Category Archives: food

That is the third time this morning on the radio..

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

That they are talking about the rising costs of food across the globe and the effects its having in regards to some of the riots we are seeing, they are qouting the fact that for the past seven months that … Continue reading →

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Slow Roasted Spiced Pork Ribs

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Fall of the bone tender roasted never frozen Pork Ribs, heavenly!

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Rendering Fat

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So simple to do and the end results can be used in so many ways, in this case we are making Lard. Raw Fresh Fat, remember that if the fat does not smell good to you, the lard won’t either.. … Continue reading →

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Fresh Pork Belly with Ribs – 13.2 pds

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

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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Pork Jowl- Guanciale to be..

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Want to see what happened to this lovely pork Jowl, here is the rest of the story

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BlueBerry Pinapple Fruit Recipe

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Blueberry Pinapple One Pint of Canned Pinapple in light syrup One bag of 3 cups blueberries-Mix of garden/Wild picked 2 tbsp of Lemon Juice 2 tbsp of Lime Juice 2 tbsp of my Ginger Syrup (or 1 tsp of ground … Continue reading →

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Mock Pinapple Canning Recipe

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So as anyone that has been reading the blog knows, I have been canning pinapple, which is a real treat, because when has Pinapple ever been so cheap that you can just can a whole years worth at a time. … Continue reading →

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Comfort Food

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Do you have comfort foods, Do you reach for chips? Chocolate? Popcorn? or Cookies or how about icecream when life gives you a kick? Well, I just felt kicked and I am making one of my favorite foods, it goes … Continue reading →

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Book Review:101 Uses for Stinging Nettles by Peirs Warren

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

This is a little softcover book, but its worth its weight in Gold (well maybe not with the cost of gold these days, but Silver for sure). I started out using Stringing Nettles in the spring as one of the … Continue reading →

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Got it figured out! -Sheep Milk/Lamb Update

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

So we got a pattern now and there might just be enough extra for a little bit of fresh sheep yogurt to appear soon.. We are milking twice a day, Puff getting a nice big meal by nursing off the … Continue reading →

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