Have you ever tried a potato that reminds you of chocolate? That was my thought when I tried these potatoes my friends Caitlin and Tom Youngquist of Circle Y Farms, grew in Worland, Wyoming this summer. I had to pause after my first bite, when I realized these potatoes have this lovely, velvety, almost-floral flavor and aroma to them. I couldn't pin point it at first, but then it came to me... Chocolate!? Not what I expected, at all! But I am forever changed now- no other potatoes compare. You have got to try these out! Caitlin and Tom are selling 50lb boxes of these potatoes for $45 a box. These boxes are filled with about half Desiree (Red) and...
I finally achieved something I have been trying to conquer for 6 years, this week. I give you, the no-recipe, no-knead, sourdough loaf. The loaf I made yesterday, with home-ground flour, from Wyoming Heritage Grains- Rouge de Bordeaux wheat berries, grown in Powell, WY. I made 2 loaves last week using this method in my oven at home. So, naturally, I wanted to push this method to the extreme... I took some sourdough starter with me, up to elk camp on Thursday, to see if I could pull it off with charcoal and a woodburning stove, inside a canvas tent. It was a hit! Elk-Camp Sourdough Nothing tastes quite like Sweet Sourdough Success. Here's the process, if you want to...
Pro-Tips on Harvesting Your Own Meat from Taste of the Wind -Keep yourself hydrated! Butchering takes energy and time. I have participated in some long days of preparing and transporting meat from live animals to the freezer and it can really take it out of you if you don’t take care of yourself. Drink lots of water, with electrolytes and bring some snacks that don’t require clean hands to eat, like granola bars, bananas, sandwiches (things you can eat with a wrapper on so you don’t have to worry too much about the absolute cleanliness of your hands). Wear a good hat and bring sun-protection for your neck and arms if you are processing in the summer or on a...
What has four legs, looks like a bewildered ottoman, and fixes carbon like crazy!? A sheep of course! Why am I obsessed with sheep... and silly sheep jokes? Because sheep do so many amazing things! They produce meat, milk, clothing, mulch, beautiful skulls, pre-pelleted fertilizer, they control weeds, they have been scientifically proven to make people feel more peaceful, and more, all by just doing what they love; cruising the worlds pastures and rangelands in all kinds of weather, drinking water, and feasting on wide variety of vegetation! I wish I could be that cool, but for now I'll just have to settle with being these cool animals' shepherdess... Because the animals we are lucky to be around are...
Expiration dates, proper cooking temps, and refrigeration are all tools we are probably using on a daily basis to keep our food "safe" for consumption right Jamie? Which of these are truly important and what are we missing? That's what I want to talk- well, actually, write- about in my next couple of emails. A photo from when I used to work at our local USDA Meat Processing Plant in Laramie, WY. It's sort of exhausting to keep up with all of the things we "must" do to "stay safe" when it comes to food, according to authorities. The list seems to get longer every day. I recently attended an online webinar about the PRIME Act, which is a proposed...
