Canned cole slaw

Made 5 pints of canned coleslaw.  Read so many blogs and comments about how great the canned coleslaw is that I just had to give it a try.

One medium cabbage shredded
Two large carrots shredded
One small onion minced
Sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt and let it sit for one hour before canning with the syrup

The syrup recipe and the amounts I used

2 cups white vinegar
1/2 cup water
3 cups sugar
2 tsp celery seed
2 tsp mustard seed

Heat to boiling then remove from heat and let syrup cool completely 

Sterilize jars and wash seals and rings

Rinse cabbage mixture and drain
Add 1/2 of syrup mixture to cabbage mixture
Pack in pint jars

Pack fairly tight in jars leaving 1 inch head space
Add syrup to cover
Put in water bath canner 
Be sure water covers jars by a couple of inches
Waterbath jars for 15 minutes

To make cole slaw drain syrup from cabbage mixture and add mayo.  

Brunswick Stew - My Family Recipe


My grandparents the Worleys. owned a BarBQ restaurant and that is where I spent most of my time as a kid. I ate there, I played there, and as I grew older I worked there. My favorite thing to eat was the brunswick stew over BarBQ bread. To me Brunswick Stew is the ultimate comfort food because it always bring back memories of my grandma and grandpa.


This is my recipe for Brunswick Stew

 The broth from the roast will be used in the soup if more broth is need use chicken stock
small boston butt around 1 to 2 lbs
1 cup frozen green lima
4 large potatoes
1/2 cup worceshire sauce
1 large onion
1 -10 oz can stewed tomatoes
1 can cream corn
salt and pepper

for the best stew cook the boston butt and onions in crock pot for 12 hours but any cooking method will do as long as you cook the meat until it is tender

cook green lima or butterbeans (as we call them) in small amount of water - salt to taste and cook until beans fall apart or as I call it mushy and most of the water is gone

peel and cut potatoes into small cubes

In large stew pot add cooked and shredded pork and onions and all the juice collected in the crock pot (you may need to add more juice such as chicken broth or water)

add all other ingredients except the cream corn

cook this (adding chicken broth if it becomes too thick) for one hour

add can of cream corn and cook 30 minutes

be sure to stir often as the corn will stick to bottom

This stew can be frozen in small containers and will keep for about 3 months

Easy 3 Minute Creamy Grits

 Why buy instant grits when you can make delicious creamy grits in just 3 minutes in your microwave.

Recipe is simple and simple to remember. It goes like this 1 - 3 - 3

For example 

1/3 cup of grits in glass bowl with a sprinkle of salt

Next add 3 times the amount of water that you had grits so that would equal 1 cup water.. I just use the same measuring cup and fill it 3 times.

Do not stir just place in the microwave for 3 minutes on high

After cooking in the microwave carefully remove bowl and add a teaspoon of butter then stir stir stir until the grits.become a super creamy delight. 

You can use their recipe for any amount of grits just remember to use the 1 to 3 ratio of grits and water. 

Freezing Green Tomatoes

Freezing green tomatoes is very easy. Just follow these simple steps

 Prepare your work area
I put a layer of parchment paper on each sheet pan.  Just to make sure the frozen tomatoes do not stick on pan. I only have four sheet pans so I have to work in small batches.
Make sure you have plenty of room to work


Washed tomatoes ready to be sliced

Slice tomatoes into 1/4 slices I slice off and discard the very tip of the tomatoes and the part where the stem is connected to the bush

Place evenly on sheet pans Close but not touching



Place in freezer until fully frozen -generally a couple of hours will do
Be sure to label your bag with contents and date frozen

Add as many to the bag as needed

 Now lets cook some fried green tomatoes.  Coat your tomatoes in cornmeal and fry until golden brown. 

I love my fried green tomatoes topped with feta cheese

Now that I have green tomatoes in my freezer I can enjoy these anytime of the year


Keto friendly bread



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The recipe was simple for this low carb bread.  

Here is where I found the recipe

https://www.facebook.com/BaconButterForKeto/videos/2038947029706366/

The texture was more consistent with corn bread more than a sandwich bread.  The flavor was ok but I found it was better toasted than plain.  Next time I would use a smaller loaf pan so that the bread is not so flat

My love for bread is what henders my weight loss on the keto diet.  I will continue my quest for a great alternative to my love of white bread.  Because without a great bread great sandwiches can not be made.

Taking Time Away From Our Farmhouse

We are taking some time off from our farm to explore America.  Hope you will come along and see where we have been and where we are going

Check out our travel blog at RVing Across America