Our Smoked Candied Salmon Recipe – Garlic Maple Glazed Trout & Salmon
Two things that we really love about this area: Maple Syrup and fresh fish from Lake Superior. Sometimes the two come together. This is...
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Sep 22, 20202 min read
Cowboy Candy | Candied Jalapenos To Warm The Soul
There is a special place in our hearts here at the Wilderstead for Cowboy Candy. This stuff is very addictive, which has lead to its...
May 9, 20201 min read
Catching & Pressure Canning Fresh Wild Rainbow Trout/Steelhead From Lake Superior
Spring time. One thing that we love to do here is go fishing for lake Superior rainbow trout, or steelhead. The rainbow trout enter the...
Jan 6, 20201 min read
Canning Chanterelle Mushrooms | How To Pressure Can Wild Mushrooms | Preserving Wild Mushrooms
Often, the biggest problem with foraging wild mushrooms is having too many. Preserving wild mushrooms is a great way to have tasty wild...
Jan 6, 20201 min read
Broadleaf Plantain – Harvesting & Cooking The Flowering Shoots Of Plantago Major
Broadleaf Plantain (plantago major) is one of the most common edible backyard weeds that has been used for centuries for its medicinal...
Jan 22, 20191 min read
How To Make Chaga Tea Two Ways
Chaga freshly harvested from the Birch tree needs to be processed before you can make Chaga tea. Processing the Chaga right away is...
Apr 11, 20181 min read
Dehydrated Tuna Pet Treats For Cats Dogs & People
If there’s one thing both Caddis our pooch and Minnow our 3 legged cat can agree on, it’s their love of dried fish treats. They both go...
Mar 8, 20184 min read
Country Vs City – Pizza Margherita
Can you make as good of a meal with ingredients sourced from the country as you can with all the ingredients available in the city? A way...
Mar 6, 20184 min read
Pizza Margherita
We eat pizza at least once a month on the homestead. Planning meals ahead of time isn’t our forte, so we always end up making our own...
Feb 25, 20182 min read
Didn’t Plan Ahead Pizza Dough
It is often the case at Dans Bois that we look at each other at 6 pm and ask: What’s for dinner tonight? Well if the answer you really...
Feb 21, 20181 min read
Three Ingredient Dog Treats – Pumpkin Flour Peanut Butter Puppy Treats
This easy recipe makes a soft cookie our dog Caddis loves. Making dog treats from scratch allows you to control their size. These treats...
Feb 5, 20182 min read
Naan-tastic bread – Dairy Free Naan Bread
The only dairy products we ever have around the house are cheese and butter, so we searched high and low for a naan recipe that didn’t...
Jan 18, 20182 min read
Pineapple Teriyaki Beef Jerky
We spend a lot of time outside. Working around the property, hiking, fishing & camping are just a few activities that have us outside,...
Jan 8, 20182 min read
Fish Tacos With Cumin Kale Salad
In our spare time, we fish a lot. Sometimes you have to get a little more creative with your fish meals and step away from the...
Dec 14, 20173 min read
Smoked Goldeye
Before moving to Manitoba we had never seen a Goldeye; however, they’re an abundant fish species here. Lake Winnipeg and the Red River...
Jul 22, 20172 min read
Sweet Pickled Veggies
One of my favourite pickle jars to crack open on my grandparents farm when I was a kid were the sweet pickled mixed vegetables. ...
Jul 22, 20173 min read
Not Yo Mommas Salsa – Fresh Garden Salsa
Nothing says summer like fresh salsa enjoyed outside with your favourite corn chips and a cold beverage. Brand name salsas tend to be...
Jul 20, 20172 min read
Stewed Tomatoes
In our house, its hard to go a couple of days without a meal that contains tomatoes. They’re such a versatile vegetable. Pasta sauce,...
Jun 23, 20171 min read
Homemade Tomato Paste
We felt bad about throwing away all the skins and seeds accumulated when making salsa and stewed tomatoes. This lead to some research,...
Jun 22, 20172 min read
Canned Oyster Mushrooms
We are lucky to have an abundance of Aspen Oyster mushrooms that grow wild on our land. In early summer, these mushrooms begin to appear...
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