Self sufficient living in a modern world
There have been a handful of people in my life that, with time and life, have slipped away from. Chris was one of those people that has and I regret this, but such is life.. Chris and I have done a lot of big things together, big game fishing, Elk, Boar, Deer hunting. Although he…
Last summer Joshua and I headed into the woods to mark our own Maple trees. Armed with a Canadian flag and pictures of types of Maple trees, we started scouting in the middle of the front yard. Joshua spotted our first tree. Using blue plastic marking tape, we tied the tape around every tree we…
Well if the heat wave didn’t destroy your garden, there is a good chance yours’ is producing like mine is. I took a poll to find out what some folks are sick of harvesting, the number answer right now is tomatoes. Everyone has expectations of corn, but if your like me, I plant more of…
I finished the cold smoker today, and I think its safe to say… LET THE SMOKING BEGIN!!! So what do people smoke that makes a cold smoker so important? The first answer would be jerky…. It is what it is, tough cured meat to naw on. The second answer would be bacon/sausage, pork (check) beef,…
I finished smoking my pork belly, I smoked the whole piece at one time. Like I said, 80% hickory, 20% apple wood, after a brine soak of two days. It was ready for the smokehouse. For stock, I cut the edges, trimmed it down, and smoked the “bacon part another four hours” and here is…
Well, other than my crisis in the kitchen over bread making, yesterday and today have been good. You know, if you fail, it means that at least your doing something to progress yourself to do better. Now I finally figured my mistakes out and can make my own yummy bread!!!Danielle bought me a new book…