Duck Rice

 

This is perhaps the most tender wild duck I have ever eaten. I realize that it is only spring, and usually it is in the autumn when our thoughts usually turn to duck hunting, and duck recipes, so I guess I am a little early. I stumbled upon this recipe long ago when planning a menu for a mountain climbing expedition. Because of the high altitude and the task of carrying fuel, the use of a pressure cooker pot became an indispensable addition. I quickly realised that food cooked in a pressure cooker, cooked faster and became very tender, so I adapted several wild game recipes to the pressure cooker, and it worked magnificently. Some wild game birds like duck can be extremely tough and chewy, but when cooked over a fire in a pressure cooker, it becomes as tender as a thanks giving turkey and falls right off the bones.

Simply dress your fresh shot ducks and stuff them into the pressure cooker, add a couple of cups of water, and cook for half an hour, then let cool. Take the meat off the bones and cut it against the grain. Put the meat back into the pressure cooker and add your favourite spices. (do not oversalt) Cook at full pressure for another half hour. Pour it over your favourite side dish, like rice, and enjoy. The meat will be extremely tender and delicious.

Classic Beef Stew/Caldereta

Nothing warms the belly while out on a cold trail like a nice hot, steaming bowl of beef stew!

2 c cubed beef
2 c diced potatoes
1 c diced carrots
1 c sliced onion
1/2 c chopped celery
1/2 c Worcestershire sauce
1/2 c tomato paste
1/2 c water
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste

Combine all of the ingredients in a cast iron dutch oven and place over medium coals. Let simmer for 1 hour or until beef and vegetables are fully cooked. Serve and enjoy. This stew can also be cooked and frozen and then just thawed and heated on the trail!

Grilled Ham and Cheeze

I have a bunch of recipes that I would like to share.

This is a classic campfire standby.

I think it has been used by anyone from the Boy Scouts to Royalty. And the best part is that it is so simple that children often enjoy the task of cooking their own.

There are so many variations that it would be very difficult to write a favourite recipe, so everyone just makes their Ham and Cheese sandwich the way they like it best. Butter the outside and pop it in the iron, or on the grill. Flip it often and soon the cheese will melt and the sandwich is ready.

Grudges & Forgiveness

Humility vs Pride

Ski Hill

Moose

As of late, we have had a couple moose come for breakfast; I was about 90 metres away.

Cold Snap

 For the past week, we have had a cold snap, with temperatures getting down around minus 40C.  
Here is a picture of the thermometre Saturday morning: -42C