Life on the Ranch

Sooo, what have we done with all of those sweet potatoes. Some have been cooked in the microwave then mixed with a little brown sugar and some marshmallows and eaten.      But, by far, one of the best recipes is Sweet Potato Fries. You simply cut the potatoes into fries. Heat a pot of oil until it is really hot. Add some crushed garlic cloves to the oil. Drop in a handful of fries and cook them about 4 minutes in the oil. Take them out and add a little salt. When cool enough, eat them.

I know with the internet, many folks just go online to find recipes but, there are a handful of good cookbooks out there that are worth having on hand. So, I thought I would start mentioning them every now and then on this blog. There is a cookbook by Sally Fallon that has some great recipes. The title of the book is Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook That Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats. I highly recommend getting the book, if not just for some challenging thinking into what is typically considered a good diet. This book has some interesting views that are supported with research. Here is a link to go get your copy:

It is hard to believe that it is November 21st and we are STILL getting tomatoes off of our plants. I thought for sure that are tomato plants would not be giving us anything this late into the season. I must admit, that the plants look very, very sad but, they have many tomatoes still on them. We have been able to make several rounds of fresh salsa just this past week. I am going to give you our recipe. As you will see, there is much variation to the recipe based on your individual tastes and your ability (or non-ability) to handle hot things. Here is the recipe we make: - 5 to 12 tomatoes (depending on how hot you like your salsa) - 1 jalapeno (we leave the seeds in) - 3 to 6 cloves of garlic (depending on how much garlic flavor you like) - 3 green onions (if you like it hotter and with more onion flavor, you can use 1/2 of a red onion or brown onion in this step) - lemon juice (a couple of squirts) - salt (to taste) - pepper (to taste) - optional - sometimes we add in garlic powd...