Tag Archives: 100 mile food challange

August Lamb Challange Recipe -Apple Mint Shoulder Chops

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Most folks in the stores are used to seeing the little leg chops that are used for grilling etc, but when you buy a whole lamb, you are going to get a fair number of packages of Shoulder Chops as … Continue reading →

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August Lamb Challange Recipe-Apricot Stuffed Shoulder of Lamb

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Ah, the lamb shoulder, its a odd roast, it tastes fine but its not a very appealing cut to bring to the table as is, with bone in, you can use this cut for extra hamburger or minced meat and … Continue reading →

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August Lamb Challange Recipe- BBQ Lamb Rib

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

Sometimes you just want to put something on and then forget about it while it does its own thing.. well slow roasted dippy messy, not alot of meat on them ribs fit the bill. 3 to 4 pds worth of … Continue reading →

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August Lamb Challange Recipe-Lamb Loaf Recipe

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

On of the things you would get with your whole lamb would be ground lamb, this is a sweeter meat to me that beef, and has a good deal less fat in it, when cooking it as a crumble, you … Continue reading →

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Good golly that alot of meat..

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

Just picked up just over 500 pds of lamb meat and my meat freezer is full at the moment, good thing I am planning on canning at least a hundred plus pds of that meat, I have about 100 pds of … Continue reading →

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Stinging Nettles used as Rennet-Round two

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

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

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

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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Apple -Sumac Jelly Recipe

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

I could not help but notice that driving that the local sumacs are covered with bright red, and as mid-summer is the best picking time, and I just happened to have some wonderful locally ready crabapples (you can use regular … Continue reading →

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Freezer Camp

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

Part of life on the farm is the fact that we are raising a percent of our animals each year for food production. Now the reason I say a percent is that I keep back breeding animals on my little … Continue reading →

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Well the heat is good for drying the pea’s on the vine

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Just another day on the farm

Do you seed save from your garden? If you are thinking about it, I would recommend adding to your book collection Seed to Seed, Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for vegetable Gardeners by Suzanne Ashworth, its a very! good book … Continue reading →

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