Category Archives: main dish

White Bean and Tuna Salad with Summer Squash Planks

Posted on August 15, 2025 by okieranchwife

 This is a great lunch or dinner dish when you don’t want to cook or heat up the kitchen. And it is wonderful for Shabbat prep.  It has proteins, carbs and fat in a nice ratio and it is a … Continue reading →

Posted in main dish, salad, sides, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Chicken Corn Chowder

Posted on November 3, 2024 by okieranchwife

This week I was going through my vegetarian soup and chowder recipes. I normally don’t cook vegetarian meals because I usually follow a carnivore/keto lifespan. This was listed as a copycat recipe of Panera Bread’s Corn Chowder. I think I … Continue reading →

Posted in chowder, main dish, soup | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Sweet and Sour Meatballs

Posted on November 1, 2024 by okieranchwife

I found this recipe in the latest issue of my electric co-op magazine. It was posted by the MIO organization, Made in Oklahoma, the ingredients listed are Oklahoma companies. I have not listed the brand names. This is a great … Continue reading →

Posted in crockpot meals, Low Carb, main dish | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

My Homemade Herb And Spice Mixes

Posted on May 6, 2024 by okieranchwife

No photos on this post. Sorry. Oh okay. But it is not cooking related. This is in my living room with some of my own photos from traveling through Scotland. That was during my previous life. The photos are the … Continue reading →

Posted in breakfast, condiment, cooking tips, crockpot meals, emergency cooking, fish, grill, herbs and spices, main dish, peasant cooking, sides, soup | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in main dish, peasant cooking, soup | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in canning & preserving, cooking tips, emergency cooking, main dish, peasant cooking, Uncategorized | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in emergency cooking, main dish, peasant cooking, soup | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in emergency cooking, main dish, sides, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Creamy Asparagus and Potato Soup

Posted on April 24, 2023 by okieranchwife

My asparagus patch is a hot mess right now. I’m working it. So far I have harvested about 3 pounds of asparagus from my garden. Asparagus from the garden is so good. I was able to clear out the dewberry … Continue reading →

Posted in main dish, peasant cooking, soup | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Keto Ugly Chicken Bacon and Cheese Casserole

Posted on April 5, 2023 by okieranchwife

 I have been pressure canning meat protein like a crazed woman. This is my 921 All American canner with ugly chicken processing. I have done chicken, bone in legs and thighs and deboned breasts, ground beef, ground pork sausage, and … Continue reading →

Posted in canning & preserving, gluten-free, Low Carb, main dish | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment