Lisa Carter's Blog, page 28

Southern Brunswick Stew #Recipe

•1 old hen (okay, that’s what was written on my grandmother’s recipe card in her own hand) I use a chicken from the grocery store.

•1.5 lbs stew beef

•1 small piece of fatback

•1 large can of whole kernel corn

•1 large can of garden peas (that’s Southern for green peas)

•1 large can of butterbeans (Southern speak for lima beans)

•2 slices of bacon

•1 Tbsp of sugar

•1 1/2 quarts of tomatoes

•1/2 cup macaroni

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Cook beef and chicken first in large pot or Dutch oven. Cut up chicken.

2. Add rest of ingredients and simmer slowly, stirring often for 30 minutes.

Enjoy. Can be frozen and reheated. Where I’m from, we eat this with crackers on the side.

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Navajo Jewelry from Beneath a Navajo Moon

In honor of fictional Hannah Silverhorn, Navajo jewelry designer extraordinaire

Heishi—pronounced hee-shee, usually a necklace of 3 strands

Squash Blossom Bracelet

Concha Belt

Turquoise Rings

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Navajo Country Wildlife in Beneath a Navajo Moon

Red-Tailed Hawk

Stellar Jay

Prairie Dog

Coyote

Western Diamondback Snake

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Blue Bird Flour—Navajo Fry Bread Maker’s Choice

Each year the Cortez Milling Co. produces about 600,000 25-pound bags of Blue Bird flour, most of which is sold throughout the Navajo Nation and in towns surrounding it.

And demand increases in the summer when students return home to the Rez from boarding schools.

The flour is packaged in cloth bags of 50, 25, 10 and 5-pound quantities. The cloth is popular with crafters and quilters, reminiscent of Depression-era feedsacks.

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Quick Crockpot Chili #Recipe

Ingredients:

2 15 oz cans of tomato sauce

1 15 oz can diced tomatoes

1 lb ground beef, browned

1 can kidney beans

Spice pack (I use McCormack’s)

Dash of cayenne

Salt to taste

Directions:

1. Throw everything into the crock pot (after opening the cans of course).

2. Let cook for 1 hour.

3. If too thick for your preference, add a little water.

And that’s it. Enjoy. Add your favorite chili toppings and Southwest flavors.

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The Carolina Beauty #Quilt

True quilt story from Beneath a Navajo Moon.

During Reconstruction—a Yankee schoolteacher brought the New York Beauty quilt pattern to Greene County, North Carolina. North Carolinian quilters adapted the pattern according to their Southern sensibilities.

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The New York Beauty #Quilt

The pattern now referred to as the New York Beauty started life with multiple names—Rocky Mountain Road and Crown of Thorns. This pattern was first documented in 1850, but it was the Mountain Mist company in the 1930s who revamped this classic pattern and adopted the New York Beauty title.

The traditional design includes four quarter circles, or arcs, with points radiating outward. It is considered to be one of the most advanced pieced quilt patterns. The quilt was often quilted utilizing overlapping circles.

Quilt historians trace the pattern from New England in the early to mid-19th century down the Eastern Seaboard to the South and farther west to Texas.

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What is a hogan?

The hogan is the round or conical shaped traditional home of the Navajo people. Made of wood, mud, and packed earth, the hogan was cool in the heat of a desert summer and provided insulating warmth during desert winters. The homes were built with the doorway facing east in line with Navajo beliefs concerning welcoming the rising sun and to ensure blessing.

Most Navajo live in modern, tribal-constructed homes now. Most hogans are for ceremonial purposes or utilized as a summer residence among families who still tend small flocks of sheep.

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Mutton Stew #Recipe

Erin substitutes beef stew for lamb since mutton isn’t her favorite.

Ingredients:

1 16 oz can of stewed tomato

1 1/2 – cups of chopped celery

1 1/2-cups of sliced carrots

2 cups of cubed potatoes

1 16oz. Beef gravy

Salt and pepper to taste

2 lb. Of beef stew meat, cubed

1/2 cup of chopped onion

Directions:

1. In large pot, boil meat cubes about 40 minutes.

2. Add potatoes to the pot and cook an additional 15 minutes.

3. Cook another 25 minutes after the addition of celery, carrots, corn, stewed tomatoes, and gravy.

Traditionally eaten with fry bread.

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3 Minute #Video Navajo Jewelry Guide

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