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Ran out of propane…

January 17, 2024 – 2:49 pm
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Tagged AK, AK life, alaska, baking, cooking, food, food security, fuel, propane
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Ran out of propane…

So I'm baking bread in the woodstove. #makedo #alaskaway

When your friend gifts you all the right foods for Purim….

Moose Processing: Day 2

January 11, 2023 – 2:39 pm
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Tagged alaska, Alaska life, food, moose, sausage
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Moose Processing: Day 2

Initial coarse grind. Apx 10% beef fat added a long with all moose fat

Sourdough Sunday: Moose Salvage

January 8, 2023 – 5:15 pm
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Tagged AK, alaska, Alaska life, alaska state troopers, animals, below zero, brrr, canning, cold, culture, food, food security, frugal living, grateful, harvest, kenai, moose, salvage
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We did the real Alaskan experience last night, pulled an all-nighter in -13° temps quartering a salvage moose. (I posted pics previously.)

Alaska is serious about not wasting game meat. Even salvage moose still has useful meat left after an impact, these animals are just so big. But this poor girls torso was too far gone.

The truck that hit her did not fare well. I hope the occupants are okay.

The best we can do for these animals is make sure they don’t go to waste. The ultimate environmentally friendly action

Alaska Wildlife Troopers website and sign up page.

Southern comfort

November 26, 2022 – 7:11 pm
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Tagged Alaska life, Cajun, cold, food, gumbo, warm up from the inside, winter
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Southern comfort

Comfort food on a cold winter's night. Chicken & andouille gumbo. Mmmm mmm. Spicy goodness.

Good Morning Turkeys!

November 24, 2022 – 9:21 am
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Tagged Alaska life, butter, food, preparing, recipe, Thanksgiving, turkey
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Good Morning Turkeys!

Whole lemon & onion, halved; fresh sage, thyme & rosemary; dried (homegrown) sage, rosemary & parsley; and half a stick of butter: going inside the bird.

Blessed Memory

November 21, 2022 – 8:00 am
Posted in Family, food, Recipes
Tagged birthdays, Family, food, grandpa, raisin pecan pie
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Today is my Grandpa’s birthday. I was always excited to celebrate with him. It meant there would be chocolate cake with pecans and black walnut ice cream or, if Grandma was being especially nice, raisin pecan pie. It was his favorite. I’m pretty sure he’s the reason I love pecans so much.

Grandpa’s birthday also meant that Thanksgiving was coming as well as another couple birthdays… It was party time!

Now, back to the raisin pecan pie.

It wasn’t like a pecan pie (my favorite pie) with raisins. No, it was like a funeral pie with pecans. I remember watching Grandma boil the raisins to plump them up. Prepare a double pie crust. Assembling and baking it in her cool old electric range with double upper ovens and a cook top that retracted when not in use.

Grandpa sure loved that pie. I haven’t made one in ages. Actually I’ve only ever made it once IIRC. It’s a lot of work and we’ll, if you’re not a raisin lover, I mean really love raisins, it’s gonna take a while to eat that whole pie by yourself. I don’t have Grandma’s recipe anymore, but here’s a close approximation. Just add a whole bunch of chopped (or halved) pecans.

So I’ll not be making his favorite pie today. Just reminiscing about The Old Codger and being thankful for having experienced life with him.

Rest peacefully Nicky Baby.