Category: Down Home Cooking

Discover Comforting and Wholesome Recipes for Every Occasion.

Give Flounder Some Mediterranean Flair

Flounder, also known as flatfish or sole because of it shape, is the centerpiece of this week’s recipe. The addition of red peppers, pine nuts, basil, and garlic creates wonderful layers of flavor that complement the flounder’s tender yet firm texture and accent its delicate, almost sweet and nut-like taste.

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Herbed Spanish Omelet

For a complete breakfast, you can serve up this Spanish omelet along with a slice of whole-grain bread or a cup of old-fashioned oatmeal and a fruit cup featuring berries. Enjoy a cup of herbal or green tea, and it’s the perfect way to start your day.

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Country Potato Salad

This summertime recipe is easy to make and truly captures the season. You can create a great meal by serving it with turkey burgers and a leafy green side salad. Then make the perfect, colorful ending with chilled fresh watermelon wedges along with grape clusters.

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American Irish Stew

This satisfying stew is easy to prepare and it makes great leftovers. March weather can still be nippy, but you can chase away the chill with this nutritious meal in a bowl. Or enjoy it with a crusty piece of whole-wheat or multigrain bread and a green salad.

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Apple Strudel Buckwheat Pancakes

Take your first bite of these unique and nutritious pancakes and you will see the whole grain buckwheat in a new light. It’s like having a substantial dessert for breakfast – except that it’s healthy.

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Marvelous Mushroom Barley Soup

This straightforward, easy to prepare recipe is healthy and pleasing. Be sure to make some extra for delicious leftovers; when paired with a sandwich made with crusty whole or multi-grain bread, this soup is a real time saver for a quick lunch or basic dinner.

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What to Do with All These Eggs?

When you have chickens, you soon realize you can have eggs coming out the wazoo. Once you figure out you can’t give away any more eggs and your still sitting on an overwhelming amount, you need a way to use or preserve them.

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Give Your Lemonade a New Twist

Hoping to make a simpler natural thirst-quencher, I thought of a tall, icy cold plum soda beverage served at Vietnamese restaurants. The ingredients are a kind of salt-preserved plum, sugar, club soda, and ice. On hot days, its salty and sweet flavors, while unexpected make it both delicious and effectively hydrating.

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