Tag Archives: Ducks

Farmgal’s Duck Liver with apple/green tomato recipe

I was admiring this lovely post from Edible harmony and decided that I also wanted a good feed of Liver and onions, but mine turned out a bit different then her’s, so tradional and I do love tradional but I … Continue reading

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Duck Eggs-So Good for you!

I was thrilled to find still warm fresh duck eggs waiting for me this morning, with so many of my chickens sitting on eggs, we have not been getting that many in the house each day so it was pleasure … Continue reading

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My Taste buds are in revolt but the feet are finally better!

I have gotten used to the way the water tastes and I am adjusting to the taste or in some cases the lack of taste in my fruits/veggies and some things are even good, like the locally grown mushrooms (excellent) … Continue reading

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Potted Rabbit..

As most folks who have been reading for a while know, I am on a steady, never ending learning curve on old ways to use and perserve all kinds of food that the farm produces. I got a new cookbook … Continue reading

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Confiting- perserving meat with a fat covering

I have to admit that I still have a bit of trouble with this one, not for short terms perserving but the idea that confit will last three to four months. Confit appears to have come from France as a … Continue reading

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Dark Day’s Meal- Bacon Wrapped Duck Breast with Winter veggies

This meal was lovely, but it was a good reflect of winter eating, if i want fresh meat, my choices are duck, chicken, turkey or rabbit, my available winter veggies are mainly root or sqaush, I did spurge on this … Continue reading

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German Based Lung Soup Recipe -Part Two

Can I ever leave a recipe alone? (the answer is No) DH didn’t care for the sour near as much as I did on the duck blood soup, I really liked it, it was a like a mild version of … Continue reading

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Hungarian Duck Blood Soup Recipe

So the base of this soup came from a Eastern Cookbook I have and is called Duck Blood Soup, I messed with it a bit, mainly because I didn’t have any heavy cream in the house, and I didn’t want … Continue reading

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The Big Bad Boys!- Managing Aggression in your Bird Flocks.

Be it Gander, Tom, Rooster, or Drake, there is nothing quite as alarming as when your big boys turn on you and attack, what was a nice trip outside to the garden, or a pen cleaning or even a feeding … Continue reading

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Dark Day’s Meal #6-Corned Duck Hash with Dippy Egg -Breakfast Meal

I know that the meals are being a little back to back, but I am trying to get caught up, so hope you won’t mind to much that I doing two dark day meals one day apart.. This was a … Continue reading

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