tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83073642967133144892024-03-14T04:21:40.513-04:00Sustainable ME - living and growing locallyA glimpse into our life as we live locally and sustainably and gradually create our farm and business.Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.comBlogger501125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-70876808191590015202021-05-02T19:56:00.006-04:002021-08-03T15:42:45.071-04:00Simple Stock This recipe details exactly what I have done the last few years with freezing carcasses and decent compost to make stock that I then pressure can. It's even written by a food critic from New York City. Simplified Brown Stockhttps://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com/2021/05/simplified-brown-stock.htmlMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-36828564579358741632021-04-26T19:19:00.003-04:002021-08-03T15:43:34.768-04:00Home made Mayonnaise Nothing better than a home made recipe, even if it is archaic and a bit abstract. MerryMeetingMenuMayonnaisehttps://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com/2021/04/mayonnaise.htmlMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-82936801665978269262021-04-22T18:46:00.002-04:002021-08-03T15:44:15.870-04:00General Stock Another family recipe from the farm that looks like a great pressure canning addition. General Stockhttps://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com/2021/04/general-stock.htmlMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-70806516395309669772021-04-22T18:39:00.002-04:002021-08-03T15:44:43.749-04:00Green Tomato Relish It's so exciting to find a family recipe for something I can can and give away for Christmas!Green Tomato Relishhttps://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com/2021/04/green-tomato-relish.htmlMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-64143272311836801132021-04-19T21:04:00.004-04:002021-04-22T18:46:52.190-04:00Hand Lotion from Emil FIscher's in NYC in 1940 Oh My Goodness I was so excited to stumble upon this recipe card in my box. It's not a food but rather a body product which fits right in with this blog. My only questions is, what is Carbolic Acid?This recipe is credited to "Emil Fischer's Altruistic Prescription Pharmacy" in NYC. Ingredients 1 pint bay Rum1 pint Rose Water1 pint glycerinea few drops Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-21979668090357117392020-09-30T13:37:00.004-04:002020-09-30T13:37:37.455-04:00Concord Grape Jam! Fall is here and so is the canning season!Concord Grape Jam is in the books!https://merrymeetingmenu.blogspot.com/2020/09/concord-grape-jam.htmlMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-35529900427793115682019-02-09T16:39:00.001-05:002019-02-09T16:39:14.222-05:00Sourdough Starter Day 1Making a sourdough starter is certainly the quickest thing I have done in my kitchen. I am hoping it takes off as planned!
Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-81735159137000008742019-02-09T15:25:00.002-05:002019-02-09T16:34:06.551-05:00Sourdough Starter for the Food In Jars ChallengeI am venturing into the world of sour dough starter for the first time as part of this months Food in Jars challenge. I will be following the King Arthur Flour recipe below.
King Arthur Flour Sourdough Starter
I will be giving away some of my "discard" for friends to make their own starter. On the other days I will try my hand at making things from it. Here is a link to some of the thingsMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-91894167364800612582019-02-06T17:34:00.001-05:002019-02-06T17:34:21.665-05:00Lime Curd
After discovering how amazing Meyer Lemon Curd was, I decided that I would do a third challenge for January. I made lime curd and it did not disappoint! It is just like a key lime pie in a jar. I used the recipe in Marisa's book (shown in the picture above) but there is not a link to it on her blog. This recipe seems very similar but does not include the canning information. The curd can be Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-82134508296008045172019-02-06T17:21:00.000-05:002019-02-06T17:35:29.955-05:00Clementine Marmalade
There is nothing better to warm the kitchen in the winter than the cleansing smell of a simmering marmalade. I found this recipe in the Hannaford booklet that is found at the check out. The second I saw it I knew that this would be my first accomplishment for this years addition of the Food In Jars Challenge, hosted by non other than Marisa McClellan, the author of Food in Jars. The HannafordMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-75100921291075525172019-02-06T17:01:00.002-05:002019-02-06T17:05:47.550-05:00Meyer Lemon Curd
This curd is a lemon meringue pie in a jar. I chose the recipe from Marisa McClellan's book Food In Jars but a similar recipe can be found on her blog. Here is her blog post is for Meyer Lemon Curd.
I highly recommend trying your hand at making a curd, it is not as scary as it seems, and the only special equipment you need is a thermometer (preferably a candy thermometer) and a double Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-36830463921831512942017-06-13T13:26:00.002-04:002017-06-13T13:26:43.881-04:00Seeing the finish line on Baby's RoomI can see the finish line right around the corner.
The walls are painted and the flooring is in.
Now it just needs the trim and a closet door attached.
We shall return to normal soon.
Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-32400902076300437062017-06-13T13:16:00.002-04:002017-06-13T13:16:22.161-04:00Blisters and Sweat EquityI have a goal for this summer: don't let the heat keep me out of the garden. I have a plan to make this years garden the best Resistance garden ever. I am going to can, preserve, pressure can, and dehydrate the living guts out of everything it produces. I am a woman on a mission.
