Lion's Mane Crab Cakes Thanks to Three C Farms who supplies our store and me with the absolute freshest gourmet mushrooms! I have been having so much fun experimenting with all kinds of new recipes. We eat A LOT of meat around this farm, so it's lovely to give myself a break with something so [...]

Easy Crunchy Peanut Slaw If you haven't figured it out yet...I LOVE Asian and Vietnamese food. You will love watching this man on his youtube channel.  Link below.  This recipe is a new way I can enjoy my garden veggies. I will warn you...it's addictive. So nice to bring something different to the BBQ pot [...]

Family Style Budda Bowl - From Garden Bounty When I see this picture I long for that magically time in my garden when I grab a basket and pick these fresh veggies in a gleeful state! There is no right or wrong here, just what you have on hand! Grab yourself a glass of "something" [...]

Orzo with Butternut Squash, Spinach and Blue Cheese The combination of flavours will knock your socks off with this beauty! I have used kale in place of spinach. I like to roast the squash the day before to make for a easy but impressive side dish! INGREDIENTS: 2 1/2 cups cubed butternut squash (1/4-inch cubes) [...]

Inspired by Chef John.  The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever Hands down my favourite way to roast me some taters!!  So, some chemistry involved with this recipe. Secret ingredient is adding baking soda to the salted boiling water! It's also recommended add your potatoe chunks to already boiling water, which most recipes tell you the [...]

Radish Sandwiches with Ramp Butter This gorgeous recipe is from Lynn Crawford's Farm to Chef Cook Book. It's no secret my passion is cooking and what happens is my loved ones buy me cookbooks....truth be told, I have a graveyard of cookbooks. There are a few exceptions, and this is one of them. I adore [...]

Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp What makes this dish stand out from the rest is using fresh orange juice and ZEST! I will typically make double the crumble as I love extra! I also will take my freshly picked strawberries and rhubard, wash, and freeze them on a cookie sheet. I cut the rhubarb into 1-inch pieces. [...]

Lemon Meringue Pavlova Roll Show Stopper!! Everyone deserves to have a friend like Pixie! She is as special as her name! She not only introduced me to this dessert but also made it for a farm function we had. Using farm fresh eggs makes the meringue incredible! It sometimes fluffs up over the bowl. Happy [...]

Easy Creme Brûlée MY MOST FAVOURITE DESSERT! I love making this for our dinner parties. There is something so elegant and special about it. This is a dessert that I don't feel all heavy and on a sugar high after I eat it. I always feel like I want another please! So, it might take [...]

Homemade Enchilada Sauce I use this sauce for the Zucchini Enchiladas recipe. Enjoy! Just looking at it makes me want to make it for dinner tonight! INGREDIENTS: 3 tablespoons olive oil 3 tablespoons flour (whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour and gluten-free flour blends all work!) 1 tablespoon ground chili powder (scale back if you’re sensitive [...]

Preserving Garlic Scapes 3 Different Ways There are a few garden bounties that come on strong...garlic scapes are one of them.  I have thrown out garlic scapes before and I do not like to waste anything!   This year I planted 8500 hard neck...so I will be swimming in garlic scapes in June next year. [...]

Raw Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother Raw Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother One of the most magical things we make on the farm is our Raw Apple Cider Vinegar with Mother. I was told by most folks...you have to spray your fruit trees with chemicals.  It's just not an option we are willing to do. [...]

5 Ingredient Quick Homemade Ketchup Like knowing what's in your food..so do we! Here is a very quick and simple recipe to make homemade Ketchup. The first time I made this we were clapping it was so good. My secret is I use all cherry tomatoes. I find you get a better-tasting Ketchup.‍ I've always grown [...]

Homemade Thai Sweet Chili Sauce Sometimes I am amazed at how simple it is to make your condiments. I plan on experimenting with recipes with less sugar! Stay tuned. I need to wait until next season when I have grown these peppers! INGREDIENTS: 1 cup medium/mild red chilies, chopped 1-3 Thai chilies, or to taste [...]

Homemade Sriracha Sauce INGREDIENTS: 2 pounds mixed red chili peppers )red jalapenos are preferred, though Fresnos or red Thai peppers are great) 1-quart unchlorinated water 3 tablespoons sea salt 4 cloves garlic chopped 1 tablespoons light brown sugar (or more to taste) 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1 cup rice wine vinegar SRIRACHA SAUCE WITH FRESH [...]

Venison & Juniper Stew INGREDIENTS: 4 tablespoons plain flour 800 g quality stewing venison or beef, cut into 2cm chunks olive oil 2 onions, peeled and roughly chopped 3 carrots, peeled and roughly chopped 2 sticks celery , trimmed and roughly chopped 1 tablespoon juniper berries , crushed in a pestle and mortar 2 sprigs [...]

Venison Schnitzel INGREDIENTS: 4 Venison Steaks (You will be surprised at how large even small steaks give you once pounded) ¼ cup Worchester Sauce ¾ cup Flour for dreading 2 Eggs whipped up with some water 2 cups Panko Crumbs ¾ cup Grated Parmesan Cheese Heaping tablespoon Smoked Paprika Pepper to taste Salt to taste [...]

Chef John's Italian Meatballs ( Using Venison Ground) Who doesn't love Chef John! It's just a few extra steps in this recipe that makes juicy tasty meatballs every time. I have used every wild game meat that I can think of and they always turn out great. I love that these are baked instep of [...]

Awesome Asparagus Pasta Going way back to 2015 for this amazing dish. Our friend Renee gave us this incredibly simple recipe that delivers such a bright palette of flavor and a gorgeous green sauce! I added some shrimp to dress this dish up. INGREDIENTS: - 1 lb fresh asparagus, tough ends trimmed - 1 teaspoon [...]

The Best Crispy Roast Potatoes Ever INGREDIENTS: Kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon (4g) baking soda 4 pounds (about 2 kg) russet or Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters, sixths, or eighths, depending on size (see note) 5 tablespoons (75ml) extra-virgin olive oil, duck fat, goose fat, or beef fat Small handful picked fresh rosemary [...]

Green Beans with Garlic and Sun-Dried Tomatoes   One of my favourite clients, Mary Elizabeth gave me this recipe after buying my sun-dried tomatoes. Very pretty on the plate and how can you go wrong with beans, garlic, and sundried tomatoes.  Winner Winner   INGREDIENTS: 1 lb Green Beans, Trimmed 2 Teaspoon Olive Oil 2 [...]