Category Archives: Charcuterie

Liver Pate Duck

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Just another day on the farm

Recipe 1 Tbsp of butter to melt to start the pan 1/2 a cup of finely minced onion 1 tsp of finely minced garlic Half a cup of fresh duck livers chopped into small pieces 1 tsp of ground dried red … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, Duck, On farm Butcher | Tagged homemade pate, sourdough bread with pate, ways to eat pate, ways to use duck liver | 3 Comments

Canning Dark Brown Beans

Posted on December 29, 2018 by Just another day on the farm

It seemed like the perfect day to can up some dark spicy beans. I set a whole bag of navy beans to soaking last night, changing the water twice. This morning into my big pot went the beans and my … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal | Tagged Canning, Canning Baked Beans, Cost cutting measures, Dark Baked Beans, Frugal | 5 Comments

Battered Fried Perch Fish Roe

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I made a number of battered tiny packages of these and I finally have found the way I like them an that I feel give steady results. I read a number of recipes on line and I did try them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, Fish Recipes | Tagged Battered Perch Fish Roe, Fried Fish Roe Recipe, Frugal small egg roe use, Perch battered Fish Roe | Leave a comment

Food in Jars Challange 2017- Salt Curing- Egg Yolks

Posted on February 15, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

One cup of canning salt, one cup of sugar with the ratio of 50/50 for whatever amount you need for the amount of egg yolks you are doing, I did chicken because that is what is laying right now on … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie | Tagged Food in Jars Challange -Salt Curing, Salt Cured Egg Yolk, Salt curing | 10 Comments

Food in Jars Challange 2017- Salt perserving- Salmon with Nettle

Posted on February 9, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

In week two of my months long Food in Jars Challenge 2017 – Salt preserving Two lovely cuts of salmon were bought, thawed out and a bowl of salt-sugar at 50-50 in percent and a full cup of dried nettle greens … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, Food in jars | Tagged Cured Salmon Spring rolls, Cured Salmon with hot mustard and sprouts on sour dough bread, Food in Jars Challange -Salt Curing, Food in jars challange 2017, Gravlox, Homemade dipping sauce for rice rolls, Homemade spring rolls with cured salmon in them, Homesteading, Horseradish, Nettles, Salt cured salmon | 3 Comments

Canadian Northern Spruce Tip Salt

Posted on February 3, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

I adore my spruce tips, I use them in many ways.. I always make spruce tip salt and spruce tip sugar, I make a full pint of each every year for cooking though out the year to come. While the … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, local food, Recipes from the Root Cellar, Spice Rack | Tagged Food in jars challange 2017, Moose Stew Recipe, Spruce Salt Recipe, Spruce tip Salt, Spruce tip Salt Recipe, Spruce Tips in cooking | 6 Comments

Freezer Camp 2016

Posted on January 24, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Well, 2016 is officially done and its the first time in all these years on the farm that I have done ALL! the butchering. From wee quail to 600 plus pound pigs to everything in between, all done by myself.. … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, On farm Butcher | Tagged homestead butchering | 6 Comments

Home Butchering -Saving Money

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Just another day on the farm

Let talk about butchering for moment shall we.. I normally say Freezer camp, it my PC way for saying, killing, butchering and processing an animal raised for its flesh, hide, bones, feathers and blood. Today in the most gentle way … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, Critters | Tagged freezer camp, Home butchering, homestead closed looping, Livestock Butchering, reason's to butcher your livestock at home | 6 Comments

Homemade Dark Baked Beans

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

I have been craving a big old pot of baked beans, its just a thick hearty dish perfect for winter, I just can not learn to like the local maple flavoured beans, I want the deep rich bacon tomato based … Continue reading →

Posted in Charcuterie, food, Food Production and Recipes, frugal | Tagged baked beans, Food Production and Recipes, Frugal | 4 Comments

Sausage Making at Big Brothers.. Bear Sausage recipe

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

My big Brother lives in the northern part of alberta and he is a hunter, so if you are non-hunting, please stop reading now LOL, no really its not that bad but just giving a heads up, he is black … Continue reading →