This past weekend I met my goal for the first time. Despite sizzling heat and sun, I refused to start my inside tasksMaine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-27735572834560674572017-06-13T12:51:00.000-04:002017-06-13T12:52:34.114-04:00Chive VinegarThis was the simplest act of sustainability I have ever done, and it is SO pretty!
and a day later... voila!
I can't wait to see what it looks like in a week!
Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-44537500346899157692017-06-06T09:57:00.001-04:002017-06-06T09:57:36.297-04:00Lilac Jam
As I searched for recipes for violets, I learned that lilacs are another edible flower and was immediately entranced by the task of finding a recipe to make jam with the last two remaining flowers on my lilac tree. There was lilac jelly (oh so beautiful you must wait until next year) but the Jun Food in Jars Challenge is jam, so I had to settle on the only recipe I could get my hands on that Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-6609567343630010232017-06-05T13:52:00.000-04:002017-06-05T13:55:04.152-04:00Violet Jam
A boy in the grass picking flowers
June is a jam month for the Food in Jars Mastery Challenge and I need to be honest, I really wanted to challenge myself and jam was a hard one to find. Jam is my THING.... how could I take it up a notch?
Then I remembered that we had violets growing at the edge of the woods. FLOWERS .... I could challenge myself by using flowers. It was a wonderful Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-2106954949725725592017-06-05T10:42:00.000-04:002017-06-05T10:42:00.401-04:00Sustainable plant watering
Look at that rich color left from Fiddleheads!
I don't know why I didn't think of it before learning it from Marisa at FoodinJars.com , but one should ALWAYS save their blanching water. It provides a nutritious drink for your plants.
From blanching my fiddle heads for 3 pints of pickled asparagus, I yielded two quarts of healthy nutritious water for my plants.
I know my Hibiscus and Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-35413919248582213122017-05-29T11:22:00.000-04:002017-05-29T11:22:00.662-04:00Dandelion Jelly
Finally, I am a believer! Round one of dandelion jelly ended like this:
What did I do, make a scoby?
After a morbidly awful first round failure, I rolled my shoulders back, put my chin up, and demanded that the kids help me forage a SECOND round of dandelion blossoms. "But, MOM!" Can you hear them? Geez Louise its as if I am forcing them into child labor. This time I was smarter and Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-36888429551156849362017-05-29T10:28:00.002-04:002017-05-29T10:28:46.841-04:00Pickled Fiddleheads
One of the joys of living in Maine is the multitude of things one can forage and eat. Spring is a time of a great unfolding in this state, as the abundant nature around us wakes from the slumber of winter. One prize possession the is revealed is fiddle heads. These unique edible spirals of green wonder are the baby ostrich fern.
While all ferns have fiddleheads, it is the Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-23089749904927888112017-05-15T11:51:00.001-04:002017-05-15T11:51:46.765-04:00Our Resistance Garden will be the best garden ever!Due to the projected rise in food prices we are planning a garden that will sustain us thorough out the year. Our intentions are to far exceed the banner garden of the summer of 2015. Careful planning has gone into this venture with the cancellation of certain summer plans and the installation of a new fence and watering system. A lot of time and energy has gone into it so far, but I am proud to Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-789773208337519692017-05-15T07:46:00.001-04:002017-05-15T07:46:11.073-04:00Mother's Day Progress on Baby's roomThe electrical work is done so it is time for the sheet rock! This is real progress!
A corner and not a hole into the hall!
A hallway not a... well... progress!
The last gap to fill is the pocket door = no insulation!
My love SP has worked so hard! THANK YOU!
Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-51199714524582759842017-05-10T13:39:00.000-04:002017-05-10T13:39:00.114-04:00Early May progress on Baby's Room
Next step... smoke detectors and final wiring before sheet rock!
Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-28266855109535834872017-05-08T10:52:00.000-04:002017-05-08T10:53:19.503-04:00Making broth from Kitchen ScrapsI have been making stock recently from all the kitchen scraps from the winter, squirrelled away in the freezer in zip lock bags. I had some reluctance on my latest version because there was a bag of potatoes and I wondered how starchy it would get. To my surprise it seemed to work fairly well.
My prior versions were a chicken stock and a vegetable stock. We are looking forward Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-90199550443235836942017-05-08T10:47:00.003-04:002017-05-08T10:47:59.683-04:00Progress on Baby's room (it still isn't done)
These pictures seem to be a calm between storms. it got all nice and cleaned up before it got insanely messy. When will I stop calling him Baby on this blog?
Maine Momhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00325403359330547466noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8307364296713314489.post-68827492770126557652017-05-08T10:43:00.001-04:002017-05-15T07:35:54.566-04:00Living off the LandIt's officially (and also the end of) Fiddlehead season!
SP, my fern Frond, got these just in the nick of time. We fortunately live quite close to a lot of wet lands! I can't wait for some butter fried fiddleheads for dinner!
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