Salmon Spread

Salmon Spread

Salmon Spread One of our favorite ways to use salmon is in Smoked Salmon Spread. We brine, smoke, and can our own salmon, but canned salmon from the store is fine. Most canned salmon is Pink Salmon, but if you can find canned Red Salmon, buy that instead. We feed Pink...
Halibut Tacos

Halibut Tacos

Halibut Tacos Mexican is my absolute favorite type of food. Tacos, enchiladas, tamales, burritos – I love it all. And one of my favorite ways to use Halibut is in tacos.  I prefer to grill the fish, but if your grill is completely buried in snow, like mine is...
Are you Hiding Under the Bed?

Are you Hiding Under the Bed?

Are you Hiding Under the Bed? Abby, the cat, came to live with us back in October. I was so excited to welcome her into our home, but I knew she would need some time to adjust. She came from a family that loved her dearly but they discovered one of their children was...
Raspberry Fruit Leather

Raspberry Fruit Leather

Raspberry Fruit Leather One of my favorite fruits is raspberries and I am fortunate to have a huge patch of raspberry bushes in our backyard. Each summer I anxiously wait for those first red juicy berries so the process of making raspberry pie, tarts, jam, syrup,...
Nothing is Wasted

Nothing is Wasted

Nothing is Wasted Our neighbor’s tree could not handle an early season storm with heavy snow, but she made the most of the situation and blessed us with some firewood for the winter. A week ago Sunday was a “terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.” I can count on...