Nanking Cherries are the best tasting sour cherries, but die back too often to be worth growing your ownSaskatoons grow easily in Calgary, but have fungus issues. Everytime I see a loaded Saskatoon bush, I think Grizzly Bears must have loved theseEvans Cherry is excellent, except our four really productive tree developed a cherry maggot infestation. Chainsaw time…Valiant Grapes grow well in Calgary and are delicious. Not sure how to manage the vinesGoji Berries from down the AlleyWe have a spectacular breed of raspberries. Almost too productive, picking 25 lbs of raspberries in an afternoon becomes a jobWhere did I leave the mujer again?Making raspberry juiceSmoking meat. Tastes good, but not worth the hassle compared to cooking it in the oven.Pork ribs. Low and slow is the wayBeef Brisket. This stuff puts on the weight – delicious and crazy greasy. And can only be cooked in industrial quantities.When life gives you zucchinis, you make 80 loaves of zucchini breadTomato Bread for HikingBake until just cookedFreeze dry to remove moisture, mylar bag for long-term storageOysters from the beach on Vancouver island. We cook them – crazy, not stupid.Abalone with Shitake mushrooms. Crazy expensive and not that tasty. Asian show-off foodStaple around our house – Rice Pilaf, Mapo Tofu and Palak PaneerSichuan Fried Eggplant. Cooking like this makes it hard to justify going to restaurants.Got into cooking Ethiopian for a bitA classic ethiopian meat dish that I forget the name of. This one was amazingBirthday present from Marta. The hard part is to tell when they’ve gone moldyPork loin after 10 hours in the ovenAll ripped up. Pulled Pork is delicishPreparing for exotic fruit partyDurian, the crack cocaine of fruit
From the Land
Lots of Boletes in AlbertaGood taste, texture is not idealHawks Wing is a little less tasty, but nice textureEvery kitchen should start with some horrifically sharp knivesAnd all the spicesIncluding Vitamin M
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