Souvenir from the farm

Well, I don't usually take pictures of everything I cook, like a jackass food blogger.  I just wanted to share that I've come up with a new seasoning mix that I quite like.  Previously, the herbs I would use for poultry or chicken soup would be rosemary, sage, and thyme, with maybe one or two others thrown in, or not.
I came up with a new blend the last time I cooked chicken.  Skipped the sage altogether, and added celery seed, which I think really brought a nice somethin-somethin to the mix.
Rosemary
Thyme
Celery seed (first three herbs smashed together in the mortar and pestle)
Dill
Oregano
Onion powder
Fresh ground pepper

Way good! Try it!

Romaine lettuce

First off, let's be honest. Speaking as a Carrow here, who eats salad on Thanksgiving???

Oh sure, we'll have a few cooked veggies on the table this holiday, but salad?

Meat, carbs, and lots of deserts. For as long as I can remember.

Has the Romaine scare ruined any of your Thanksgiving plans? I didn't think so.

Really, just one more example that we should all be growing more of our own food.

organic meat

I am not the most experienced, or skilled, or even serious hunter. I don't use trail cams, I don't like field dressing, I don't care about smell reduction, and I only sight in my gun every couple years.
I only put up one stand, less than 50 yards from the house in our woods.

I've shot a couple does since we moved here, and aren't particularly desirous of getting a buck, since doe meat is better, but I get restless in the tree, so just decided to take this guy. He was no fun dragging up out of the ravine.

I get very bored and restless ( and cold!) sitting in a tree, so am thinking of building a regular stand next year. Maybe something like this:

In the mean time, I only stay in the tree for a couple hours in the morning, then a couple hours before dusk. The area I live in has too many deer, and CWD is spreading, so it's kind of our duty to help thin  the heard, since we killed all the wolves. My deer tag allows me to take four does in addition to the one buck. Maybe I'll get back out in the tree before the season ends.

 Because of timing and not quite feeling ready to do the full butchering, I am having a nearby guy skin and debone, then we will grind with some fat from our pigs to make a mess of ground venison.

I'll keep you posted.

Test post- hogs eating