Dark Days Meal 10: Chicken with Mashed Acorn Squash
I’m really embracing my slow cooker these days. It takes a little bit of planning, but it’s nice to come home from work to a dinner that is, at least mostly, ready to eat. I had intended this meal to...
View ArticleDark Days Meal 11: Duck Egg Crustless Quiche
Spoiler Alert: these were the best egg-based savory dishes I’ve ever eaten. Phew. Got that off my chest. I wish the photo did it justice. Learning something…anything…about photography is one of my 2012...
View ArticleGingered Poached Pears
It’s time for the Dark Days Valentine’s Day Challenge, where we were tasked with making a dessert with as many local ingredients as possible. I will admit to considering going back to my Christmas SOLE...
View ArticleDuck Egg with Roasted Red Cabbage
It has been one of those weeks. You know what I mean. When work is so busy you don’t even get up from the desk for nine hours, then you come home and just collapse. When you go to the store and buy all...
View ArticleStuffed Duck Breast for My Valentine
I just love concocting wonderful things to stuff inside beautiful cuts of meat. I do it with venison all the time (like stuffing venison with mashed turnips or mashed pumpkin). A few months ago I got a...
View ArticleDark Days week 13: venison tenderloin and omelet
The past few weeks have been very hectic… and exciting. I decided to take the next step in my desire to find better health and life balance through food: I’ve enrolled to become a certified health...
View ArticleDDC meal 13: pork cutlet and pasta
Rick went hunting last night, so I was on my own for dinner. It’s been a while since I’ve made myself a gourmet dinner—I’m usually at least feeding Rick too when I pull out all the stops. But I wanted...
View ArticleDDC week 15: Linguini with Duckballs
Life is a little out of control right now. Case in point—I made this dark days meal on Tuesday. It’s now Sunday, and I’m needing to steal a quick five minutes to get it posted before round 2 of my...
View ArticleDDC week 16: Venison Con Queso and Chips
Nothing says “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” like queso and chips! Well, perhaps that isn’t quite true. But few things say “my tummy is about to be really happy” like queso and chips. My dark days challenge...
View ArticleDDC week 17: Venison and Mushroom Nachos
I continue on with my south-of-the-border themed meals this week. I had an emotional week, having just quit my extremely stressful job without having another job lined up. Actually, that’s not true....
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