Posts tagged “rabbit

living in season

Posted on September 21st, 2012

The longtime readers will know that I love living seasonally. For those unaware, this basically means I try my best to eat what’s in season. I live by a food calendar, and this calendar is dictated by nature. This has its benefits and its downsides. By eating mostly what I can either grow, hunt or gather at a particular time of year, I rely less on transported whole foods that are grown in warmer climates, while it’s freezing winter here. I’m opting out of having my food trucked 2,000+ kilometres to get to me. It does limit what I can eat at any given time, but it’s also exciting when something comes back in season, or I find a new food source that I…

slow cook rabbit in dijon sauce and fried polenta

Posted on June 2nd, 2012

One of my old favourites with the added naughty side of fried polenta. The rabbit is cooked in a broth of bacon, onion, wine and stock. It’s a treat just on it’s own. It’s the sauce that gets the crusty bread mop up at the end of the meal. This recipe will be in the book…..which is by the way, due for release in a few months time. October 8th I think. I hope you all like it!

episode #2 spanish rabbit – grow gather hunt cook – abc online cooking show

Posted on December 6th, 2011

Yesterday was amazing! Such great feedback! Thank you for all the ace people that took a peak at episode #1. Hearing that people have been inspired to re-think how they utilise the soil in their backyard because of this blog almost had me tearing up with joy! Today on Grow Gather Hunt Cook, I cook one of my favourite rabbit dishes, Spanish Rabbit Legs. For anyone (that for some odd reason) is squeamish about eating wild meat, this is the meal to change your mind. I fed it to Andy my Pizza Oven mate, who had NEVER eaten rabbit, and he was an immediate convert! So give it a try. For any locals, let me know if you want me to get you some…