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Two things that we really love about this area: Maple Syrup and fresh fish from Lake Superior. Sometimes the two come together. This is...

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...

Our Recipe For Pressure Canning Fresh Wild Salmon Spring time. One thing that we love to do here is go fishing for lake Superior rainbow...

Often, the biggest problem with foraging wild mushrooms is having too many. Canning and preserving wild chanterelle mushrooms is a great...

Broadleaf Plantain (plantago major) is one of the most common edible backyard weeds that has been used for centuries for its medicinal...

Chaga freshly harvested from the Birch tree needs to be processed before you can make Chaga tea. Processing the Chaga right away is...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This easy recipe makes a soft cookie our dog Caddis loves. Making dog treats from scratch allows you to control their size. These treats...

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...

We spend a lot of time outside.  Working around the property, hiking, fishing & camping are just a few activities that have us outside,...

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...

Before moving to Manitoba we had never seen a Goldeye; however, they’re an abundant fish species here. Lake Winnipeg and the Red River...

One of my favourite pickle jars to crack open on my grandparents farm when I was a kid were the sweet pickled mixed vegetables. ...

Nothing says summer like fresh salsa enjoyed outside with your favourite corn chips and a cold beverage. Brand name salsas tend to be...

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,...

We felt bad about throwing away all the skins and seeds accumulated when making salsa and stewed tomatoes. This lead to some research,...

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...