Category Archives: 100 mile diet

Winter Challange Meal #8

Dark Day’s Meal #8 was a meat filled treat, This weeks offical food is Strawberries, yup, you read that right!, runner up fresh sheep yogurt. So we had local slow roasted pork ribs (from Levernes) with homemade BBQ Sauce, Spinach … Continue reading

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Fresh Pork Belly with Ribs – 13.2 pds

Whole Fresh Pork Belly with Ribs still attached A nice rack of pork ribs, I split into two portions, each one enough to feed two peaple. Eight one pd (or close to one pd) peices of bacon to be.. hmmm, … Continue reading

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Winter Challange DD Meal # 7

Dark Day’s Meal #7 was a delight, This weeks offical food is Carrots Carrot/Tomato Soup Grilled Cheese Barley Sandwhich Dessert – Hot Rasberries (frozen this fall) with a touch of honey and ginger. Soup Recipe (if you call this a recipe LOL) … Continue reading

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Storage of Root Veggies-Carrots

Well, Its one of those days, morning chores, basic housework and laundry all on the go, the hounds breakfast made and served.. dish’s and more dish’s, made 3 loaves of bread, and wanted to get some things up from the … Continue reading

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Charcutepalooza January – Duck Prosciutto.

I like these blog challanges, Looking forward to canning a recipe per month and now I am going to aim for one or two new recipes per month in regards to Charcuterie, or in layman terms the ” craft of salting, … Continue reading

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Winter Challange Meal #6

Dark Day Challange Meal #6 This weeks homegrown food is Pea’s, I opened a bag of fresh frozen green Pea’s from the summer and what I can say.. heavenly with fresh local mushrooms. We planted pea’s three times over the past … Continue reading

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Heart Stew Recipe

How many of your have been tried Heart? Its a surprisingly good meat to consider adding in now an again to your meals. I would recommend that if you are considering having a larger animals heart for the first time, … Continue reading

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Gold Forest Grains

Gold Forest Grains Certified Organic farm near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada producing Golden Flax, Buckwheat, Wheat, Barley, Oats, Peas, Rye and heritage varieties of grains. We are a small family farm supplying wholesome local food to our friends and neighbours. Hi … Continue reading

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Winter Challange Meal 3

Dark Days Meal 3 Main Course Roast-Goat with horseradish Oven Roasted Veggies -Potato’s/Onion and Carrots Fresh Cherry tomato The offical Zero miles food this week is Goat and the runner up is Spruce tips. Dessert Apple/Pear Butter and Spruce-Rosemary Shortbread … Continue reading

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Spruce and Rosemary Shortbread Cookies Recipe

A basic Shortbread Cookie Recipe is a time honored traditon at this time of the year, it is made up normally of butter, Sugar, Flour and Vanilla. Some folks like to use half Flour and half Corn Starch for a … Continue reading

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