Instant Pots have a magical keep warm setting that means you can make your mashed potatoes hourssss in advance and they’ll be perfect when you’re ready to serve them. No last minute mashing, struggling for oven space or worse- cold … Continue reading Instant Pot Mashed Potatoes
Putting the vegan label there is immediately going to turn some people away, but here’s the thing. They’re dairy free and egg free for those who need it. They could easily be swapped for gluten free with a 1:1 flour. … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Chocolate Cookies
Most hot apple cider recipes call for long simmering of apple juice and whole spices, but this shortcut in time is no short cut in flavour! See it on youtube here- https://youtu.be/_GBYxipmq8k Between you, me and the apple tree, a shot of whiskey in a mug of hot apple cider is an excellent adult upgrade. Hot Apple Cider 4 servings 1 litre/1quart apple juice- preferably unfiltered pure apple juice, but use whatever you can get 1/4 tsp cinnamon 1/8 tsp ground cardamom 1/8 tsp powdered ginger pinch of ground cloves Heat juice with spices in a pot on medium … Continue reading 20 min Hot Apple Cider
I’ve been making this recipe for years now, with slight tweaks on the original version from www.tastesbetterfromscratch.com. I thought I’d share my version with you and I hope you love it! For special occasions or birthdays a few times a … Continue reading Old Fashioned Donuts
Ive been using this hot chocolate mix for years, but recently discovered its excellent to bring to a crowd too! Heres a youtube video of how we made it- https://youtu.be/83f1fLidqfQ To Make the Mix- In a quart jar alternate between … Continue reading Hot Chocolate Mix and How to Serve it to a Crowd
We’re always throwing together a soup of sorts at least once a week, and this one was worth making again to write down how I made it, I hope you enjoy it! For the Broth- 3-4lbs lbs moose soup bones … Continue reading Moose Soup with Garden Vegetables
Even though we enjoy ourselves some good meat and dairy, we’ve got family members who choose not to eat those things, and I still want to wow their socks off when I feed them! This is a great simple meal to make and the flavour added by roasting the vegetables is fantastic. Adapted from I heart Umami’s recipe here- See me make it on youtube here- https://youtu.be/DRZzcfI6BXE 8 cups mixed cut up vegetables such as but not limited to – fresh or frozen; peppers, eggplants, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, zuchinni and cabbage 1/4 c olive oil 1 teaspoon … Continue reading Plant Based Roast Vegetable Curry
3/4 c butter 2 c brown sugar (I use 2 c organic cane sugar + 2 tbsp molasses) 1/2 c heavy cream 1 tsp vanilla 3 c icing sugar 3/4 c chopped walnuts, preferably toasted (optional) good salt In … Continue reading Grandma Margs Maple Fudge
This soup transforms a few ingredients into such a good soup. Marius remembers his Mom simmering the hambone all night…simmering the soup all day…not anymore with the instant pot! I started my soup at 4 pm and we ate it … Continue reading Instant Pot Ham Bone Pea Soup
I use my excalibur dehydrator which dries things very evenly and quickly, if you have another one, you may need to swap around trays, or lay it out a little thinner, or it may need to go a bit longer. (this is my dehydrator- https://amzn.to/34FkK6B ) See it on youtube here- https://youtu.be/-CfhswTdGIo If you’ve never had nutritional yeast before…give it a chance! Its got a different flavour that’s really quite “more-ish” as my Grandma would say. Its jam packed with B vitamins which makes it a great “food as medicine” to consume! My husband doesn’t love it on popcorn but … Continue reading Dehydrator Kale Chips
You can buy your dried ingredients or grow and dry your own! Mountain rose herbs is a great resource for buying- https://www.mountainroseherbs.com You can see me harvest, dry and make this on youtube here- https://youtu.be/uu9uTXSMCY0 To mix up the … Continue reading Homegrown Flower Tea
Puff Pastry Recipe here- https://venisonfordinner.com/2019/08/20/short-cut-puff-pastry/ Puff Pastry Video here- https://youtu.be/X6O6zqEBtq8 Sausage Roll video here- https://youtu.be/TirhfqooEo8 1 pound sausage of your choice 1/4 cup bread crumbs or oats 1 tsp mustard 1 pound puff pastry (defrosted if from freezer) 1 egg beaten with 1 tbsp water Preheat oven to 425F If sausage is in casing, remove from casings into a bowl. Add bread crumbs and mustard. Roll out puff pastry until 1/4″ thick rectangle roughly 12″ by 18″. Cut it in half to have 2 6″ by 18″ strips. Divide the meat in half and make a log down … Continue reading Sausage Rolls from Scratch