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It was a blessed day of church, family, friends, and food. Happy Easter! He is risen!

Ham Update. @TraegerGrills not @jennair

What do you do when you have a 20# fresh ham and your expensive @jennair oven is broken for yet another major holiday? Smoke it on a @TraegerGrills! Can’t wait to taste this!

After the fourth complete failure of our @Jennair oven in 6 years, we're on the hunt for a reliable brand. No more @whirlpoolusa @WhirlpoolCorp for us, and I definitely suggest our community avoid them. Who has a good mid-level oven brand? Considering @BoschGlobal or @FisherPaykelUS. Any others to explore? Don't care about electronics, just want solid performance and reliability. Big knobs and no touchscreens a bonus.

We love Ground Beef Stroganoff. Sauté onions, garlic, and mushrooms (optional, but delish). Add a cup of broth, a quarter cup of dry vermouth, and 1 teaspoon caraway seeds. Simmer about five minutes. Add a cup of sour cream. Stir together well. Salt to taste, and serve over noodles or rice.

I need a recipe for ground beef that isn’t burgers, tacos, spaghetti, or meatloaf. I feel like I’m making the same things over and over again … what’s for dinner this week? HALP.

Health is not only about what’s on the plate. It’s about getting families back to the table, cooking together, talking together, and restoring the bonds that hold communities together.

@PeggiBosquez I purchase organic wheat berries from Azure Standard and grind them in a Vitamix grain/dry bin, which was about $100 plus the cost of the Vitamix, which I already had. The freshly milled flour bread is the most delicious bread I have ever eaten and my family loves it too!

@PeggiBosquez Skip the flour and grind your own wheat berries! Fresh milled flour makes the most delicious (& nutritious) bread!

Looking for American, non gmo, no glycopohsate, as chemical free as possible flour. I am not near anything and will need to order online. Thanks 😊 I know yall have posted before but I can't seem to find them. 😕

This is something I’ve wanted to try. Great tip for saving money without a lot of effort (once you get your process figured out.)

@WeeknightDinner Interesting! How do you slice it?

I have been experimenting with making roast beef deli meat with cheap top round. I have found that a dry brine followed by sous vide at 131 degrees F for 30 hours works best. It comes out great and is less than half the price of the deli counter roast beef.

@naomirwolf Fireproof file box. I appreciate the link for reprints, if needed!

Great parlor game/save the country poll. Married ladies, where do you keep your birth certificate? And can you figure out how to get a new one if you lost yours? I will give you a hint. You can apply in minutes. vitalformsdirect.com/birth/new-york…

Getting back into the kitchen is crucial. It’s time we start teaching people to cook again. Anyone can learn how!

@ChefGruel Thank you for what you're doing to promote Real Food! I'm excited for the future of home cooking when people get back to basics!

An honor speak

Need dinner in under 30 minutes, no recipe required? Sweet potatoes (which last at least a month in my pantry) + frozen rotisserie chicken + Instant Pot. Pressure cooking delivers soft, tender, juicy sweet potatoes every time. No monitoring, no timing tricks. I just top them with coconut oil, a pile of shredded chicken, soy sauce, kimchi, and sesame seeds. Delicious and nutrient dense! Asian-inspired, real food, done before you could get through the drive-through.

Breakfast for dinner is the humble hero in our house. I truly believe eggs are the best fast food you can find. They cook in 3 minutes, they're versatile, healthy, inexpensive—and they actually taste good. Our family favorite is Farmer's Breakfast: whatever veggies we have on hand, diced cooked potatoes, breakfast sausage or frozen cubed ham from the freezer. Breakfast isn't just for morning. It's for Tuesday at 5pm when you need something fast and real.

Ok, this is one of my longer recipes, but if you nail it, you'll have a multi-generational dish that will forever wow anyone who eats it. It's a spin on the meatloaf, except this isn't dry and crumbly; it's full of flavor (think Italian meatball) and tastes like a juicy steak. Lot's of tips and tricks here. open.substack.com/pub/andrewgrue…

@naomirwolf You asked for no time/no money recipes. The Instant Pot is really the way to achieve that. These recipes can be cooked in other ways for far more time. The investment in even a used pot will save someone a lot of time and money.

Thank you so much! I am sure it’s not overwhelming for people with time and some money. (Also some of us have ADD; I do have a hard time with lots of recipe steps). But it would be great to have your ‘no time/no money’ recipes edit! Standing by to interview you if you wish, about this (maybe even with a demo). Contact me naomi@dailyclout.io if you like.