Seriously, when I first read about this, I would have sworn it was a joke. But since I grew up in West Virginia (we eat everything!), and I was so poor at one point that I was lucky to get a meal a day (hunger is a POWERFUL motivator!), I figured that I should at […]
Category: cooking
Hog Harvesting
First, let me tell you that this is NOT a “How-To”, it is simply an “I Got to” article. Also, this will include graphic details and pictures. This is about turning a live animal into food, start to finish. We took healthy animals, in an environment we controlled, and ended up with food we could […]
Pumpkin Waste
Today is the 6th day of November. Over the past few days, I’ve been seeing something that really bothers me. Most of you are probably seeing it as well, but may not have the same feelings about it, probably because you didn’t have the same experiences I did*…and because this country is so wealthy (by […]
Book Review and Giveaway: Recipes & Tips for Sustainable Living with Stacy Harris
(See below for my giveaway of a signed copy of this book) I was recently sent a couple of copies of a new cookbook, Recipes & Tips for Sustainable Living with Stacy Harris from GameAndGarden.com in order to review them for her release date, today, 29 October. Both my wife and I went over the […]
Apples, Flyspeck, Sooty Blotch, and Memories
While I was out of town for my most recent gator hunt, I had the opportunity to spend some time with RidgeRunner’s sister and brother in law who still live back in Kentucky. They were in to spend some time with family, and to hopefully see a giant gator were were hoping to harvest. If […]
Preserving Avocados
Running on a major tangent from yesterday’s gator hunt story, I wanted to cover preserving “Alligator Apples”, or avocados. Green black or or brown skinned, they make a fantastic dip when turned into guacamole, and are mighty tasty addition as foo-foo dressing for sandwiches when added as slices. Rich in GOOD fats, they are a […]
How To Bake Potatoes Without Heat
I’ve mentioned before that I eat based on the Paleo Diet/Lifestyle. White potatoes are a not an option for me, as they contain saponins. Sweet potatoes do not. Sweet potatoes also grow like wildfire in my poor sandy soil, and love heat, another thing I have plenty of. So today, I’m going to show you […]
Fast Easy Way to get Water Out of a Coconut
This one goes out to my buddy Barry, who seems to have a need for lots of coconut water for his moments of R&R. As my regular readers know, I’m coo-coo for coconuts… I’ve written a double handful of articles about them, eat them on dozens of different ways, fill my truck with them, and […]
Sweet Green Mango Ceviche (And Easy Lime Hollandaise Sauce)
I’ve been VERY obsessed with fishing lately. The guys over at Back Water 2 Blue Water fishing club have been very instrumental in getting me on the water more, or at least providing opportunity to go out and learn to catch fish. Providing me the opportunity to go fishing is sort of like taking an […]
White Grunt
Yesterday, I posted a picture of a fish I caught locally. Known as a White Grunt, this unassuming fish is much like the pineapple, it is one of the small cornerstones to Florida’s early development. Its been said many times (does repetition make a statement into fact if repeated often enough?) that when Henry Flagler […]