Author Archives: Just another day on the farm
Thanks to Doomer for the contest-I won the Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook
Canadian Doomer did a book give away supported by the generous people at Thomas Allen & Son, a Canadian family-owned publisher in Ontario. I won the Kitchen Gardener’s Handbook by Jennifer R. Bartley. I agree with Doomers review, its a lovely book, on my … Continue reading
The Spruce Tips -Recipes and Idea’s.
Its spring time and that means time to make tons of different things with those stunning Vit c packed lime green fresh spruce tips. Remember to remove the brown casing and give them a wash, these are picked off the … Continue reading
Spice Rack-Coriander
I like Coriander to use with my lamb and goat meat dishes, I do buy premade curries that have this spice in them as well. I decided to share one of my favorite homemade sauces as this months share, this … Continue reading
Posted in Spice Rack
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Freezer got unplugged-Not Good!
Well the title of this post would explain why I have nine roasting chickens done at the same time, plus seven roasts, plus the canner full of stew meat, and the hot water bath full of cherry’s and am making … Continue reading
Posted in Life moves on daily
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Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
For those that don’t like Rhubarb, please forgive that there are going to be a number of posts on how to use this plant over the next few weeks, we will look at canning rhubarb fruits, making Rhubarb Relish, among … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Production and Recipes, gardens
Tagged Food Production and Recipes, Garden
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Lets Make Mayo!
I have plans for some lovely salads in the next few days to I wanted to make fresh mayo this morning, so simple, takes no time at all, and I did it by hand to show just how easy this … Continue reading
Posted in Food Production and Recipes
Tagged Farm Fresh Eggs, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal
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Garden Photos
Well this past weekend my old faithful digital camera died with a bang and whimper, so after a bit of searching, I got a reasonable replacement, and here are some of the first photos it has taken. Our first Blueberry … Continue reading
Wild Violets Recipes
There are folks that consider these weeds as they freely grow in my local area, so I would consider them a “wild” harvestable food. The perk of this, is that you should be able to find yourself some of these … Continue reading
Do you curb shop?
Last night I was off the farm for a bit to go have coffee and yummy chocolate Banana muffins and a girls visit, to get there, I take a backroad route and could not help be notice that they had … Continue reading
Its started already-The dryer’s are full and will be till fall
Its the time of year that we start preserving food for the coming winter, and I am currently drying Stinging Nettle (for my own use, I like the fresh spring nettles for house use), Clover for winter chicken feed, and … Continue reading
Posted in food, Food Storage, frugal
Tagged Chickens, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal, Garden, Greens, Herbs, Wild Foods
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Just another Day on the Farm 