The
Organic OkieWelcome to my
world. The world of good food, healthy nutritious food, delicious
drinks, and the challenge of growing it and making it ourselves.
My goal is for it to taste good, be good for you, and be free of
dangerous pesticides, chemical addititves, and for us to have fun
growing, cooking and preparing it.
Recipe
of the Week
8-31-12
Going into fall now, I'm looking forward to using more recipes with fall ingredients such as winter suash, pumpkin, and cranberries. be on the lookout for new fall recipes! I'll be planting a winter herb garden and will have pictures of that soon.
6-15-12
My husband and I are making a concerted effort to have a healthy diet now. No grains, few potatoes, no pasta, mostly lean free range meats and fish with lots of veggies. Walking every day. So I'm all about the hunter-gatherer diet and everything low carb right now.
11-27-11
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The cheesecake recipe was a huge hit, nobody could even tell it was sugar-free.
Now that I am working from home, much of our daily lives revolvers aroundplanning, shopping for cooking and eating good food. I am enjoying trying out new recipes, and exploring more about how to eat organically and on a budget. Today for dinner we had meatloaf made with longhorn beef we purchased from the Meers Store out near the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. They have a restaurant and store, and their own herd of longhorns which graze in the pasture and are not given any antibiotics or hormones, so the meat is low in saturated fat, tasty and healthy! We had meatloaf, organic fingerling potatoes with homemade gravy made from organic milk, flour and butter, and steamed carrots.
Visit the website of The Cornucopia Institute, they have scorecards for all the organic brands. Not all organic brands are equal as far as quality, and how the farms are run and how the animals are treated.
11-07-11
My husband and I have moved temporarily to an apartment with a very limited, small growing space inside the entryway to the apartment. It will be interesting to see how much we can grow in this small space as well as with potted plants. Won't be planting anything until First of April, so now I am laying out diagrams of what will be planted. Going to try those upside down tomato planters again. After that, I have to ask myself what veggies are most important to me and hard to get organically? Around here, all the stores carry organic carrots and potatoes, so those aren't necessary. Maybe some yellow crookneck squash or some zucchini, perhaps some bell peppers, jalepenos, perhaps broccoli and peas. We'll see. It's still in the planning. And of course, fresh herbs.
I have a new web page called "Your Toxic Day" which takes a person through their whole day to show them just how many toxins we are exposed to in your daily lives. Spent time last night explaining this to a friend, She was amazied at the amount of information I have readily available from memory and expressed to me how valuable this information was She stated to me that she thinks if people just had the information they would do something. I told her that, when I start talking about pesticides or food additives, people just get this glazed look in their eyes, like it's too much trouble to try and figure out or that they might have to do some actual work, like read lables or something. I told her, many of the people I come in contact with honestly just don't care, and that's a shame. They think it's too much trouble to read labels, and to know what every one of those unpronouncable ingredients stands for. They might have to shop somewher else, cook differently, and actually decide they are going to stand for something in their lives. Oh well. I will keep on being the voice of reason in my corner of the world, and hope you will too.
In 2013, I am planning to attend an urban farming workshop with Growing Power in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I am planning to apply for a scholarship to cover the $375 cost of the workshop, but will need help to pay for the plane ticket and hotel costs. This will benefit our community because I can bring back the knowledge that I learn and help set up an urban growing center here in our community. This will not only provide good food for local residents but eventually would bring jobs to the area. If you think you could help defray these costs for me, send money to Paypal at unhinderedliving@gmail.com
Check back next week for more recipes,
gardening tips, and nutritional information.
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Lawton, OK 73505
Copyright 2007-13 Judie C. McMath and The Center for Unhindered Living
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Recipe
of the WeekCurried Corn Chowder
1 small onion, chopped
1 stalk of celery, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
5 cups milk
1 lb. whole kernel corn
Two small potatoes, peeled and cut in small chunks
1 tsp curry powder
2 tsp sea salt
1 tsp black pepper
¼ tsp cayenne
1 stick butter
¼ cup unbleached white flour
Sauté
onion and celery in olive oil for two minutes or so
until onion starts to become translucent. Remove from heat. Boil the
potatoes
until tender and remove them from the heat as well. In a non-stick pan,
melt
the butter and add the flour to make a roux. Add milk to the roux one
cup at a
time, incorporating it with a wire whisk. I like to use a non-stick pan
and a
whisk made out of rubber so as not to scratch the non-stick coating.
