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About okieranchwife

I am a transplant to Oklahoma and an escapee from an unspecifed Northeast State. I enjoy growing my gardens and cooking what I grow.

Vehicle Repairs for an Oklahoma Homesteader, OkieRanchWife

Posted on April 18, 2024 by okieranchwife

Hello everyone! I am starting this funding campaign, http://www.givesendgo.com/okieranchwife  to get my vehicle (a one ton Ram 3500 diesel) back on the road. You can see some free range foraging by the truck. It has been down for about three … Continue reading →

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Asparagus and Potato Soup 2.0

Posted on April 15, 2024 by okieranchwife

So far I have harvested two pounds of asparagus from my patch. There will be more to gather this week.  Last spring I shared a recipe for asparagus and potato soup. Here is another one. This one has less ingredients … Continue reading →

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S h a d o w B@nned Post – FREE THE RECIPE

Posted on March 31, 2024 by okieranchwife

Hey everyone, I have arrived in social media!  If you want to see my recipe for Mexic@n Hot Chocolate you’ll have to search for it on here. I guess WP doesn’t like the country name in the post. I may … Continue reading →

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Southern Chocolate Bread Pudding

Posted on March 31, 2024 by okieranchwife

Happy Resurrection Sunday! This is a pantry friendly dessert for this holiday! I found this recipe in my Southern Country Cookbook printed in 1972 by the editors of The Progressive Farmer Magazine. Please ignore the chocolate drips on my pie … Continue reading →

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Prepare Your Pantries

Posted on March 28, 2024 by okieranchwife

Yes, indeed. I said pantries. Plural.  You need a couple different pantries. Daily and long term. This is a photo of my daily go to pantry that is right off my kitchen.  You can see that I need to do … Continue reading →

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Hrudka – Eastern European Easter Cheese

Posted on March 28, 2024 by okieranchwife

This is a repost from Resurrection Sunday in 2022. I don’t eat pork anymore so that protein won’t be on my table this year. I’m making my hrudka today. Hopefully there will be some for Sunday. My family is from … Continue reading →

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New England Bean Chowder

Posted on March 10, 2024 by okieranchwife

So the morning started out at 35 degrees. The afternoon is supposed to be in the upper 60’s. Morning weather demanded a soup. So I was watching a video from Vermont and reminiscing about skiing at Stowe while in college. … Continue reading →

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Gallo Pinto with Lizano Salsa

Posted on February 25, 2024 by okieranchwife

This such a delicious rice dish.  Kudos and a hat tip to one of my friends back in the northeast. Almost four years I and a couple friends from up there were on a vacation in the Smoky Mountains of … Continue reading →

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Sodium Chloride – NaCl and Beef Summer Sausage

Posted on February 9, 2024 by okieranchwife

The following is my opinion. I’m not a health practitioner. I don’t play a doctor on TV and I haven’t stayed at a Holiday Inn Express in years.. Folks, it’s salt. There are more than 30 references to salt in … Continue reading →

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Mexican Hot Coco

Posted on February 4, 2024 by okieranchwife

Being here in East Central Oklahoma we have a lot of grocery products from Mexico and I have really developed a taste for Mexican Hot Coco. In the first photo you can see hot chocolate wafers you can buy to … Continue reading →

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