Welfare Mothers Gourmet Cookbook: How to Make Sumpin out of Nothin

By Carol Flemming

MOM, I’M HUNGRY! Feeding your family is the most important thing you can do as a mother. After that, it’s teaching right from wrong and getting them to stand on their own two feet.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Dec 8, 2020
• ISBN: 9781665508551

Carol Flemming

Carol Flemming attended the University of California, Santa Cruz, and has been a costume designer for fifty years (www.carolflemming.com). She has owned three restaurants and has six grown children. Her first book, Welfare Mothers Gourmet Cookbook: how to make sumpin out of nothin, was described by Amazon reviewers as quirky, humorous, charming, and informative. She loves to travel, garden, dance, and do yoga. She lives in Valley Springs, California, with her partner, Phil, and their two Great Danes.

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Published by AuthorHouse  12/07/2020

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Contents

Introduction

BREAKFAST

Oatmeal

Pancakes

Jam

French toast

Soft- and hard-boiled eggs

Hurry-up company dinner, or brunch frittata

EATING FROM THE GARDEN

BREAD

Staff of life bread

Quick breads

Fruit breads

Sourdough

Garlic bread

YOGURT

BEANS

Chili

FREE FOOD

Pesto

Apples

SOUPS

Pebble soup

Ramen

Borscht

Potato soup

Minestrone

CHICKENS

How to get three meals out of one chicken

PIZZA

CASSEROLES

Mom’s special

Tuna Janan, one of the best

Potato casserole

Mac and cheese

DINNER THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY

SALADS

Caesar salad 101

Green salad

Crunchy salad

Ranch dressing

Potato salad

Three-bean salad (a good summer salad)

Regular coleslaw

Crunchy slaw

Poor man’s salad dressing

Thai chicken salad

MEAT

Hamburger

Pulled pork

MASHED POTATOES

ETHNIC FOOD

Indian food

Hummus

Flatbread or chapati

Basic curry

Dal soup (spiced lentil soup)

Vindaloo

Mango chutney

Middle Eastern food

Falafel

Mexican food

Beans and rice

Fiesta soup

Tortilla soup

Garlic soup

Tortillas

Salsa

Tacos

Tostadas

Enchiladas

Ceviche

Mexican casserole

Chili verde

Chili Verde

Soul food

Cornbread

Maxine’s ribs

Collard greens

Southern salad

Hush puppies

Blackened catfish

Italian food

Antipasto

Pasta sauce

Pasta puttanesca

FREE MEAT

Marinade for 70 lb of venison

Stuffed possum

Escargot

SWEETS

Jagger pie

Pineapple upside-down cake

Cookies

Raspberry thumbprints

Peanut butter cookies

Martie’s mom’s soda cracker pie

FINAL THOUGHTS

Chinarose’s input:

I am grateful to be able to pass on to my children your skills and passion for food and nutrition, as well as your love of quality family time in the kitchen. Those who take the time to bond over food, grow food, and enjoy food together are a blessed and wise group.

Chinarose, daughter

Monah’s input:

I’ve been an adult now for many years, and I’ve still never tasted possum stew or pigeon pie or whatever Mom was catching in the backyard. You can’t make me eat it, Mom!

"I’ve never been an adventurous person when it comes to trying new foods and

delicacies. But Mom always said, ‘Just try it, you might like it.‘ Sometimes I was pleasantly surprised, and sometimes, I got busted trying to get the

dog to eat it! Oh well, at least I tried it."

Monah, daughter

Martie’s introduction:

Carol has been my best friend for most of my life. Nearly two years into our friendship, Carol mentioned to me that she knew where Neil Young lived and that it was his birthday. What a great opportunity to make him a surprise birthday cake, as I had a little crush on him. So off to the kitchen we went. We decided to make a pound cake. It was then sliced into layers, filled with a creamy chocolate icing, covered with whipped cream, and dotted with raspberries and shaved chocolate. Whew! It was a perfect birthday cake for Neil Young. We were both very pleased.

My daughter and I were staying with Carol and her children at the time in her old Victorian house that she saved from being condemned. Our main modes of transportation were biking or hitchhiking. Hitchhiking with a cake, from Santa Cruz up the coast to La Honda, sounded totally doable, sure; it would be another fun adventure with Carol. We had heard that it might rain, but we were optimistic that it would miss us. Unfortunately, it didn’t. It started to rain and continued to get worse. We weren’t even out of the driveway yet. We tried to think of ways to protect the cake from the heavy rain. Carol looked like a drowned rat standing there, and I knew I looked the same. I was so disappointed and sad that I wasn’t going to meet Neil Young and give him his surprise birthday cake. Suddenly Carol looked at me with a twinkle in her eyes and said in her own Carol-like way, fuck it, let’s go back inside and have some fun. She then called some friends to come over and celebrate Neil Young’s birthday with us and share the cake. It turned out to be a fun afternoon anyway, and all agreed that the cake was absolutely delicious.

This is one of many memorable moments I’ve shared with Carol. She has taught me so much during our long friendship, and I am so grateful to her. The book is full of anecdotes, helpful hints, and a lot of laughs. I hope you all enjoy Carol’s stories and adventures in cooking and gardening on a budget in this book. – Martie Ochs

For my children: Beau, Patty, Monah, Lisa, Nancy, & Chinarose

Mom, I’m hungry! Feeding your family is the most important thing you can do