Any Home Bakers Here?

[Aria]

Temperature 20 AND the snow has stopped falling.
Slight wind. Decided NOT to bake today. Perhaps
tomorrow. Just got my groceries delivered...WIND
blowing. Great to be IN a COZY WARM HOUSE.

 

[Blooie]

Sunny here…again. Cold though.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Taco stew going.

 

[Sally PB]

Taco stew going.

Never heard of that, but it sounds really good. Recipe??

 

[pennyJo1960]

Hey Home Bakers 61 out we are having a heat wave
Last night before bed the adult Son and I made roasted marshmallow on the stove .. Gas stove They tasted so good.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Never heard of that, but it sounds really good. Recipe??

I googled it and found some tasty and easy looking recipes, then modified one (original one under the spoiler) for gardeners, while also avoiding the dry bean types.

Easy to make, easy on the system, and easy to modify. Use as much, or as little veggies as you like.

Snappy's Easy Taco Stew

1 lb ground meat (beef or turkey)
1/2 an onion
2 or 3 cloves of garlic
1 qt canned diced tomatoes (or whatever style you like)
1 qt tomato sauce
1 qt frozen mixed garden veggies **
3 or 4 cups corn
Water
1 pouch taco seasonings (Old El Paso is GF, lactic acid free, and no caramel coloring)


Brown ground meat with onions and garlic
Add mixture to a slow cooker
Add all other ingredients, using water to swish out the jars
(Less water equals stew, more water equals a hearty soup)
Cook on low about 6 hours
Serve with toppings of choice

** Towards the end of gardening season, when I am only getting a handful of veggies like zucchini, green beans, tomatoes, etc... and it's not enough of one thing for any specific recipe (and I'm sick of them anyway) ...every few days I chop/dice whatever "they" are into a quart freezer bag together and freeze. I call them meal bags, and about mid-winter they are wonderful to add to any soup, stew, casserole, or whatever.

Just be sure if you freeze tomatoes whole, remove the stem core top first.

Spoiler: Regular taco soup recipe

Taco Soup normal recipe-

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 16oz can chili beans
1 16oz can kidney beans
1 16oz can corn
1 8oz can tomato sauce
2 14.5 oz cans diced tomatoes
2 cups water
1 taco seasoning pouch

Brown ground beef with onions and drain fat.
Add beef and onions to slow cooker
Add all other ingredients to slow cooker and stir to mix
Cook on low around 6 hours

 

[SnapdragonQ]

And here are two from the recipe index.
One from Jared-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/post-20196975

And one from ronott1-
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/any-home-bakers-here.921333/post-18904526

 

[Aria]

Pot of Warm Stew sounds delicious. Penny, glad to
are enjoying marshmallows. Good for you. Go Girl.

 

[Sally PB]

Warm soup/stew... wow, that sounds good.

But so does a big bowl of popcorn. That would be easier and faster, so that's going to be my dinner.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Now I have to make popcorn see what you have done.