Thursday, April 29, 2010

farm visit, part one

The kids at Grace were invited up to Stadtlander's farm a few weeks ago (March 14th? yes, that sounds about right)...outdoor cooking, here we come!

The event? Strangely, I'm still not entirely clear on what the deal was - I think it was a chance for cross-country skiers/snow-shoers/outdoorsy good eaters to enjoy a full day of tasty snacking and drinking (byo, how awesome!). And a great day for us too...

Lots of pictures, by the way. Think this'll have to be a two parter!

early in the a.m.packing up
Up and at 'em. Thank goodness for coffee.


on the road
On the road


slushy feet
Nobuyo, Chef Stadtlander's wife and organizer extraordinaire called us the day before to remind us to bring our snowshoes! Lucky for us, we had our slushiest slush boots ready for such an occasion.


fenceand follow we did!

Looking for a place to set up...

our piggy bbq

Our station


piggy stoveplates?

Once we got a fire going - it was a little chilly out here - we started to unpack our gear. (Adam from Oyster Boy left us some shells in case we wanted to use them for plates, how nice.)

setting up


outdoor dining room

Outdoor dining room!

looking upoutdoor dining room


over here!

on the menu

On the menu, cider braised pork belly, apple salad and apple jus.


the fridge!keeping cool

I felt so sneaky good building our fridge. Yay!


bbq setup
All ready to go.


feeding the folksski feet

Oops, I forgot to take pictures of our actual dish! But yes, the fine folks that came out seemed to enjoy it all. (I did snap a couple later on in the evening...)


winter shoes
wookie boots


wheelbarrow and hayinside the barn

We wandered around the farm for a bit after we wrapped up...

piglets
look at those teeny tiny piglets!


hello mr. pig
The lone black wolf, er, pig.


this way!

Chef Stadtlander invited us up to the "tire house" to join the rest of the cooks for a bite to eat. Yes please!

...to be continued...





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