Category Archives: 100 mile diet

Salt Cured Dried Perch Fish Eggs -Seasoning

Posted on March 28, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

With a bit of planning and some luck (because lets face it fishing is always a bit of luck) the perch were biting last weekend and as I asked all my fishing friends, if you catch a girl with eggs, … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged Fishing in ontario, Perch Salt Cured dried Eggs, Salt Cured Dried Fish Eggs, Salt cured Fish Eggs, Tail to Nose Eating Fish | 3 Comments

Canada 150 Food Blog Challange “Char Patties”

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

The Jan topic is fish and seafood, and my mind jumped to my time living in Iqaluit, Nunavut and being able to buy locally caught Char along with many other kinds of freshly caught seafood and wild game at the … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, Canada 150 Birthday Events | Tagged Artic Char, Artic Char Fish Patties Recipe, Artic Char recipes, Canada 150 Food Blog Challange, Food Blogs, Iqaluit, northern Cooking, Smoked Pan Fried Char Recipe | 2 Comments

Skirret, Apple, Cheese Tart Recipe

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

I only had a little bit of skirret left after we devoured it out of the pan, hot from the oven LOL. I decided to make a Roast Skirret, Apple and Cheese Huge Tart I made a small batch of … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged fall harvested skirret, oven roasted skirret, Skirret Apple Cheese Tart, Skirret Apple Cheese Tart Recipe, Skirret plant | 1 Comment

Apple Sauce Cake Recipe

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Unprocessed apple Sauce spiced Cake 1/4th pork lard 1/2 cup honey 3/4 cup apple sauce 2 large eggs 1 tbsp. of molasses 1/2 cup whole milk (sheep in my case) 1 cup raisins 2 cups whole wheat flour 1/2 tsp … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged apple sauce spiced cake | 1 Comment

October Unprocessed- Overview

Posted on October 2, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

Well, it’s here! And I drove past the tim’s three times today on my way to the vets to pick up the cats and no coffee for me.. LOL Breakfast was simple, a nice locally produced apple called a silken … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet, October Unprocessed | Tagged October Unprocessed | 3 Comments

Sept Harvest Challenge- Pig

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Just another day on the farm

There are going to be lots of coming pig posts as I do some fun things now that the butcher is done and I have roasts, chops, ribs, organs bacon an so much more, curing an canning, grinding and processing … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged Fall butchering, homestead, pigs | 2 Comments

Seed Potato’s are ordered for 2016

Posted on December 4, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

An the Seed Potato order is done for 2016, Picked up a bit of savings for ordering early, helped cover the shipping costs, which is nice indeed.. I do like Eagle Creak Seed Potatos farm in Alberta, great selection, great … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged Growing potatoes in double dug beds, Growing potatoes in straw, Growing spuds, Seed potatoes in canada, Seed potatos | 3 Comments

The danger of a food glut-Pantry Woes

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

It does not matter if you buy in bulk at the farmers market, buy in bulk from your local farmer or be a homesteader, old or new at the living off the land, one of the big challenges is food … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged Budgeting your pantry needs, Buying meat in bulk, Chickens, Ducks, Farmgal tip of the day, Farmstead, gardens, homestead, Meat on the homestead, Rabbits | 3 Comments

Thanksgiving, High Bush Cranberry Jelly

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

Only had a few heavy frosts, so very tart indeed but still so good when done, plus its our local way to make cranberry jelly. into the pot, need to be cleaned, washed, water covered and then slowly simmered till … Continue reading →

Posted in 100 mile diet | Tagged high bush cranberry jelly | 6 Comments

Dandelion Flower Iced Tea

Posted on May 9, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

So much is talked about the greens and the roots but when it comes to flowers, the most popular is dipped in batter and fried up. However today, I want to talk about making a wonderful sweet an taste cold … Continue reading →