Tag Archives: Ducks

Potted Rabbit..

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

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

Posted on February 29, 2012 by

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

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

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

Posted on January 15, 2012 by

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

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

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.

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

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

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

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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Aging Meats-Corned Duck Breast…

Posted on January 8, 2012 by

I like to age my meats after butcher, it is much better for taste and texture to do so, be it beef, lamb or any of the smaller critters, before I left on my trip, I was doing a number of … Continue reading →

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Eat out of your Pantry-Week 9-Spiced Blueberry Duck Breast Recipe

Posted on December 2, 2011 by

  Well, I have to own that I went for a fancy dinner out in the past week, and its been awhile since I went to “foodie” cutting edge type place for supper. It was a blind couple out dinner … Continue reading →

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By-product of Duck Butchering-Down and Small Feathers-Part One

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Now I think most folks can see that with the different new duck recipes appearing on the blog lately that I am doing a little of my fall bird butcher out, now its worth noting that for those that are wanting … Continue reading →

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