Nannyde - Meals

[BentleysBands]

I read on another thread some of your meals ideas. First, how do I get my own kids to eat when They aren't use to it kwim? Your meals sound really good!!! I'm not so much worried about ducks cuz if They don't eat oh well their parents can feed what they want. But my own family is what worries me. Also can u post somehow some more ideas or recipe's?

[nannyde]

Well today I'm soaking some white navy beans.

Tonight before I go to bed I will put in the crockpot:

one pound of soaked white beans

two pounds of organic free range ham

a pound of peeled carrots

one pureed ziploc of spinach from last spring. About a quarter of a sandwhich ziploc of puree.

three tablespoons of hidden valley ranch dry dressing (buy it in the BIG containers not the envelopes... from Walmart)

a couple of cloves of garlic

I'll let them cook all night tonight and my house will smell wonderful when the parents get here.

I'll save off half of the ham for my son and my supper and have one good meal with that. The next night he and I will have ham and beans.

If the ham has any fatty pieces on it I will run that thru the food processor with some cooked beans and pop it back into the crock pot. You need a bit of the fat to season the stew. I don't waste ANYTHING edible. It always go back into a stew.



So the kids will get ham/beans/carrots/spinach all in one bowl. They will devour it. I'll make a pan of dark tart cherry cornbread to go with it.

I'll get four lunches and two suppers with one crock pot of this. We'll eat one monday and then I'll store the other three for future lunch.

[nannyde]

Cathearder uses my food system. Ask her for some recipes. I want to eat at her house SO bad

[KEG123]

I need a crockpot, bad.

I'd love to hear more of your recipes too. We try to do as much organic as possible here but probably wont fully switch for a while.

[ammama]

I'd love to hear some more recipes too. I have one vegetarian child, so I leave out the meat, and put extra seasoning in (like using frozen veggie stock instead of water) to make up for the loss of meat flavor.

[nannyde]

I taught myself to cook using old cookbooks. Get old school betty crocker cookbooks. Illustrated ones are my fave. This one is GREAT

http://www.amazon.com/Good-Housekeep.../dp/0878510370 are great.


Amish recipes are great too. Look for recipes that are single ingredient ingredients that are commonly found in your cupboard.

[KEG123]

You could publish your own cook book. I'm sure many of us would buy it. Wink wink, hint hint, nudge nudge.

[BentleysBands]

mmmm. Sounds great!! I'm gonna go get some the ingredients an try the soup.Thx so much

[JEM]

Well today I'm soaking some white navy beans.

Tonight before I go to bed I will put in the crockpot:

one pound of soaked white beans

two pounds of organic free range ham

a pound of peeled carrots

one pureed ziploc of spinach from last spring. About a quarter of a sandwhich ziploc of puree.

three tablespoons of hidden valley ranch dry dressing (buy it in the BIG containers not the envelopes... from Walmart)

a couple of cloves of garlic

I'll let them cook all night tonight and my house will smell wonderful when the parents get here.

I'll save off half of the ham for my son and my supper and have one good meal with that. The next night he and I will have ham and beans.

If the ham has any fatty pieces on it I will run that thru the food processor with some cooked beans and pop it back into the crock pot. You need a bit of the fat to season the stew. I don't waste ANYTHING edible. It always go back into a stew.



So the kids will get ham/beans/carrots/spinach all in one bowl. They will devour it. I'll make a pan of dark tart cherry cornbread to go with it.

I'll get four lunches and two suppers with one crock pot of this. We'll eat one monday and then I'll store the other three for future lunch.

OK This post is enough to bring me out of lurker-dom LOL It sounds delicious but tell me Nan, do you have to add some water or broth to it?

[nannyde]

Easy lentil stew my kids LOVE

one pound dry lentils soaked overnight, rinsed and throw in crockpot
one can of red gold tomato juice 46 oz
one package of dried beef stew seasoning
three pound roast beef/pork/lamb.... doesn't matter what meat
one pound of carrots
two cloves garlic
any veggies you have to add ... I love cubed potatoes in it too.
enough water to get the crock pot full after all ingredients are in up to about an inch from the top of the pot.

slow cook on low all day long..... about nine/ten hours

I like lamb with it but any cheapo roast will do. If you do beef or lamb you will maybe need a bit of garlic salt. Pork usually doesn't. If the meat has any side fat you can either toss it or run it thru the pureer with some of the lentils to blend and put back in the pot.

it's like chilli .... let it sit overnight and it's even better the next day.

Makes four lunches and two suppers for me and ds

Kids GOBBLE IT DOWN It costs around twelve dollars or so for the whole thing but makes a lot of meals.

[My Daycare]

Sounds great! I think I will try those recipies and the cookbooks.

The cookbook that I use is Woman's Home Companion Cook Book. it's from the 40's. I found it at my Grandma in Law's house, so I don't know where to get it from.

[countrymom]

your meals sound more like stews, do you make more stews over "dry meat and potatoes" if you kwim.

[DCMomOf3]

OK This post is enough to bring me out of lurker-dom LOL It sounds delicious but tell me Nan, do you have to add some water or broth to it?

Welcome JEM!

[nannyde]

your meals sound more like stews, do you make more stews over "dry meat and potatoes" if you kwim.

Yes I do a lot of stews and sauce.

[BentleysBands]

my house smells divine! We are having the Ham/beans tonight

OK other than stews do u guys eat other things like fried or baked chicken, pork chops,etc?