The Catchatarian™ Cookbook & Lifestyle

2 lbs. elk stew pieces, cut into small squares
5 carrots, sliced
4-5 small white potatoes
1 large yellow onion
Bay leaf
3 cubes Not Beef bouillon
1 cube Not Chik’n bouillon
1 T Worcerstershire sauce (vegetarian if you do not eat fish)
1 15 oz. can baby peas
2-3 T olive oil

Pat elk pieces dry with paper towel (meat will brown much better [...]

15 bean soup mix (Just the beans. If there is a flavor packet you don’t need it)
4 carrots, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
2-4 scallions, chopped
2-4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 cube Not Chick-n bouillon
2T chili powder
1T cayenne pepper
2 packages organic apple chicken sausage, sliced

Cover beans with water and soak overnight. In the Colorado high country I actually soak [...]

Pheasant legs and back with bones
4 bouillon cubes (2 Not-Chik’n and 2 Not-Beef, or 4 veggie)
1/2 large onion, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
2 leeks, white part only, split, washed, and chopped
2 ripe tomatoes, peeled, seeded, and chopped
1 stalk celery with leaves, chopped
1 can black beans
1 can black beans with cumin and chiles
5 cups cold [...]

6 leeks (white parts and a little bit of the green), rinsed and chopped

3 medium Russet baking potatoes, peeled and cubed

2T butter

1/2 T salt

2 1/4 c water

1/2 c whipping cream or half and half

1T chopped chives

Melt butter in stock pot and add leeks and saute for 3 minutes. Add potatoes, water, and salt and bring [...]

4 small white potatoes, peeled and cubed (you can also use sweet potatoes)

1 large sweet onion, chopped

1 can creamed corn

1 can corn

1 can evaporated milk

1 cup whipping cream or half and half

2T butter 1T salt

1 cup white fish fillets (we like bass, perch, or crappie, but you can use haddock or cod)

Melt the butter and [...]

I know, you’re thinking to yourself, “Wait, cabbage soup? Isn’t that something you only eat if you are morbidly obese and getting ready for heart surgery?” “Isn’t it a weird soup that you just tolerate for a few days when you’re trying to lose weight?” “Even if it’s not just a weird soup you scarf [...]