Well more hunting success to report. Yesterday Graham came home with 2 ducks that he shot on a friends farm. Hoorah!
So it's time to dig out those duck recipes. I think we'll try just plain roast duck tonight. I have another recipe for duck with cider with apples and a little cream which sounds delicious, but don't have any cider. Will need to find out where I can buy good quality cider, not the pseudo cider that's sold in the stores.
Might do a bit of web searching hopefully someone in NZ makes good cider, or else imports it from England.
Sunday, June 15, 2008
Monday, June 9, 2008
Reasons for our lifestyle
I've been thinking about this post for a little while.
What made us move to the country in the first place?
Well here are some reasons that spring to mind:
* Above all to grow our own food - fresh, chemical-/GMO-free, plus different varieties from what's available in shops (i.e. heritage vegetables and fruit - better tasting, better nutritional value)
* In doing the above, saving a bit of money
* To be able to plant more native trees to restore the land to it's previous state (before it was cleared for farming a few decades ago)
* For the peace and quiet
* For the fabulous night skies (no light pollution)
* To have some space
* To get away from the rat race
* For a simpler way of life
What made us move to the country in the first place?
Well here are some reasons that spring to mind:
* Above all to grow our own food - fresh, chemical-/GMO-free, plus different varieties from what's available in shops (i.e. heritage vegetables and fruit - better tasting, better nutritional value)
* In doing the above, saving a bit of money
* To be able to plant more native trees to restore the land to it's previous state (before it was cleared for farming a few decades ago)
* For the peace and quiet
* For the fabulous night skies (no light pollution)
* To have some space
* To get away from the rat race
* For a simpler way of life
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Goose for dinner!
What a surprise when after setting off for a bit of duck hunting, Graham came home with 2 geese!
Neither of us has eaten goose before and I quickly surfed the net to find out what would be the best way to prepare and cook it.
Turns out that geese, while being quite large birds, actually do not have all that much meat on them. After reading some instructions on one web site, we decided that 'we' (aka Graham) would remove just the breasts and also save the legs. Besides as we only have the small benchtop oven at this point in time, there'd be no way I could cook a whole goose!
So the breasts and legs are all packaged up ready to freeze, after I let them "hang" - aka sit in the fridge for a couple of days. This apparently improves the flavour of game, without letting it get too high.
I haven't decided on a recipe yet, although one with red wine, garlic, herbs sounds the right idea. Will post it when I do.
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