Big Seats and Flat Feet

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Best idea for comfort food... Venison Vegetable Soup Today is one of those days I wish I could crawl into bed and hide.  My heart is aching from being hurt by a dear friend, it's cold and dreary outside, and I have been up since 4:30 this morning.  Hoping to find relaxation in cooking a hot pot of Venison Vegetable Soup, and that eating it will be good for my soul. For starters, this has been a good hunting season for my husband and son.  They brought in 5 deer, one each weekend, since the first day of deer season.  I was elated!  Anticipating the meat, I decided on what cuts I needed and have been cooking with it ever since.  Ground venison is my favorite because it can be used in various dishes. This Venison Vegetable Soup is so easy and inexpensive to make.  I normally buy the mixed soup vegetables frozen.  Because I was unprepared for grocery shopping today, and it was a last minute decision, I knew I wouldn't find frozen soup vegetab...

Early settlers and Native Americans preserved their meats by hanging it over a smoky fire until dry.  This allowed them to carry the meat for long distances without spoiling.  THIS is NOT my recipe, it's one I found in Venison Cookery Cookbook . Some of you may already have it... but if you don't... here it is! CAJUN JERKY Marinade: 4 cups cold water 2-3 tablespoons cajun seasoning ( Papa Scotts Cajun Products ) 2 tablespoons Morton's Tenderquick Mix 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 to 2 teaspoons paprika 2 lbs. boneless venison round steak or roast, cut into 4 x 1 x 1/4-inch strips 1-1/2 to 3 cups hickory wood chips Directions: Meat is easier to slice if slightly frozen.  Use a special jerky slicing board, and a VERY sharp knife to ensure even thickness of strips. Combine marinade in a nonmetallic bowl and stir to dissolve salt cure.  Add meat strips, cover w/ plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours, occasionally stirring.  In a large bowl, c...

Boy is this refreshing!  I like to serve this with the  Kielbasa Cabbage  meal, as a side! ENJOY! QUICK and EASY Broccoli Noodle Supreme 1 Med. box of Wheat, or Regular Spiral Noodles 1 large bunch of FRESH broccoli 1 Peeled and chopped fresh onion (Vidalia or White) 1 Small can of pitted, drained black olives 1/2 cup of Italian Dressing 8-9 RIPE, RIPE FRESH Cherry tomatoes cut in halves After cooking the noodles until tender (not overly cooked, you don't want them falling to pieces or breaking apart), drain noodles and combine them, along with the rest of the ingredients in a bowl.  Add salt and pepper to taste, serve cold.  We also add fresh cucumber... which makes it crispier and yummy for hot summer days!

YUM!  The kids, especially my son, love this dish!  It's a hit with me, and the other moms! Quick and EASY Stir Fry for Kids 1 LARGE FROZEN Pkg. of Vegetable Medley (carrots, broccoli, cauliflower) thawed 1/2  to 1 cup Soy Sauce  1 to 2 tbls. oil Get oil HOT!  Slowly add thawed vegetables to oil (use common sense, don't splatter oil!).  After vegetables begin to slightly soften, add Soy sauce.  While stirring, allow vegetables to blacken slightly (not all over, just in areas).  Cook until tender, NOT OVER COOKED!  I also use this method of cooking with fresh cut or whole green beans (FRESH, NOT frozen!).  My kids love the green beans a little parched, and the Soy Sauce makes it extra YUMMY! God bless

My husband actually came up with this recipe, and it's one of our FAVORITE, inexpensive dishes!  I love cooking in iron pots & iron skillets.  If you've never tried cooking in iron, something about it improves the taste.  I thought I was imagining this, but I actually tried the same recipe in other types of cookware... pyrex, stainless, etc. Here's what you will need: CAST IRON POT 1 head of green cabbage 2 packages of Eckrich Farms Kielbasa 2 green bell pepper (can use red, yellow... or combination) 1 vidalia onion, (white or red will suffice) 2 tbls. canola or olive oil Cajun Spice (Weber N'Orleans Cajun Spice... or Camp Dog Cajun Seasoning **see below for where to find) Cut cabbage into chunks, slice pepper and onion.  Cut kielbasa into 1" sections.  Put oil in bottom of pot to prevent sticking.  Layer; kielbasa, cabbage, seasoning, pepper, onion, cabbage, kielbasa, seasoning, pepper, onion... until you've used all your ingredients. ...

YUMMY! My husband requested this dish in place of ham or turkey for our NEW YEAR'S FEAST!  And I am so glad he did!  The bacon... wow... the venison... arh, arh, arh... 1 strip of Tenderloin 1 lb. of smoked bacon 1/4 c. onion powder 1/4 c. garlic salt 1/4 c. pepper (black/white or both) SOME butter Skewers or toothpicks to hold bacon in place Ingredients First you will need to spread the seasonings/spice evenly in a long baking, casserole or cake pan; one spice at a time: Spread evenly  Then take your tenderloin and roll into the spice to cover the entire piece of venison. THICKLY cover the ENTIRE piece! Take your seasoned tenderloin and wrap with strips of bacon using toothpicks or skewers to hold the bacon in place. Bacon wrapped and held in place w/ skewers Heat an iron skillet, add butter.  When butter is completely melted, and bubbling... gently place tenderloin to sear each side with butter until bacon is SLIGHTLY browned. U...

Sometimes, as a mama... I don't have much time for cooking.  I'm so very thankful my husband hunts and brings home delicious venison which I use in making family meals.  I enjoy this chili recipe because it's quick and VERY easy to fix.  My children could do it!  I always cook mine in a LODGE Cast Iron Pot... I guess any ol' pan will do.  But I think cast iron makes it taste better... dunno... might jess be my imagination! HOT POT OF CHILI Now... chili's good and all... but as my husband often requests; I don't make it the night before he goes hunting.  He says it catches up with him the next day in the tree stand.  And well, the outcome... Let's not talk about the outcome.  Let's just say, keeping a roll of tissue in his napsack/backpack is smart business! OK... wanna know my quick and easy venison recipe?  Here tis: QUICK Venison Chili - Cooked in Cast Iron 1    27oz. Can of Bush's Chili Beans (Pinto Beans in Chili Sau...