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New recipe! Venison and vegetable curry sauce.

Ground venison,

Acorn squash,

Green pepper,

Zucchini,

Onion,

Baby bella mushrooms,

Plain tomato sauce,

Chicken broth,

Chili powder,

Cinnamon,

Salt,

Garlic powder,

Tandoori,

Garam masala,

And all of my culinary hopes and dreams crashing down around me

(Last item not required but it seemed to help)

Normally, when making sauce, I use water to add liquid, but I thought that, since I was winging the whole thing anyway, I'd just add chicken broth.

Instructions

Cut everything up into ok sized chunks, (around 1in by 1in or so)

Heat up a pot with some olive oil,

Cook the squash for a bit (add salt, garlic powder, cinnamon, and Garam masala)

Add about 3/4 cup of the broth and put the lid on the pot,

Stir occasionally until the squash is most of the way cooked,

Add it to the other vegetables, (again add the masala, salt, garlic powder and cinnamon, then stir it all up together)

Pour some tomato sauce in the pot you cooked the squash in, heat it up, (add some tandoori, salt and chili powder)

Add the venison, (season with chili powder, tandoori, salt and garlic powder)

Cook for a few minutes,

Add the veggies,

Cook until meat and veg are done,

Add more tomato sauce and broth until it is desired consistency,

Remember to adjust seasonings as needed since everything is to taste,

Add some spaghetti,

Enjoy.

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This will be my first recipe here. I know tumblr's an odd place to put recipes, but I thought why not anyway, you know?

Now for my lengthy life's story and how this homey, warm recipe was inspired by some old family dish that is close to my heart...Just kidding, I pulled this out of my ass the day before I made it for the first time. This version is slightly updated. It should be SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet) compatible, as my UC (Ulcerative Colitis) requires me to be on it.

Chicken and Veggie Stew

I would like to preface this by saying this is enough to feed probably six people one helping or two people multiple helpings. yyou will need to adjust amounts of ingredients accordingly if you are seerving a large group. Most people will be smart enough to factor that in, but I'm posting this on the internet where people are generally pretty damn stupid and need the painfully obbvious explained to them in great detail.

That said, in big noticeable text, if you are one of the smart few, enjoy the recipe. If you're one of the dumb ones, leave this post alone and just get take out, you shouldn't be playing with knives and stoves anyway. It's been a while since I've made it, but it's stew not rocket science. You can manage, I have faith in you.

Ingredients:

Celery (I don't actually like celery, so I only added a few stalks, but you can add however much you want)

Onion (a whole-ass, good sized one)

Carrots (you can use big ones and cut them up, or you could be lazy like me and just use baby carrots)

Mushrooms (I used shitake, but I doubt it makes too much of a difference. I don't cook enough with mushrooms to know for sure, though) (as an extra note, I used different mushrooms last time, and it made a difference. Use shitake)

Zucchini (three to four small or one to two big)

Squash (I used delecata this time) (you can also use butternut or acorn but I'd recommend dumping the squash in at the very beginning if you do to make sure it's really soft and starting to disintegrate, it is a natural thickener that way)

Chicken (if you're trying to be health conscious, use breasts. I, however, happen to have a surplus of thighs, so I used those. I think i ended out using eight very small ones to get a meat-to-veg ratio my fiance was happy with)

Chicken Broth (generally, it's recommended that everything is homemade, and that is normally best, but I didn't have any and I found a brand that treats me ok, so I used that.) (I used a 16oz container of Kettle & Fire Classic Chicken Bone Broth)

Olive Oil (I used extra virgin)

Butter (unsalted, half a stick. If you're trying to be healthier, use ghee, or i guess cut the butter completely, but that last one will affect taste)

Black Pepper (to taste)

Salt (to taste)

Italian Seasoning (be aware that different brands have different blend of spices in them. I used Simply Organic brand) (to taste...basically this whole recipe is to taste)

Taragon (to taste)

Minced garlic (measure that shit with your heart, not a spoon or cup. Galic powder to taste works just as well)

Here We Go, Everybody:

I had picures for this but they've been lost to the depths of my phone gallery, so, uh...we'll just go in assuming you have the ability to see to some extent. (Side Note: 20/20 vision and a neurotypical brain is not required to make this recipe work)

Roughly chop the mushrooms

Cut the rest of the veg and meat into bite sized pieces (about 1in chunks)

Heat the pot (medium heat I think) and put the butter in to melt

Cook the mushrooms, season with some salt and pepper

Add the chicken and minced garlic (and olive oil if needed, maybe a tablespoon max. I've mentioned this before, but I honestly measure nothing, so I can't be sure)

Season with the taragon, salt, pepper, and italian seasoning (again, I mention, all to taste)

When chicken is mostly cooked, add the celery and onions (add more oil if needed)

Cook for a few minutes, then add the carrots, zucchini, and delecata squash, cook for a short time, season more if needed

Add the broth (and extra water if you need it) and simmer until everything is fully cooked, adjust seasoning if needed

Extra Note: As I said above, if you use another type of squash-as I have had to use butternut and acorn before in this recipe-you will need to put the squash in the pot pretty much right away with the mushrooms or chicken to get it to the same level of squishy doneness as you would if you used the delecata.

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First post on my other tumblr. My mom suggested I do this after I was diagnosed with UC and needed to alter recipes and change what I ate, so here it is. Most of these recipes are SCD compliant. SCD refers to the Specific Carbohydrate Diet, it's what's keeping me from requiring heavy-duty drugs with nasty side effects to stay healthy.

Unlike most food and recipes pages you find places, I will not be writing a million paragraph life story each time I post a recipe and, if I do, it'll be at the end so you can read what you came to read and get on with your life.

Hopefully you enjoy.