Apple Jack Creek

Living on a small holding in rural Alberta, raising kids and animals, growing stuff, creating things with fibre, and living with PTSD. See more at www.applejackcreek.com.

Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

08 February 2015

Apple cranberry cookies

Mix 1/4 cup butter / lard / margarine and 1 cup of sugar. (I blend them in my food chopper then dump in a bowl.) Core three apples then chop...

17 March 2014

No Mess Almost Tacos

A spoon-saving recipe for the weary cook. Brown a package of ground beef. Drain. Add taco seasoning and water, simmer until the seasoning ...

03 February 2014

Further sourdough experimentation

I am doing another sourdough experiment today. I don't actually much like what we consider 'traditional sourdough breads' ... ...

01 February 2014

Eating made easier

I often don’t feel like eating. Well, eating I could probably do, but there’s all the hassle of getting food ready and then cleaning up and ...

25 January 2014

Sourdough Bread

A few weeks ago I decided to get a sourdough starter going. There’s just something cool about being able to make bread without needing a pac...

24 December 2013

Cooking poultry the Apple Jack Creek Way

I’ve decided that I vastly prefer dealing with all the cutting and chopping and butchering of a chicken or turkey before it is cooked. We ca...

19 August 2013

Summer in a Jar

I do buy a lot of my produce at the grocery store – it’s just more convenient than the market. I try to buy Canadian wherever possible, and ...

11 December 2012

German Potato Soup

Peel several potatoes (if necessary) and chop into bite sized bits. Chop up an onion into small bits. Put in pot with enough water to co...

07 December 2012

Mexican Supper

I modified a recipe the other day and came up with an awesome, super fast, super easy, super inexpensive supper. Ready? If you have dry ...

09 November 2012

Flatbread: easier than you think

Winter is a good time for warm stews and thick bean dishes and spicy Indian food, all of which go really well with nice fresh flatbreads. ...

16 July 2012

Making Cheese

I love cheese. We eat a ridiculous amount of cheese in this household, actually, and since we have a cow, it seems reasonable that I should ...

13 July 2012

Dairy Day

It was a dairy day at our house today. This morning, Sasha was in a nasty mood. Crabby, irritable, kicking – and worse, she managed to ste...

16 May 2012

Home made tortillas are easier than I thought

Tonight we had home made tortillas. It’s so easy, I just have to share. I use the breadmaker though this could be done by hand. Since I ha...

16 April 2012

Monday Supper

Mexican Mini Pizzas , with corn tortilla shells this time.

10 April 2012

Miniature Mexican Pizzas: easy supper from the pantry

A friend had posted a link to these Mini Mexican Pizzas awhile back, and I thought they looked like something my family would eat. However,...

07 April 2012

Making efficient use of meat

This past week, I had the chance to buy a turkey from a local farmer, and I jumped at the offer. I will not eat industrial meat, so I don’t ...

30 November 2011

Squid Pie

We have found a new quick and easy meal at our house: we call it ‘Squid Pie’ because The Boy can’t read my hand writing and thought that’s w...

11 September 2011

More productivity in the kitchen

Today was spent in the kitchen again. I had more apples, and planned to make them into sauce … until I spied a recipe for Chocolate Apple ...

10 September 2011

The Fruits of our Labour

A friend of mine wanted to try making pickles: some dills and some bread and butter pickles, enough to have some to eat and some to give awa...

08 August 2011

Crabapple Jelly

Every so often, I search through the Kijiji ‘free stuff’ ads, just to see what’s out there. After all, you never know when someone might be ...

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