Sweet+Salty Ham and Vegetable Salad

Sweet+Salty Ham Salad

For the dressing:
In the bowl of a blender, or in a jar:
Combine:
¼ c. mustard
2 T. olive oil
2 T. white vinegar
½ t. freshly ground black pepper
2 T. honey

Combine in bowl:
8 c. oven roasted ham chopped
1 c. pimento stuffed green olives, chopped
½ c. black olives, chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 bunch celery, chopped
1 onion, chopped

Pour dressing over ham and vegetables. Toss.

Heirloom Summer Salsa

Heirloom Summer Salsa

This is a recipe that we have made for years,
It’s an heirloom recipe from my Grandma North
I made dozens of jars of Salsa this past summer
Using the vegetables from my garden

4 c. tomatoes (about 6 large) peeled and chopped
2 c. bell pepper, chopped
1 c. hot pepper, chopped
¾ c. yellow onion, chopped
1 ½ t. salt
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 ½ c. cider vinegar
1 12-ounce can tomato paste
¼ sugar or honey

Mix all ingredients well in saucepan.
Bring to a boil. Reduce heat.
Simmer 20 min.
Pour into hot sterilized jars,
Leave ¼ in. head space in jars.
Process 30 min. in hot water bath.
Make sure that, when you take the hot jars out
Of the water bath, to cover them with a towel,
and keep them out of drafts
(a quick shot of cold air might cause a jar to crack).

Supreme Soup

Supreme soup

This soup reminds me of the pizza my Grandma used to make as I was growing up.
We had it almost every Saturday for 18 years. Grandma made it, then my Mum, then I did, and then my sister.
Maybe I should formulate a whole-grain pizza dough…

Combine in soup pot:
2 lb. Lean ground beef, cooked and chopped fine
4 c. low sodium beef broth
4 c. low sodium chicken broth
½ yellow onion, chopped
Bring to a boil. Simmer 20 min.

Add:
1 green bell pepper, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped
1 red bell pepper, chopped
Simmer 10 min.

Add:
2 c. chopped portabella mushrooms
1 c. chopped green olives
1 c. chopped black olives
Simmer 10 min.
Salt and pepper to taste, Serve.

Tuna & Yellow Bell Pepper Salad

Tuna & Yellow Bell Pepper Salad

½ yellow bell pepper, finely chopped
6 oz. can Albacore tuna, packed in water
1 t. white wine vinegar
2 t. lemon juice
pinch salt and cayenne pepper

Combine all ingredients in bowl.I served this for our lunch on some whole wheat bread.

Garden Vegetable and Beef Soup

Garden Vegetable and Beef Soup

This soup has so many reminders of my big Garden/ the summer season that went by so quickly. I did can so many tomatoes, and many other vegetables, so those flavors can come back to life through opening a jar.

Combine in large soup pot:
1 ½ lb lean ground beef, cooked and chopped fine
6 c. low sodium chicken broth
6 carrots, peeled and chopped
Bring to a boil; simmer 10 min.

Add:
32 oz. Diced tomatoes
1 ½ c. diced bell pepper (I used some green and yellow peppers)
Simmer 5 min.

Add:
1 cucumber or zucchini, peeled and chopped
Simmer 10 min.

Add:
1 c. fresh or frozen peas
salt and pepper to tastePinch of pepper flakes