Cape Breton Local Food Adventure

Nina eats Cape Breton local

Dave and Faith here…

Some of Faith’s relatives are visiting Cape Breton from out of province and they are spending the night with us.  Of course we’re eating local food only so we had to think up a nice local supper for our visitors.  It’s funny, they are into preserving and they brought us some of their dried fruit, local to their region but unfortunately not our region.  It’s OK though because I’m sure it’s dry enough to last two more days.

Here’s our meals, including a complete supper for special guests.

Breakfast: Re-fried Fish Cakes

Left over fish cakes for breakfast.  Tasted even better the second day.

• Fish Cakes – left over from Day 28
• Ketchup – home made by me, Day 26

Lunch: Corn Pancakes

Our last attempt at corn pancakes did not turn out so well, which was unfortunate considering how precious dried corn is around here (I did eat the product of the failed attempt, it tasted good but it was really only corn mush).  So, it was with caution that we tried pancakes with the last of our home ground cornmeal.  Thankfully the turned out just like pancakes should.

• Cornmeal Pancake
  • cornmeal – Terron Dodd
  • baking powder – Ah!
  • egg – Eyking Farms
  • maple syrup – Black River Farm
  • water – a Cape Breton spring
• Canned Peaches – our garden
• Maple Syrup – Black River Farm

Supper: Roast Chicken and Fixings

We roasted a chicken with local herbs and spices.  The real key to success: brine that bird!  I have discovered brining and I tell you, it makes any fowl taste amazing.  Don’t brine too long though or you’ll end up eating salt meat.  The chicken is great topped with Kohlrabi Sauerkraut.

Served with salad and veggies, supper was a good time with good company.

• Roast Chicken
  • whole chicken – Glenryan Farm
  • thyme – our garden
  • oregano – our garden
  • rosemary – North River Organics
  • salt – sea
  • sage – North River Organics
  • mustard seeds – our garden
  • dried sweet potato leaves – our garden
• Chicken Juice (Jus) – from the chicken
• Salad
  • lettuce – North River Organics
  • walnuts – Alicia Lake
  • tomato – Hank’s Farm
  • cucumber – Terron Dodd
  • carrots – our garden
• Ketchup – from Day 26
• Salad Dressing
  • ketchup – from Day 26
  • canned peach juice – our garden
  • maple syrup – Black River Farm
• Squash (mashed) – our garden
• Baked Parsnip
  • parsnip – Scenic Valley Farm
  • maple syrup – Black River Farm
  • tallow – Lambscapes Farm
• Kohlrabi Sauerkraut – from Day 3