Category Archives: 100 mile diet

Dark Day’s Meal.. Pile High that 0 mile Plate :)

This meal rocked in the sense of being a true 0 mile meal, other then some of the spices, but many of them were from the farm as well..  We have the last of a slow roasted herbed leg of … Continue reading

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Dark Day’s Meal- Bacon Wrapped Duck Breast with Winter veggies

This meal was lovely, but it was a good reflect of winter eating, if i want fresh meat, my choices are duck, chicken, turkey or rabbit, my available winter veggies are mainly root or sqaush, I did spurge on this … Continue reading

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Dark Day’s Meal #6-Corned Duck Hash with Dippy Egg -Breakfast Meal

I know that the meals are being a little back to back, but I am trying to get caught up, so hope you won’t mind to much that I doing two dark day meals one day apart.. This was a … Continue reading

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Dark Day’s Meal -Week One Nov 27th to Dec 4th

I’m quite excited Dark Days Eating local challange has started, and this year, I am SO! ready, I have tracked down sources and gotten things that last year I could either not find or could not find at a price … Continue reading

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Think they will tax my cow someday?

Per Qoutes from CBC and BBC… “Denmark has introduced what is believed to be the world’s first tax on foods containing saturated fat. The Danish government is applying a surcharge to foods with more than 2.3 per cent saturated fats, … Continue reading

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Sqaush/Pumpkin in the local news today.

I love mondays, getting back into the routine, being able to sleep in a little, the wonderful fresh baking bread, today I made a double batch of cranberry orange pancakes for Dh’s breakfasts, and the house smells heavenly as there … Continue reading

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Oct is a eat out of your pantry month for me..

I had already decided that this coming month of Oct was going to be a eat out of the garden, pantry, farm month for me, I’m looking forward to it, I have been very busy in Sept and have no … Continue reading

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Stinging Nettles used as Rennet-Round two

Ok, so got a little knitting in last night, always gives me time to reflect, and hit the books on the shelf, first six that I was sure had info on nettles did but just like everything else I was … Continue reading

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Stinging Nettle Sheep Cheese Recipe

Lets just play what if,  What if you can’t get Rennet? What if you can’t get Lemon Juice(after all this is Canada, lemons don’t grow here) What does grow in most parts of Canada that can be used in place.. … Continue reading

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I want a hambuger steak..

I am putting this craving for a burger on Chiots Run , since this amazing post on her homemade burgers, I have been dreaming about sinking teeth into my personally version of this but there is a issue, and its called March Challange.. … Continue reading

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