Tag: oatmeal

Raw Apple Cookies

March 31, 2010
by Gary Huber
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cups flour
  • ½ tsp. EACH salt/baking powder/baking soda/cinnamon/cloves
  • ½ cup dried sunflower seeds (can substitute chopped walnuts)
  • 1 cup uncooked quick oats
  • 1¾ cups chopped tart red apples
  • ½ cup plumped raisins
  • ½ cup chopped pitted dates

 

Beat shortening and brown sugar until creamy.  Add eggs and beat until mixed in.  Stir in dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and sunflower seeds).

Then stir in oats, apples, raisins and dates.  Drop by well-rounded teaspoonfuls 1 ½ – 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. 

 

Bake 350 for 12-15 minutes until light brown.

 

Saucy Meatballs

March 31, 2010
by Gary Huber

Meatballs 

  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups quick oats
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 1 can evaporated milk (12 oz.)
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 3 pounds grassfed ground beef

Mix and make balls. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes.

Sauce

  • 2  cups ketchup
  • 1½ cups brown sugar
  • ½ cup chopped onion or substitute dried onions to taste
  • 1 – 2 teaspoons liquid smoke 
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder 

Mix together and heat in a pan. Simmer meatballs in this sauce in a crockpot or pan and serve hot.

Sauce Variations

  1. Substitute your favorite spaghetti sauce for the homemade sauce.
  2. Make a cream sauce using 2-3 cups of cream and 1 cup grated parmesan cheese.  

—Kevin and Sophie Ryan, Horsefeather Farm