We are fortunate to have a freezer full of moose meat from the Yukon. A beautiful moose that my spouse and his sister bagged in September (after 3 unsuccessful hunting trips in the past few years). So we have moose …
Category: recipes
People, Perogies and a Potato Podcast
I recently spoke, appropriately distanced and outdoors, with Anna Helmer. Anna mentioned (with a teasing tone), that @Therocketnarcissist and I should share a recipe on The Farm Story Podcast. I don't think she expected a "Yes!" with such enthusiasm. Anyway, …
Chicken Casserole for these Dark Times
Yes, it has been a weird year. And these are the shortest and darkest days of the year to boot. Right now I am craving calorie-laden stodgy food and damn the consequences. Lighter fare will appeal when the days brighten …
Amazing Pemberton Apple Muffins (and healthy too)
This is the time of year when the freezer can be very full (a good problem to have). If there is deer meat to go in, something must come out. In my case, the many bags of apples I peeled …
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Rainy August Day in Pemberton – Make These Cookies!
Torrential rain here in Pemberton today. A good day for baking. These cookies I adapted from a John Bishop recipe from his cookbook At Home. They are great for road trips. I have not had luck with PB cookies lately …
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Chic’weed: A weed so chic you will love it like a flower.
With the botanical name of 'Myosoton aquaticum' it becomes clear that there is more than meets the eye when acquainting oneself with the perennial weed known as 'Chickweed'. These triumphant little wonders that grow in nitrogen rich soil pack a …
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Healthy Rhubarb Sauce?!
This post is a repost shared from https://www.nurtureinnature.ca. If you enjoy Kristina's adventures in permaculture, which she has begun to share with us, be sure to follow her there.I wasn't going to make rhubarb sauce this year- it needs a …
(Now you can) get your greens salad
Spring comes on fast and furious. One minute (or month), it seems, I am scratching seeds into half-thawed ground and the next I am watching Red Russian kale and arugula flower and spinach go to seed. I have watched crocuses, hyacinths, …
Thank you to the Vegans
As discussed in my last post I think we owe vegans in particular an enormous debt of gratitude. These deadly viruses originate with wild animals in captivity caged inhumanely alongside domesticated animals for human consumption in markets mainly in China, …
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