Monthly Archives: March 2012
A little Farmgal Family History- The first of my family to come to canada on my mothers-mothers side..
We first hear of Lt. William Graves (1) in the Township of Granville, Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia, Canada. In a Confirmation of Land Grants, 1764, William Graves was given lot number 11 in Granville Township. This land grant was awarded … Continue reading
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Food Storage Friday-03-30-2012
Welcome to another round of food storage friday.. the problem is, nothing is new!! No really, its quiet around here, sort of.. I have been playing with recipes, and tripe, bone marrow and quail this week.. its been fun but … Continue reading
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Fire Grilled Quail Recipe with instuctions on how to spatchcock it first..
I think I will start with the finished dish and the recipe first then show how to do the spatchcock afterwards.. I know that this picture does not do this justice but I promise you this got a five out … Continue reading
Roasted Bone Marrow-With recipes..
This is a nod to my beloved Grandpa, who I remember as a child encourging me to try that lovely roasted bone marrow on my pork chops,while he smacked his lips over his.. This one is for you! I have … Continue reading
Garden “monday” and Monthly “How does your Garden Grow”
Ok, I need an extra 6 hours in each of my days at the moment LOL, Spring came early and I have hit the ground running but I feel like we are going!, going! but never quite getting there if … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 mile food challange, Farm Life, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Health, Herbs, Soft Fruits, Veggies, Wild Foods
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Herbed Quail on a Bed of Root Veggies
As quail are such tiny little birds, I would recommend one for each person in your dish, keep in mind that each will give you right around the perfect meat portion, but you will need to bring the rest of … Continue reading
Savoury Hidden Tripe Stew Recipe
This rich and filling recipe is perfect for somone who has never had tripe before, it was inspired by a recipe from the odd bits cookbook but modified to match what I had in my own pantry.. Savoury Hidden Tripe … Continue reading
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Preparing Tripe for use…
Tripe is the stomach of ruminants that has been been cleaned and blanched, where as green tripe has been cleaned but not blanched or bleached.. There are four kinds of tripe, Blanket, Honeycomb (or Bonnet as its called by the french), … Continue reading
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Skunk on the farm..it must be spring..
What a morning, why could the blasted skunk not come when it was warm out, O no, its got to show up just as the temps dip and and the wind chill factor will rip right though you this morning, … Continue reading
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March Challange -Opps
Ok, I am owning it.. I had a opps on my March challange, it was grey, it was drizzling, it was cold and I wanted a little trip off the farm in the morning, I didn’t want to spend alot … Continue reading
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Just another Day on the Farm 