Magic Meal Planner

Fresh or frozen green beans
8-10 red potatoes, cut up into chunks (skin on or off, as desired)

Ham, bacon, salt pork fat, or ham hock for seasoning
Sea salt
Pepper

Place beans, potatoes, and seasoning meat in large pot
Bring to a boil and skim off scum
Cook on medium-low heat for 1-2 hours
Add salt and pepper to taste

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2 quarts chicken or beef stock
2 large onions, chopped

3 cloves garlic, mashed

4-6 celery ribs, chopped

1 pound of carrots, washed, peeled, and chopped

1 small head cabbage (or 1/2 large head), chopped
2 large handfuls fresh or frozen green beans
1-2 cups fresh or frozen corn
Cooked or canned beans of choice (I like pintos or black beans) [...]

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6-8 zucchinis, chopped
Olive oil
Sea salt

Heat olive oil in skillet (cast iron works best)
Saute zucchini until just tender and slightly browned
Sprinkle on salt to taste

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About 4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
Taco seasoning
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed (optional)
1 cup fresh or frozen corn (optional)
Olive oil
Tortillas
Shredded cheese
Sour cream
Salsa

Mix together chicken, beans, corn, taco seasoning in bowl
Heat small amount of olive oil in skillet.
Place tortilla in pan, put one spoonful of chicken mixture on one site, sprinkle on shredded [...]

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2 pounds ground beef
1 large onion, chopped

1 green pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, mashed
1-2 eggs (1 if large, 2 if small)
1 cup dry oatmeal
1.5 cup ketchup or tomato sauce
Fresh or dried thyme, basil, marjoram (one or all) — a generous pinch of each, more if using fresh

1-2 tsp Sea salt
1 tsp Pepper

Mix all [...]

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1 package chunk cheese of choice (I like mild cheddar, colby, or mozzarella), sliced thinly
Fresh sliced bread of choice (I like sourdough)
Butter
For each sandwich:

Butter 2 slices bread
Place one slice butter side down in hot skillet (cast iron works best). Top with cheese and other slice bread, butter side up.
Grill for a few minutes until bread [...]

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Butter bread of your choice and sprinkle garlic powder over.  Toast in oven until lightly browned.
For best results and best nutritional value, use sourdough bread and real butter (not margarine)!

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8-10 tart apples, peeled, cored, and sliced
Butter
Cinnamon
Sugar

Melt butter in large skillet, add apples
Sprinkle sugar & cinnamon over (to taste)
Cover and cook until apples are tender, stirring several times during cooking

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Fresh or frozen green beans
1 onion, chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, crushed
Olive oil/ butter

Steam green beans lightly until just tender (a stainless steel strainer fitted over a large pot of boiling water with a lid on top works great for this, if you don’t have a steamer)
Melt butter & olive oil together in a skillet.  Add onion [...]

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1 whole chicken, cut into parts
4 Tbs fresh rosemary (or about 2 Tbs dried)
2 C seasoned bread crumbs
1 egg
Olive oil
Butter

Mix rosemary & bread crumbs together in a bowl
Beat egg in another bowl
Melt 2 Tbs butter & 2 Tbs olive oil together in a heavy skillet (cast iron works best)
Dip chicken pieces in egg, then in [...]

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