Cooking

Perfect Bacon from an Original Copper Pan

I have this thing for making perfect bacon because we eat it so often. I have finally found a few ways to make it the same way, every time, without fail.

I was curious as to how people liked their bacon so I posted this picture in my Appalachian Cooks group on FaceBook:

I asked members if it was time to flip it or not. So far, every minute or so, someone is commenting that it is too soon to flip it as most people think a perfect bacon is crispy. I like crispy bacon, the kind that almost crumbles away to nothing when you bite into it, not the kind that Read More »Perfect Bacon from an Original Copper Pan

Cost to Run Electric 18 Quart Roaster

18 quart roasterWe use our electric 18 quart roaster quite often here at Wild Heaven Farms for various things, mostly chicken or beef bone broth. It takes a few days to do this and being as cost conscious as we are around here, we wondered how much it was costing us to do this.

First things first. Let’s discuss the type of electric 18 quart roaster we are using. Ours is a Hamilton Beach with the buffet pans like this one:Read More »Cost to Run Electric 18 Quart Roaster

Goulash Recipes

On Facebook, I have a group called Appalachian cooks and I recently asked what people considered goulash after someone had posted a picture of “American Goulash”. The picture was macaroni noodles in a tomato sauce with corn added in.

This is a picture of the recipe I chose to make which is a Hungarian version of goulash. I was really surprised at how many people who were willing to share there goulash recipes with me. You’ll see it below.Read More »Goulash Recipes

Canning Pinto Beans

Canning pinto beans? Why would you want to do that? Let me count the ways.

  1. convenience
  2. convenience
  3. convenience

Well, you get the idea. It is very handy to have beans on your pantry shelf.

Canning pinto beans - finished product

What can you do with canned beans?

Around here we make re-fried beans with a jar of pinto beans. Taco night has never been the same since I started canning pinto beans. All I do is drain off the liquid and whirl it up with my stick blender with a little chili powder and a splash of olive oil to give it a shine and Wha-lah re-fried beans, just like that. Now it just takes a minute to heat up on the stove or in a microwave.

We would be canning pinto beans if this was the only way we used them but it’s not. Read More »Canning Pinto Beans

seasoning mix

House Seasoning Mix

House Seasoning MixMake your own House Seasoning Mix with just three basic spice staples most people have in their cabinets right now. If not, you should because you can do so many things if you just have the basics.

The spices used to create my House Seasoning Mix are:Read More »House Seasoning Mix