The taste of buffalo is very similar to the taste of cow / beef.  Buffalo is one of my favorite flavors of the summer.  Unlike cows which are often raised in restrictive pens Buffalo tend to be grass fed and free range which gives them a leaner meat that has a slightly gamier taste. Because [...]

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Basic PANCAKES: Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. In a separate bowl, combine egg and milk; add flour mixture, stirring smooth. Blend melted butter. Use a hot griddle, use 1/4 cup for each pancake. Cook until brown on one side; flip and brown other side. Quick Chocolate Pancakes (without common egg replacers) Ingredients (use vegan [...]

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NEW YEARS RECIPES New Years Sunshine Smoothie Ingredients (use vegan versions): 1 cup frozen or fresh strawberries 2 ripe bananas, peeled and cut into chunks 1 cup chopped fresh pineapple 1 cup soy milk ice cubes (optional — if you like it more slushy, use them) Directions: Combine all ingredients in blender. Blend on high [...]

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CHRISTMAS Christmas Tree Loaf Ingredients (use vegan versions): Base: 180g(6oz)self raising flour 60g(2oz)dairy free margarine 30g(1oz) sugar 80ml(2.5 fl.oz)soy milk Filling: half apple, grated 3 tablespoon water 60g(2oz)mixed dried fruit (as used in fruit cakes) 1 tablespoon dried mixed spice 1 teaspoon lemon juice Directions: For base, rub margarine into flour, add vegan sugar and [...]

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HOLIDAYS Holiday Mashed Potatoes Ingredients (use vegan versions): 7 large potatoes 1/4 cup minced garlic 1/8 cup minced onion 1 teaspoon rosemary 3 tablespoons olive oil (the kind for high-heat) 1/4 cup butter substitute 2/3 cup vegetable broth 2/3 cup milk substitute 1/4 cup cream cheese substitute 1/8 cup sour cream substitute or a couple [...]

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GARLIC Garlicy Cashew Miso-naise Ingredients (use vegan versions):     1 cup cashew pieces – ground to powder     1/4 block firm tofu – crumbled     2 tablespoons plain soymilk     1 tablespoon yellow prepared mustard     2 tablespoons agave nectar     2 tablespoons lime juice     3 tablespoons aka miso (dark red)     1 tablespoon [...]

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SAUCES Deeelish Pasta Sauce      1/2 block extra firm tofu (not silken)     vegan Worcestershire sauce     soya sauce     crushed/ground tomatoes     1-2 garlic cloves, crushed     onion powder     dried basil     dried celery     dried thyme     red wine (optional)     salt & pepper     vegetable oil Directions: Press the tofu and [...]

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SALADS Katie’s Broccoli Salad     1 head of broccoli florets (larger pieces cut into bite size pieces)     1/2 cup raisins     1/4 cup of red onions (best to use red onions)     Baco’s or any faux bacon product (if using slices, crumble)     3 tablespoons white wine vinegar     2 tablespoons cane sugar     [...]

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TOFU General Tao’s Tofu Ingredients:     1 box of firm tofu     egg substitute for 1 egg     3/4 cup cornstarch     vegetable oil for frying     3 chopped green onions     1 Tablespoon minced ginger     1 Tablespoon minced garlic     2/3 cup vegetable stock     2 Tablespoons soy sauce     4 Tablespoons sugar [...]

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Jambalaya; I recently made this from my mom’s old homemade cookbook. Ingredients:     1 yellow onion, diced small     1 green bell pepper, seeded and diced small     2 cloves garlic, minced (or more, i love garlic so I put lots in)     3 ribs celery, diced small     2 tablespoons olive oil     1 [...]

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1 pound lentils 6 to 8 cups water 2 cups diced ham 1 medium onion, finely chopped 12 oz. Diet Cherry Coke Wash and sort lentils. Cover with water. Bring to a boil and reduce. Heat to a simmer. Add ham and onion. Simmer for 40-50 minutes. Add Diet Cherry Coke. (This will produce a [...]

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1 18.5-ounce devil’s food cake mix (see note) 1 16-ounce bottle Coca-Cola® 2 tablespoons grated orange peel Half 6-ounce package semisweet chocolate chips, about 1/2 cup 12 large fresh, ripe strawberries, preferably unhulled 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened 1 16-ounce package confectioners’ sugar 3 tablespoons powdered chocolate drink mix such as Nestle’s Quik 1 [...]

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Coca Cola Cake is an “old” Recipe your Grandmother probably used to make it.  It was a popular recipe during the 20′s and the 30′s, when coke was at its hay day. Coca Cola Cake: 2 cups sugar 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 1/2 cups small marshmallows 1/2 cup butter or margarine 1/2 cup vegetable [...]

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MEDICAL LORE AND INVALIDS FOOD. “Simple diet is best, for many dishes bring many diseases.” –PLINY. COUGH SYRUP.  MARY FELTY. One quart of water, one handful of hops; boil these together, andstrain; put in this fluid a cup of sugar, and boil to a syrup; cut alemon into it, and bottle for use. WHOOPING COUGH [...]

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RAISED BISCUIT.  MRS. M. A. MOORHEAD. One pint sweet milk, one half cup butter, one tablespoonful sugar, onetablespoonful yeast, a little salt, whites of two eggs beaten stiff.Make the sponge at supper time.  At bed time, work in flour to make astiff dough.  Put in warm place to rise over night.  In the morningturn it [...]

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BREAD. “The very staff of life; the comfort of the husband; the pride of thewife.” DRY YEAST.  MRS. W. H. ECKHART. A large handful of hops put into one quart of water; cover, and letboil five minutes; strain over one pint of flour; beat until your armaches, and the batter is smooth.  When cool, add [...]

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BEVERAGES. “The cup that cheers, but not inebriates.” “Polly, put the kettle on.” COOLING DRINK FOR INVALIDS.  MRS. RETTA LUCAS. Two teaspoonfuls arrow root wet with a little cold water, threetablespoonfuls white sugar, juice of half a lemon, and a small pieceof rind; stir quickly while you fill a quart pitcher with boilingwater.  This is [...]

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CANNED FRUIT AND JELLIES. “Will’t please your honor, taste of these conserves?”                                                         –Shakespeare CANNED FRUIT IN GENERAL.  MRS. F. E. BLAKE. For peaches, for instance, set on the stove a kettle of coldwater–just enough so the can will not tip over; into this kettle, putone-half dozen nails to keep the can from touching the bottom; [...]

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PICKLES. “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.”                                                       –MOTHER GOOSE. FOR SIX HUNDRED PICKLES.  MRS. M. E. WRIGHT. Make a brine of cold water and salt strong enough to bear up an egg;heat boiling hot, and pour over pickles; let stand twenty-four hours;then take out, and wipe dry.  Scald vinegar, and put over; let [...]

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CONFECTIONS “Sweet meats, messengers of strong prevailment in an unhardenedyouth.”                                                        –SHAKESPEARE. TO BLANCH ALMONDS. Put them into cold water, and allow it to come to a boiling point;then remove the skins, and throw them into cold water a few moments topreserve the color. For salted almonds, prepare as above; put into a dripping pan withsome [...]

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