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Basic Cooking Skills

traditional shortbread cookies on a wooden board background

traditional shortbread cookies on a wooden board background

Basic Cooking Skills, Desserts, Food

Traditional Shortbread Recipe

overhead shot of bechamel sauce in a cast iron pan, surrounded by various ingredients.

Basic Cooking Skills, Food

How To Thicken Sauces, Soups & Stews

beans used as pie weights being removed from a pie crust

Basic Cooking Skills, Food

How To Blind Bake Pie Crust

a white bowl filled with cooked wild rice

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Cook Wild Rice

sliced open oven baked chicken breasts on a parchment lined sheet pan

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land

Simple Oven Baked Chicken Breasts

a top down view of a jar of refrigerator bread and butter pickles

Basic Cooking Skills, Condiments & Dressings, Food

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles

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Breads and Other Baked Goods

close up of blueberry bran muffins cooling on a black wire rack

Breads and Other Baked Goods, Food

Blueberry Bran Muffins

A loaf of slied no knead sourdough bread on a wooden cutting board

Basic Cooking Skills, Breads and Other Baked Goods, Food

No Knead Sourdough Bread

Breads and Other Baked Goods, Food

Perfect Cranberry Scones

Pumpkin breakfast muffins are easy to make and a great on the go breakfast full of pumpkin flavor!

Breads and Other Baked Goods, Food

Pumpkin Breakfast Muffins

Rosinenbrot is a German raisin bread perfect for easter or other Special Occasions.!

Breads and Other Baked Goods, Food

German Rosinenbrot (Raisin Bread)

Try these homemade biscuits flavoured with rosemary and garlic tonight! Easy to prepare in 20 minutes.

Breads and Other Baked Goods, Food

From Scratch Rosemary & Garlic Biscuits

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Condiments & Dressings

a close up of a white bowl filled with instant pot applesauce on a blue striped dish towel

Condiments & Dressings, Food, Instant Pot

Instant Pot Applesauce

a jar of homemade wild plum jam surrounded by the wild foraged fruits on a wooden surface

Condiments & Dressings, Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

Wild Plum Jam

a top down view of a jar of refrigerator bread and butter pickles

Basic Cooking Skills, Condiments & Dressings, Food

Refrigerator Bread and Butter Pickles

Toasted almond and arugula pesto in a mason jar surrounded by various ingredients

Condiments & Dressings, Food

Toasted Almond and Arugula Pesto

homemade blackened seasoning

Basic Cooking Skills, Condiments & Dressings, Food

Making Your Own Blackened Seasoning (Cajun Seasoning)

Condiments & Dressings, Food

The Best German Sauerkraut You Will Ever Eat

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Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events

A copy of the great shellfish cookbook on a table

Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events

The Great Shellfish Cookbook by Matt Dean Pettit | Review + Free Recipe Preview

Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events

Christmas Food Advent Calendar | Spice It Up!

Learn how to start eating healthy, nutritious foods with Gabrielle Gottschalk's ecookbook 'Real. Good. Food.' . Packed with 40 recipes and beautiful photos!

Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events, Food

Simple Organic Meal Ideas from the eBook ‘ Real. Good. Food.’

Yogurt Every Day, is a wonderful book, packed with recipes to inspire you to use yogurt on a regular basis.

Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events, Food

Cooking with Yogurt & a review of ‘Yogurt Every Day’ by Hubert Cormier

Island Hill Farm

Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events, Food

Dinner Barn Party at Island Hill Farm

my collection of must have cookbooks

Basic Cooking Skills, Cookbook Reviews & Fun Events, Food

My 5 Favorite Must Have Cookbooks

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Desserts

traditional shortbread cookies on a wooden board background

traditional shortbread cookies on a wooden board background

Basic Cooking Skills, Desserts, Food

Traditional Shortbread Recipe

close up shot of a slice of dairy free pumpkin pie

Dairy Free Pumpkin Pie

A sliced and garnished homemade pumpkin pie made from scratch, sitting on a wodden table . one pice of pie has been removed.

Homemade Pumpkin Pie

a cast iron pan filled with freshly baked blueberry grunt.

East Coast Blueberry Grunt

A square piece of strawberry tiramisu in a glass plate, sitting on a white napkin.

Strawberry Tiramisu with Dark Chocolate

An elegant looking, yet simple to make blueberry pavlova recipe. The ideal summer dessert to enjoy with friends, or to impress with on a special occasion.

Blueberry Pavlova – A Simple & Elegant Dessert

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Drinks

chaga mushroom tea in a white cup on a wooden tabletop

Drinks, Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Make Chaga Tea At Home

Watermelon Slushie (Alcohol Free)

A glass of creamy strawberry banana smoothie on a wooden board

Creamy Strawberry Watermelon Smoothie

A glass of freshly squeezed orange juice on a wooden board

Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice

A perfectly nutty and comforting drink to enjoy on a cold day, homemade hazelnut hot cocoa is easy to make and enjoyed by the whole family. Great after a day outside skating or sitting around a campfire! #hotchocolate #chocolate #hotcocoa #cocoa #drinks #winter

Homemade Hazelnut Vanilla Hot Cocoa

a glass of real bajan rum punch on a picnic table

Caribbean Rum Punch (The Perfect Summer Cocktail)

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Foraging

freshkly washed fiddleheads on a wooden cutting board, ready for cooking

Earth, Food, Foraging, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Clean and Cook Fiddleheads

A tart and slightly fruity tea this wild rose hip tea is excellent for use in combating colds and flu's due to it's high Vitamin C content.

