Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Bacon Wrapped Pan Seared Duck Breast Medallions

Want to serve duck in a way that will just delight your taste buds, as well as being eye candy, well this this recipe is sure to please then. Take one large duck breast and trim all four sides flat, … Continue reading

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Weight Goal 17/11/12

Well it that day again, I stepped on the scale and went ok.. I was down 1.2 pds so that puts me at 3.8 pds of my 50 pd goal at the moment. Would have liked it a to a … Continue reading

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Music while you work!

Eve Of Destruction by Barry Mcguire The eastern world, it is exploding Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’ You’re old enough to kill, but not for votin’ You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’ And even the Jordan … Continue reading

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Gardening, Compost and Small Farms

Its a long slow process of putting the garden to bed, still got very slow growing green covers in places, some things are still giving to the kitchen, was able to bring in sage and different kinds of mints for … Continue reading

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Breaded Duck Steak with Sweet Acorn Sqaush

Dh always thinks our duck tastes very much like Beef, so I created this recipe.. Duck Breast Fried Steak.. Its so easy but O so good.. Take a nice large duck breast and carefully slice it open and into two … Continue reading

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Morning Chores

While our days are still mostly warm with a cold wind, the mornings are now getting cold, the wool socks, the heavier boots, the toque and the farm jacket goes over the cloths these days. You can move a little … Continue reading

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Inroducing “Smarty” Pants the Baby Beef Bull Calf

Now, I am thrilled that Girl will be old enough to be breed in the next few months, depending on her size, we will go by size more then age per say, either way, she won’t be having a calf … Continue reading

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Got Sheep or Goats? Routine Foot Care

Well its that time of year, the frosts are here, the main lambing season is only two months away, and just as in spring, fall rountine foot care was required. Now my pastures are soft on the feet, not alot of … Continue reading

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Stepped on a nail!

I know, I know, you are thinking it was me, cuz I’ve done that twice this year, once in the barn and once in the yard, and yes, I know that it would be just better to a point to … Continue reading

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Fowl or Gallino Rennet for cheese making

I have recipe, its basic, but its 2 dried gizzards to 3 pints of fresh warm milk.. Take your clean dried salted gizzard membrenes(not the meat part, just the dried lining), pour hot water on it, let sit (they seem to … Continue reading

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