{"id":929,"date":"2018-01-03T16:53:13","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T00:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/?page_id=929"},"modified":"2026-03-18T22:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T22:01:09","slug":"categories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Good Though&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction<\/h2>\nWhen I got married I ate two cooked vegetables, potatoes and corn. Salad was usually dry and I usually didn&#8217;t eat the tomato in the salad. My beverage of choice with meals was milk.\n\nI had grown up in a family that probably overcooked most foods. If beef had any pink in the middle it wasn\u2019t done. Vegetables were cooked until they were basically mush. This is not to say I didn\u2019t like my Mom\u2019s cooking. I miss some of it a lot, but like many things the style in food has changed. Vegetables from cans are now just a distant memory.\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/introduction\/\">more&#8230;<\/a>\n\n* About the title. I chose the title from a favorite lyrical ballad. If you click the link and listen you&#8217;ll understand. <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/0zb1qsVqjwg\">Utah Phillips &#8211; &#8220;Moose Turd Pie&#8221;<\/a>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/asian\/\">Asian<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/appetizers\">Appetizers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/beef\">Beef<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/beverages\/\">Beverages<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/casseroles\/\">Casseroles &amp; One-Dish<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/breads-rolls-popovers\">Breads, Rolls, Popovers &amp; Dough<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/indian\/\">Indian&#8230;<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/breakfast\">Breakfast<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/lamb\">Lamb<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/dessert\">Desserts<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/meat\">Meat Miscellany<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/CopyCat\">Dinner Menu<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/Mediterranean\/\">Mediterranean<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/potatoes\">Potatoes<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/mexican\/\">Mexican (more or less)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/rice-couscous\">Rice, Couscous &amp; Sp\u00e4tzle<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/pasta\">Pasta<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/salad\/\">Salads<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/pork\">Pork<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/sauces-stock\">Sauces, Stock, Gravy &amp; Condiments<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/poultry\">Poultry<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/sheet-pan-dinners\/\">Sheet Pan Dinners<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/seafood\">Seafood<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/soups-stews\">Soups, Stews, Chowder &amp; Chili<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/nowell-favorites\/\">Nowell Favorites<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/sous-vide\/\">Sous Vide<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/veal\">Veal<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"300\"><a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/vegetables\">Vegetables<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1>Menu xx-Mar<\/h1>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Sun<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Mon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Tue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Wed<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Thu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Fri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Sat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h1 hidden=\"\">Menu xx-Mon<\/h1>\n<table hidden=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Sun<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\">TO ?\nPork Chop, Herbed with Gravy \ud83d\ude0a\nRosemary Brown Butter Veggies\nRoasted Potatoes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Mon<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Tue<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Wed<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Thu<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Fri<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"50\"><strong>Sat<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"250\">\n<p class=\"TableText\"><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n<hr \/>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/abbreviations-2\/\">Abbreviations<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/cooking-terms\/\">Cooking Terms<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/references\/\">References<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/serving-notes\">Serving Notes<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/holiday-suggestions\/\">Holiday Suggestions<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nowellfamily.org\/cookbook\/n-t-reading-order\/\">NT Reading Order<\/a>\n\n<!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction When I got married I ate two cooked vegetables, potatoes and corn. Salad was usually dry and I usually didn&#8217;t eat the tomato in the salad. My beverage of choice with meals was milk. I had grown up in a family that probably overcooked most foods. If beef had any pink in the middle it wasn\u2019t done. Vegetables were cooked until they were basically mush. This is not to say I didn\u2019t like my Mom\u2019s cooking. 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