Category Archives: Food Production and Recipes

Dill Potato Sauerkraut Soup recipe -Flash Back Friday

Hi guys, I have picked up a number of Russian cookbooks and a version of this soup was in it, I changed a few things around on this one, added garlic, added corn, changed cream to sour cream etc you … Continue reading

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Garden Plans 2015- Broccoli

Such a lovely plant to grow your garden, as its a cool weather start, you can get this into the garden when the soil temps are low enough that other plants or seeds would just fall over (the whimps) I … Continue reading

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Sour Dill Rye Bread Recipe- Flash Back Post

Ok, so this is a different bread recipe, but I challange you to give it a try, its so good and nothing! like you are going to find in a store. This recipe is based out of the one in … Continue reading

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Rolled Stuffed Beef Roast.. Flashback Thursday

The finished dish is above and it was delightful, the flavour combo’s was perfect, its the way to take a poor cut of meat and turn it into something outstanding! This was a simple cut of a rump roast, I … Continue reading

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Soup and Stew Eye Candy

I was admiring some photos I have taken of different soups and stews and decided to just share a post of photos, boy do i like to serve them with buns, baking powder biscuits  or dumplings. I just loved all the … Continue reading

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Rustic Potato Pancakes Recipe

  Here I am showing off one  of my awesome cutting boards, this was a Christmas gift a number of years ago and I adore it! some of our homegrown spuds, despite the nick, they are holding very well. my … Continue reading

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Mung Bean Sprouts and Recipe..

Dried Mung Beans can be turned into wonderful home grown sprouts for use in a number of tasty dishes, I started sprouting about ten years ago as a way to be able to offer the hounds fresh ground greens once or twice … Continue reading

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Ham and Cabbage Soup Recipe- Flash Back Friday

Half a Head of Cabbage -Diced One med size Onion-Diced One clove Garlic 1/2 cup Barley 12 cups lamb bone broth 1/2 cup of left over chopped cooked ham 1/4th cup of dried Stinging Nettle Spices -A pinch of Basil, … Continue reading

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Homemade Dark Baked Beans

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

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Buttermilk Cornbread Recipe

Buttermilk Corn Bread Recipe This is a super easy recipe to make. You can make in a number of shape’s in a thin cornbread pan, muffins or as shown above in a cornbread pan 1 1/2 cups  buttermilk ( you … Continue reading

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