Earth, Food, Foraging, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

Wild Rose Hip Tea

Three easy ways to preserve herbs from your garden.

Earth, Foraging, Growing Your Own Food

3 Easy Ways of Preserving Herbs from the Garden

Let spruce tea steep for 10 to 15 minutes before adding the honey and lime for a delicious and healthy beverage.

Drinks, Earth, Food, Foraging, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

Spruce Tea with Honey & Lime

Earth, Foraging

Making Maple Syrup – A DIY Guide

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Growing Your Own Food

A bunch of freshly harvested garlic right after being dug from the ground

Backyard Vegetable Gardening, Earth, Growing Your Own Food

How To Grow Garlic At Home | A Complete Guide

A bunch of freshly harvested garlic scapes on a wooden table top

Earth, Growing Your Own Food

What Are Garlic Scapes (+ How To Use & Grow Your Own)

Various potted herbs on a windowsill her garden

Earth, Growing Your Own Food

Growing Your Own Windowsill Herb Garden (For Year Round Herbs)

Close up of chive blossoms in a garden

Earth, Growing Your Own Food

How To Grow Chives In Your Garden

Freshly picked strawberries on a wicker plate

Earth, Growing Your Own Food

How To Grow Strawberries At Home

a strawberry plant being grown in a black plastic pot

Earth, Growing Your Own Food

Growing Strawberries in Pots

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Instant Pot

a close up of a white bowl filled with instant pot applesauce on a blue striped dish towel

Condiments & Dressings, Food, Instant Pot

Instant Pot Applesauce

a bowl of wild rice cooked in an instant pot

Food, Instant Pot, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Instant Pot Wild Rice

Food, Instant Pot, Meal Ideas - From The Land

Instant Pot Pork Shoulder (For Pulled Pork Sandwiches, Tacos, & More)

a black bowl of popped popcorn made in an instant pot.

Food, Instant Pot, Snacks

Instant Pot Popcorn + 6 Popular Seasonings

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Kitchen Essentials

A knife roll filled with different types of kitchen knives on a wooden tabletop

Food, Kitchen Essentials

Different Types Of Kitchen Knives And Their Uses

various essential spices in little piles on a dark background

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Kitchen Essentials

11 Essential Spices & How To Use Them

an overview of basic knife cuts

Basic Cooking Skills, Kitchen Essentials

Kitchen Skills – The Basic Knife Cuts

How to sharpen kitchen knives - a selection of whetstones . - @earthfoodfire

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Kitchen Essentials

How to Sharpen Kitchen Knives

Learn how to debone a whole chicken with this culinary tutorial. - @earthfoodfire

Food, Kitchen Essentials

Butchery Basics- How to Debone a Whole Chicken

A black knife roll with a variety of knives and other tools

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Kitchen Essentials

Kitchen Tools 102 – Commonly Used Tools of the Trade

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Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods

A bowl of beer steamed mussels with garlic scapes and lemon on a wooden table surrounded by various ingredients

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Beer Steamed Mussels With Garlic Scapes & Lemon

blackened shrimp skewers on a white platter with various garnishes

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Blackened Shrimp Skewers with a Cucumber Lime Dip

Marinated steak tacos are the best gourmet snack you'll ever eat!

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods

Sautéed Mushroom & Flank Steak Tacos

Bajan Fish Cakes made with Canadian Salt Cod are the perfect summer finger food! Eat them hot and served with some pepper sauce or spicy mayo!

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods

Real Bajan Fish Cakes

a red caquelon filled with real swiss cheese fondue on a wooden board surface surrounded by various ingredients

a red caquelon filled with real swiss cheese fondue on a wooden board surface surrounded by various ingredients

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods

Authentic Swiss Cheese Fondue

Perfect as an appetizer or entree, these German onion tarts even make a great lunch for work.

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods

German Caramelized Onion Tart – Zwiebel Kuchen

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Meal Ideas - From The Land

a sliced coffee rubbed sirloin tip roast on a white platter

a sliced coffee rubbed sirloin tip roast on a white platter

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land

Coffee Rubbed Sirloin Tip Roast

a top down shot of a pot of broth based oxtail soup beside a white rimmed bowl of oxtail soup

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Oxtail Soup Recipe (German Style)

a bowl of leftover turkey wild rice soup

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Leftover Turkey & Wild Rice Soup

a white bowl filled with cooked wild rice

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Cook Wild Rice

a chicken spinach salad garnished with crispy apple chips, feta, cherry tomatoes and pecans on a wooden table

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Crispy Apple Chip, Pecan, Chicken Spinach Salad (with a Sweet Cranberry Balsamic Vinaigrette)

sliced open oven baked chicken breasts on a parchment lined sheet pan

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land

Simple Oven Baked Chicken Breasts

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Meal Ideas - From The Sea

traditional east coast lobster rolls on a plate garnished with chives and lemon

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Sea, Sandwiches and Burgers

Classic East Coast Lobster Rolls

A bowl of beer steamed mussels with garlic scapes and lemon on a wooden table surrounded by various ingredients

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Beer Steamed Mussels With Garlic Scapes & Lemon

four grilled lobsters garnished with fresh herbs on a white platter

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Grilled Atlantic Lobster Brushed with Garlic Butter & Herbs

A freshly cooked lobster on a white platter. Learn how to cook lobster at home!

