plate and I'm not sure I'll have time to drag out the canner . . .

Too cute!