Alien Rhubarb

Alien Rhubarb

Alien Rhubarb With summer’s arrival comes one of the first harvests in my garden, rhubarb. I call it alien rhubarb because some of the leaves and stalks on these plants are ginormous. I suppose they grow so big because of the massive amount of sunlight we get in the...
Brining, Smoking, and Canning Salmon

Brining, Smoking, and Canning Salmon

Brining, Smoking, and Canning Salmon It’s my most favorite time of year, fishing season! After nine long months of winter, I am so ready for warm sunshine, green plants, and fat fish. But before I can start fishing, I must remove what’s left of last year’s fish...
Mini Salmon Quiches

Mini Salmon Quiches

Mini Salmon Quiches One of my favorite things to do in the summer is fish for salmon with my husband. I am very happy to say that we have improved drastically over the last few years, and we can actually catch some fish now. At least most of the time. Okay, some of...
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...
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,...