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

The Complete Guide To Cooking Lobster

blackened shrimp skewers on a white platter with various garnishes

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Blackened Shrimp Skewers with a Cucumber Lime Dip

Whale Baked Haddock in parchment paper is an easy set and forget it supper !

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Sea

Baked Haddock in Parchment with Lemon and Herb

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Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

a bowl of wild rice cooked in an instant pot

Food, Instant Pot, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Instant Pot Wild Rice

a chicken spinach salad garnished with crispy apple chips, feta, cherry tomatoes and pecans on a wooden table

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Crispy Apple Chip, Pecan, Chicken Spinach Salad (with a Sweet Cranberry Balsamic Vinaigrette)

Grilled garlic scapes with grilled lemon and parmesan on a white plate

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Grilled Garlic Scapes With Lemon & Parmesan

A simple kale slaw ready o be served at a family bbq or potluck

Food, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

Kale Slaw (With A Creamy Lemon Garlic Dressing)

a blue bowl on a barn board tabletop filled with cooked basmati rice

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

How To Cook Basmati Rice

german braised red cabbage served on a fancy gold rimmed glass plate

Food, Meal Ideas - Sides and Salads

German Braised Red Cabbage (Rotkohl) with Blueberries & Cloves

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Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

a white bowl filled with cooked wild rice

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Cook Wild Rice

a jar of homemade wild plum jam surrounded by the wild foraged fruits on a wooden surface

Condiments & Dressings, Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

Wild Plum Jam

chaga mushroom tea in a white cup on a wooden tabletop

Drinks, Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Make Chaga Tea At Home

a small mason jar filled with homemade dandelion syrup surrounded by dandelions

Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

Homemade Dandelion Syrup

blanched fiddleheads layed out on a tray ready to be frozen

Food, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

Freezing Fiddleheads

freshkly washed fiddleheads on a wooden cutting board, ready for cooking

Earth, Food, Foraging, Meal Ideas - Wild Foods

How To Clean and Cook Fiddleheads

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Sandwiches and Burgers

traditional east coast lobster rolls on a plate garnished with chives and lemon

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Sea, Sandwiches and Burgers

Classic East Coast Lobster Rolls

a fully assembled marinated grilled chicken burgermon a wooden serving board

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Sandwiches and Burgers

Easy Marinated Grilled Chicken Burgers

Use Sprouted Seeds on sandwhiches like this pickled herring sandwich.

Food, Sandwiches and Burgers

Pickled Herring Sandwich – A German Style Lunch

A new take on the Lobster Roll. Fresh Pei Lobster with a Cilantro and Avocado Mayo..in Slider form!

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Sea, Sandwiches and Burgers

Fresh PEI Lobster Sliders with a Cilantro & Avocado Mayo

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Snacks

a black bowl of popped popcorn made in an instant pot.

Food, Instant Pot, Snacks

Instant Pot Popcorn + 6 Popular Seasonings

German Candied almonds

Candied Almonds (Gebrannte Mandeln)

Homemade pita chips are an easy and healthy snack great for after school or simply when a chip craving hits.

Easy Homemade Pita Chips

Healthy and delicious, these homemade granola bars are the perfect on the go snack food or back to school treat!

Homemade (Gluten Free) Granola Bars with Pistachio, Cocoa, and Cherries

Garnished Garlic Hummus

Food, Meal Ideas - Appetizers and Fingerfoods, Snacks

How To Make Hummus From Scratch (Flavored With Garlic & Lemon)

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Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

a top down shot of a pot of broth based oxtail soup beside a white rimmed bowl of oxtail soup

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Oxtail Soup Recipe (German Style)

a bowl of leftover turkey wild rice soup

Food, Meal Ideas - From The Land, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Leftover Turkey & Wild Rice Soup

two mason jars on a wooden table filled with clear golden chicken stock. The jars are surrounded by various vegetables and a kitchen knife.

Food, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Instant Pot Chicken Stock

A grey stoneware bowl filled with french onion soup and topped with golden baked cheese.

Food, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

French Onion Soup (Made Easier In The Instant Pot)

Silky smooth with a hint of pear and hazelnuts, this creamy parsnip soup is ideal for a fall inspired appetizer or meal.

Food, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Creamy Parsnip Soup With Hazelnut and Pear

Learn how to make beef stock and broth at home. Great on a plaeo diet and full of health benefits!

Basic Cooking Skills, Food, Soups, Stocks, and Sauces

Making High Quality Beef Stock At Home

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