Tara's Spinach Salad
1 bag fresh spinach
1 cup sharp grated cheese (or shredded parmesan, mozzarella, etc.)
1 cup cashew pieces (almonds, candied walnuts, etc.)
1 can drained mandarin oranges (craisins, apples, strawberries, etc.)
Poppy Seed Dressing
3/4 Tbsp. poppy seeds
1 Tbsp. grated onion (red is mildest)
1/3 cup vinegar
3/4 tsp. salt
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 tsp. mustard (dry or prepared)
3/4 cup oil
Grandma's Homemade Vegetable Soup
Soup Bones: Cover with water and boil 1 hour in large soup pot, skimming off fat. Remove bone. (give to dog!) This is your broth base and really the secret of the flavor of this soup.
ADD: Stew Meat, boil 20 minutes (I like to cut up in smaller pieces than you get in the package)
1 large can stewed tomatoes, diced
Let pot simmer while you cut up and add the rest of ingredients.
ADD: 1 large bag of carrots, chopped
1 large onion, diced
1 large green pepper, diced - let these cook while you cut turnips and potatoes
ADD: 6-8 large potatoes, cut up
3 large turnips, cut-up
SEASONINGS: to taste
garlic powder salt and pepper
parsley sweet basil
celery salt
2 Tbs sugar (optional, but mom says to always sweeten the pot!)
Add water as needed. Simmer 1 to 2 hours. This makes a BIG pot of soup and will feed 15 -20. I always freeze half of it.
