Recipe of the Week: Hamburger Soup, by R.T.

Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp oregano 1/4 tsp basil 1/4 tsp seasoned salt 1 envelope onion soup mix 3 cups boiling water 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce 1 Tbsp soy sauce 1 cup sliced celery 1 cup sliced carrots 1 cup macaroni, cooked and drained 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese Directions: Crumble beef into a crockpot. Add pepper, oregano, basil, seasoned salt, and dry soup mix. Stir in water, tomato sauce, and soy sauce; then add celery and carrots. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours. Turn the control to …




Recipe of the Week: Brunswick Stew, by R.R.

Ingredients: 1 (2 1/2 to 3 lb) Chicken, cut up 2 qts water 1 onion, chopped 2 cups cubed cooked ham 3 potatoes, diced 2 (16 oz) cans tomatoes, cut up 1 (10 oz) package frozen lima beans, partially thawed. 1 (10 oz) package frozen whole kernel corn, partially thawed 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp seasoned salt 1 tsp sugar 1/4 tsp. pepper Directions: In a slow cooking pot, combine chicken with water, onion, ham, and potatoes. Cook covered on low for 4 to 5 hours or until chicken is done. Lift chicken out of pot and remove meat from …




Recipe of the Week: Yeast, by Mama B

This recipe is not mine, but I thought it would be of interest to your readers especially in a time when yeast is not readily available. Ingredients: 1 ounce hops (seed hops are available online) 8 ounces flour 4 ounces white sugar 1 quart potatoes, mashed 3 ounces salt 3 quarts cold water Directions: Simmer the hops and water together until the water is reduced to 2 quarts and 1 pint. Strain and divide the liquor, placing one half in a vessel with the flour, sugar and salt, and half in another vessel containing the mashed potatoes. Heat each portion twenty …




Recipe of the Week: Susie’s Creamy Pie Recipe

The heat of the summer and the busy times call for something fast, easy, and tasty. Try this creamy pie. I highly recommend it. We tried and really liked a mixture of 1 cup blueberries and 1 cup diced strawberries. We also used some fresh cherries from the store for another version, but be sure and remove the pits. Ingredients One pie crust, baked and cooled (empty) 1 small tub of Cool Whip 1 small package of “Fat free” cream cheese 1/4 cup of powdered sugar Packets of Stevia 2 cups of fresh fruit (whole blueberries or pitted cherries, sliced …




Recipe of the Week: Mom’s Meatless Friday Recipe, by JAA

This is easy to make and excellent. Ingredients: 2 quarts of cooked navy beans (undrained) 3 lbs potatoes (fresh is best, but you can substitute canned, though canned potatoes do not store well.) 1/2 stick of butter 3/4 cup of milk Flour Directions: You can adjust the portion of beans and potatoes by the number of people that will be at the meal. To the navy beans add the butter; then separately mix milk and flour together. If there is not enough fluid in beans, add saved water until beans are barely covered. Bring pot to a boil. Then simmer, …




Recipe of the Week: Hobo Stew, by D.B.

There are a few variations of this recipe. Here’s mine. There’s a lot of food value in this recipe, and it’s ready in about 40 minutes. Ingredients: 1 lb ground meat (turkey or beef) 2 or 3 cloves garlic (diced) 1 large onion (diced) 1 large bell pepper 1-10 oz can Rotel 1-4 oz can diced green chiles 1 can Bush beans (or equal) 1 can black beans 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 Tbsp corn starch (optional) Directions: Brown meat, onions, garlic, bell pepper, and diced chiles for 10 minutes or so. Add Rotel and simmer for 10 minutes. Add …




Recipe of the Week: Squash for Breakfast, by M.R.

Hang in there. Don’t gag on me. If you like yellow squash, you will love this. These are a low carb version of potato pancakes or potato hash browns. If you know me, I say that these are amazing! It’s much easier to pick squash than dig potatoes. When the squash are making, we are usually overrun with them. I usually cook six strips of bacon and use the grease from those to cook my squash pancakes. Ingredients 12 cups yellow squash, grated 3 eggs onion powder, to taste flour (enough to make squash stick together; depends on how wet …







Recipe of the Week: Basic Bread, by P.B.

I have been using this basic bread recipe for about 20 years and continue to experiment with different ingredients and techniques. My favorite is still using the basic ingredients, letting it cool overnight, and slicing it for toast the next morning. My neighbor’s like it also. Ingredients: 4 to 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour * 1 to 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt 1 to 2 teaspoons of granular yeast about 1 3/4 to 2 cups of warm water ** May also use the following items (examples):




Recipe of the Week: Posole, by L.S.

Posole notes: My husband and I developed a blend of my mother’s tomato-based posole (a hominy-meat soup) that she learned in Mexico and his sister’s red chili-based posole. Neither of those recipes was a written recipe but more a method. My posole is significantly distinct from the other two and is our own creation. I have never printed it before and have not had it copyrighted. I use a church cookbook recipe for the red sauce, but it may be copyrighted. (Use whatever red chili sauce or recipe you have available.) This is a two-day process. Posole Ingredients 1 large …




Recipe of the Week: Meaty Spanish Rice, by J.C.

Ingredients: small chopped onion 1 lb ground venison (or beef, lamb) 1 1/2 cups uncooked white rice 2 cups chicken broth 2 cups salsa (my pint jars of homemade salsa are great) Directions: Brown meat in skillet on medium heat. Add onion and uncooked rice. Stirring frequently. When rice begins to brown, stir in chicken broth and salsa. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes. o o o Do you have a favorite recipe that would be of interest to SurvivalBlog readers? Please send it via e-mail. Thanks!




Recipe of the Week: Homemade Crockpot Thanksgiving Dressing, by L.H.

I literally spent years working on this recipe, taking notes, and making changes after every less-than-stellar effort. (And there were a lot of these!) There were the years I served a brick of dressing (too many eggs), and the year I served green dressing (too much sage).Then I decided I needed to learn to make it in the crockpot to reserve the oven for the turkey and other dishes, and that was a whole ‘nuther learning experience. You get the idea.  But I finally came up with what we think (and our family and guests seem to agree) is …