It’s sort of like a Big Hug! The feel of the warmth of a Wood Stove on a cold, wet, day! Back that up with the first Chocolate Chip Cookies of the season, and a good cup of ole fashioned Tea brewed on the wood stove and it just warms the cockles of the heart! Kind of like the Improved Briden Farm Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe!
Continuing our Thanksgiving Celebrations with Leftovers! Not bad for Leftovers! Eh?
Used the Potatoes and Carrots, from our Gardens, that we placed in our Cast Iron Frying Pan to hold the Bird, and center piece to our Ring-Necked Pheasant Dinner yesterday.
The Carrots and Potatoes weren’t quite done when the bird was so we saved them for today. We had separately prepared our vegetables yesterday to help ensure A Happy Thanksgiving Dinner.
So, today, on Thanksgiving Day 2023, I took the Carrots and Potatoes that were not quite done yesterday and sliced them up to grill them in the Castiron Frying Pan. Yes, I love Castiron Cooking! The Carrots I did first with a slight bit of olive oil, we’re currently out of our Rendered Lard, and sauteed the Carrots in the larger of two pans. I then poured the Carrots in the Smaller pan and added some salt and a little brown sugar. Using the larger of the two pans to fry the potatoes. To the potatoes I added Watkins Sea Salt, Pepper, and Rosemary. I then placed the Carrots in a well in the center of the potatoes and topped it with the whole Pheasant, less the Leg Quarters we ate yesterday. I then placed the whole thing in the oven at about 400 F for about 10 minutes to warm the Pheasant. Removing the Vegetables and Breasts after it was sufficiently warm and removing the breasts from the bird.
As the Vegetables and Pheasant was warming in the oven I made the stewed tomatoes from our fresh Briden Farm Garden Tomatoes. Cutting them into small pieces and sauteeing them in a little olive oil, Watkins Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Chilli Pepper, Basil, and Harissa.
So, from one of our Pasture Raised Ring-Necked Pheasant we’ve made two beautiful meals, and still have enough on the carcass to make a couple of sandwiches for later on. The vegetables and the pheasant, all raised or grown by us, sure make a delicious meal; or meals.
Farmhouse Recipes In The Pantry Meals Pastured Poultry Ring Neck Pheasants Thanksgiving Vegetables Vegetables
Seems strange, I know, but we really have waited (actually worked) three years for this! Oh, we’ve had a variety of vegetables and meats over the past three years. Vegetables and meats we’ve grown and raised. Many good meals!
However, this is the first time we’ve provided ourselves with a complete meal with Meat, Potatoes, Vegetables, and Salad. It’s as much of a timing thing and a growing thing!
Yet, when it all comes together, especially for the first time, it’ll darn near bring tears to one’s eyes! Knowing it is really possible to grow our own food and put complete meals on the table!
Salad with lettuce, radish, onion greens, Swiss chard, and more. Followed by Irish Cobbler Potatoes, Provider Green Beans, Gold Rush Yellow Beans, Stanhope Peas, and Woodland Pastured Berkshire Pork.
I did an earlier post today about “Our First Harvest”. It was actually just half of our first Harvest at the Barn Property, as we divided it giving half away and keeping some for ourselves. Making two remarkable meals!
Berkshire Pigs Gardening In The Pantry Life at Briden Farm Mangalisa Pigs Meals Pigs Pork Vegetables