But you
may use whatever kind of pan and whisk that you want.
Whisk one cup of the milk in at a time until
it becomes thick and then add the next cup. Add seasonings and stir
well. At
this point you can transfer the mixture to a larger pot, add the corn,
potatoes,
onions and celery. Allow to simmer on very low heat for ten minutes.
Serve with
biscuits or cornbread.
Very
delicious meatless meal!
12-11-12
8-31-12
Going into fall now, I'm looking forward to using more recipes with fall ingredients such as winter suash, pumpkin, and cranberries. be on the lookout for new fall recipes! I'll be planting a winter herb garden and will have pictures of that soon.
6-15-12
My husband and I are making a concerted effort to have a healthy diet now. No grains, few potatoes, no pasta, mostly lean free range meats and fish with lots of veggies. Walking every day. So I'm all about the hunter-gatherer diet and everything low carb right now.
11-27-11
We had a wonderful Thanksgiving. The cheesecake recipe was a huge hit, nobody could even tell it was sugar-free.
Now that I am working from home, much of our daily lives revolvers aroundplanning, shopping for cooking and eating good food. I am enjoying trying out new recipes, and exploring more about how to eat organically and on a budget. Today for dinner we had meatloaf made with longhorn beef we purchased from the Meers Store out near the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. They have a restaurant and store, and their own herd of longhorns which graze in the pasture and are not given any antibiotics or hormones, so the meat is low in saturated fat, tasty and healthy! We had meatloaf, organic fingerling potatoes with homemade gravy made from organic milk, flour and butter, and steamed carrots.
Visit the website of The Cornucopia Institute, they have scorecards for all the organic brands. Not all organic brands are equal as far as quality, and how the farms are run and how the animals are treated.
11-07-11
My husband and I have moved temporarily to an apartment with a very limited, small growing space inside the entryway to the apartment. It will be interesting to see how much we can grow in this small space as well as with potted plants. Won't be planting anything until First of April, so now I am laying out diagrams of what will be planted. Going to try those upside down tomato planters again. After that, I have to ask myself what veggies are most important to me and hard to get organically? Around here, all the stores carry organic carrots and potatoes, so those aren't necessary. Maybe some yellow crookneck squash or some zucchini, perhaps some bell peppers, jalepenos, perhaps broccoli and peas. We'll see. It's still in the planning. And of course, fresh herbs.
I have a new web page called "Your Toxic Day" which takes a person through their whole day to show them just how many toxins we are exposed to in your daily lives. Spent time last night explaining this to a friend, She was amazied at the amount of information I have readily available from memory and expressed to me how valuable this information was She stated to me that she thinks if people just had the information they would do something. I told her that, when I start talking about pesticides or food additives, people just get this glazed look in their eyes, like it's too much trouble to try and figure out or that they might have to do some actual work, like read lables or something. I told her, many of the people I come in contact with honestly just don't care, and that's a shame. They think it's too much trouble to read labels, and to know what every one of those unpronouncable ingredients stands for. They might have to shop somewher else, cook differently, and actually decide they are going to stand for something in their lives. Oh well. I will keep on being the voice of reason in my corner of the world, and hope you will too.
In 2013, I am planning to attend an urban farming workshop with Growing Power in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
I am planning to apply for a scholarship to cover the $375 cost of the workshop, but will need help to pay for the plane ticket and hotel costs. This will benefit our community because I can bring back the knowledge that I learn and help set up an urban growing center here in our community. This will not only provide good food for local residents but eventually would bring jobs to the area. If you think you could help defray these costs for me, send money to Paypal at unhinderedliving@gmail.com
Check back next week for more recipes,
gardening tips, and nutritional information.Back to The Unhindered Living Knowledge Collection
Back to Removing Obstacles to a Healthy Body and Mind
The Center for Unhindered Living
Lawton, OK 73505
Copyright 2007-13 Judie C. McMath and The Center for Unhindered Living