Comments on Thy Hand Hath Provided: Meat Miser

We love our meat in my family but I am like you......

2012-01-13T21:39:09.812-05:00

We love our meat in my family but I am like you...I try to stretch it as far as I can. Meat is expensive and a little does go a long way. I too have little baggies of meat in my freezer! Nice to know there are others out there like me.

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2012-01-11T19:14:46.248-05:00

Just had to pop by to try out this new "reply" feature. IT IS AWESOME!!!

this is EXACTLY how we treat meat at our house! A...

2012-01-10T19:49:31.835-05:00

this is EXACTLY how we treat meat at our house! And because we use so little, I can buy the good stuff from the local farmers and feel good about supporting my community and not using fuel to ship things all over the creation. I like your phrase, meat miser :)

We don't eat Paleo, but feel much better on a ...

2012-01-10T18:31:36.961-05:00

We don't eat Paleo, but feel much better on a high protein diet. As much as possible, we use local pastured meats, though, which are very different health-wise from factory-farmed meats. Though we aren't fully grain/legume-free, we are trying to minimize those foods due to food allergies and I find it hard to find vegetarian high-protein dishes without grains or legumes in them. Will

Truthfully, we eat Paleo. We used to do vegetaria...

2012-01-10T18:02:31.609-05:00

Truthfully, we eat Paleo. We used to do vegetarian, and we were always always sick, with the focus on beans and grains. It doesn't help that we are mostly all dairy intolerant....but there is a lot of information going around that non-meat focus is not inherently healthy. Even while gaining weight, people on a low-protein diet reduced their lean body mass......

We grew up on very little meat....5 kids, no money...

2012-01-10T15:57:45.081-05:00

We grew up on very little meat....5 kids, no money. We had lots of soup beans seasoned with a ham hock, and fried potatoes and corn bread. That's still one of my favorite meals...I add a little onion and jalapenos to my fried potatoes now and I season my soups/beans with either chicken broth or a smoked turkey wing...gives the same flavor as hambone without all the fat. On the other hand my

So happy someone else out there does the same thin...

2012-01-10T15:15:01.618-05:00

So happy someone else out there does the same thing I do!!! My parents always get a honey ham for the main meal at Christmas and my Mom sends us home with some leftovers. I chop it up and put it in small freezer bags and it lasts us until she gets a ham at Easter. I made a quiche just yeaterday with tons of veggies and only about 1/4 cup of ham.

Jane, first let me say how much I enjoy reading yo...

2012-01-10T14:27:41.953-05:00

Jane, first let me say how much I enjoy reading your blog! I found a link to it a few weeks ago from an MCC site, and I've since read many of your older posts as well.

Your article on less meat is timely. I recently reduced my protein and fat intake while awaiting gall bladder surgery, and I was amazed to find that my psoriasis symptoms lessened greatly during this time(along

Oh, how wise you be! I could have written this po...

2012-01-10T13:57:52.713-05:00

Oh, how wise you be! I could have written this post myself. (Not that I'm calling myself wise . . . oh heck, you know what I mean. :o\ ) We were vegetarian for about 15 years and have never gotten back to eating a lot of meat. The typical American diet has way more protein than our bodies need. Also meat is acidic in nature and our systems don't function very well in this

I think I could pretty happily eat mainly vegetari...

2012-01-10T13:24:51.977-05:00

I think I could pretty happily eat mainly vegetarian dishes with a little meat from time to time. My husband, though, would not be quite so content!

Since I have started trying to eat healthier & incorporate more vegetables into my diet, I've found that now I actually crave them! I'm definitely checking out your index.

Most of your recipes have cheese, though. Oddly en...

2012-01-10T12:55:15.990-05:00

Most of your recipes have cheese, though. Oddly enough, we eat more meat because we get a local, pastured cow and lamb every year and eat almost no cheese because of 1) two dairy allergies, 2) no local, reasonably-priced source.
I am making a concerted effort to add more legumes to our diet. We never eat beans because I dislike them- it's a texture thing. I am really excited to try your

Love this! I often get veg recipes from your site!...

2012-01-10T12:17:42.181-05:00

Love this! I often get veg recipes from your site! Thanks for thinking of this. We have cut down significantly on our meat eating due to cost. There are just so many wonderful veg foods to eat!

I agree with you meat is not really good for you,b...

2012-01-10T12:13:56.411-05:00

I agree with you meat is not really good for you,but we eat it anyway,I would like to eat less of it,and I will be checking out your recipes,thank you. Blessings Jane

Me thinks we think alike as far as left-overs and ...

2012-01-10T11:51:43.752-05:00

Me thinks we think alike as far as left-overs and saving for a rainy day meal or even a planned meal-I have a ham bone to take out of the freezer [ thanks for reminding me ] to make split pea soup-oh,I know there is not much meat left on the bone,but thats OK

I'm already there with you. Every once in a wh...

2012-01-10T10:30:47.523-05:00

I'm already there with you. Every once in a while we do a burger or sloppy joe night but most of the time meat is the supporting character in our meals. So mush easier on the pocket book. Ham and asparagus sounds yummy. Robin in SoCal

I've been thinking I need to include a vegetar...

2012-01-10T10:07:46.436-05:00

I've been thinking I need to include a vegetarian category in my index. You've inspired me.