Down Home Cooking With The Wolfes

Farming life is a busy life so we don't have a lot of time for cooking but that doesn't mean it has to come from a box. Growing up on real food means we prefer "from scratch" whenever possible. We want to share some of our favorite recipes with you so you can get a taste of authentic southern cuisine. Check back often as we periodically change this page with the seasons. If you like it, save it because it will disappear when the new one replaces it.

BAKED CUSTARD

If there is one thing we have a bounty of here on the ranch it is eggs and milk. In fact, I have room for little else in the frig so I had to come up with something to do with them. What I came up with is baked custard. It is so easy and can be made up on the weekend to last all week as an afterschool/work snack or to take with you to the office as a substitute for the vending machines. Since it is mostly eggs and milk, it is a wholesome food packed with protein, vitamins and minerals. If you happen to have a source for farm raised eggs and milk, you get the added advantage of the carotene (what makes carrots so nutritious) from the grass fed animals. Here is a food your kids will enjoy while you don't have to worry about it being a junk food. Hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

8 eggs

4 cups milk

1 cup sugar (can use raw sugar or a substitute if you prefer)

2 teaspoons of vanilla (don't do that fake stuff, use the real vanilla)

1 teaspoon of salt

sprinkle of ground nutmeg optional

Mix the ingredients together (except the nutmeg) in a mixer. Pour them in custard cups and sprinkle with nutmeg. Place the cups in a pan that will hold water. Place the pan in the oven and then pour one inch of boiling water in the pan (don't get it in the custard) holding the custard cups. I have no idea what this water does as it cooks but it seems to work, whatever it is. Close the door and bake at 325 for one hour. When done, let it cool enough to lift the bowls out of the hot water and you can serve warm or chill in the frig for several days.