Tasty Omurice Demi-Glace Sauce

Tasty Omurice Demi-Glace Sauce

I don’t normally make omurice (Japanese Omelette Rice) but had extra rice leftover. I’m not a fan of traditional ketchup based omurice fried rice, so this isn’t a recipe for that (my fried rice is a simple mixture of frozen veggies, butter, rice, garlic, onion, 

Cheeping Chickweed

Cheeping Chickweed

First, let me just say yes, chickweed (Stellaria media) tastes good—like if butter lettuce and alfalfa sprouts had a baby… but it’s a pain to harvest and harvest enough of it to justify making a salad. However, if you have nothing to do and are 

Ajitsuke Duck Egg (Soy Sauce Marinated Soft Boiled Duck Egg)

Ajitsuke Duck Egg (Soy Sauce Marinated Soft Boiled Duck Egg)

Spring is here, which means my ducks have started laying in earnest. 7 of the eggs have gone into the incubator to replenish my flock, but I’m still looking at a good amount of eggs from my remaining 3. I’ve made mini soft boiled ramen 

2020 Muscovy Hatch-a-Long 1

2020 Muscovy Hatch-a-Long 1

My muscovies have started laying which means Spring has sprung! This year I’m desperate to replenish my flock, after having warred with a really resourceful raccoon who was getting into the coop before I locked them in for the night. A fierce battle ensued that 

Dry Salted Duck Eggs

Dry Salted Duck Eggs

I’ve been meaning to get this recipe up but it kept slipping my mind. I wasn’t able to taste test it until a month and a half after making it. Salted duck eggs are a traditional Chinese dish that preserves the eggs in a salt 

2019 Edible Landscape Update

2019 Edible Landscape Update

It’s been over 4 years since I started on this journey and it’s had its ups and downs. I thought I’d give everyone an update on my progress as far as my edible landscape/food forest goes. The good thing is, everything is maturing and filling 

Okra Miso

Okra Miso

I don’t have butterbur where I am, which is where the original recipe, fuki-miso or bakke-miso, comes from. It’s a wild sansai that is foraged during the spring in Japan. It’s delicious over a hot bowl of white rice, topped with a creamy egg yolk. 

Roasted Quail With Wild Mushroom Cream

Roasted Quail With Wild Mushroom Cream

Warning: This post contains descriptions of processing live backyard quail for consumption.  I hadn’t imagined I was going to be making this post any time soon, and rather believed it would have been much later in the year (or even the next) as my quail 

Mini Ramen Eggs (Ajitsuke Quail Eggs)

Mini Ramen Eggs (Ajitsuke Quail Eggs)

Ever since I got quail, this has been the recipe that’s been on my mind. They finally started laying and they’re redeeming themselves. Everyone in my house LOVE jammy ramen eggs, even as a side snack or on top of rice. What better way to 

2018 Jumbo Coturnix Quail Hatch-A-Long and Grow-A-Long

2018 Jumbo Coturnix Quail Hatch-A-Long and Grow-A-Long

Saturday February 17th, 2018 I’ve been wanting to raise quail for a while, especially for quail eggs for my bento. I am on the fence about raising them for meat, but will probably have to process the males when the time comes. In any case,