Chicken Check
Posted on February 18, 2010 - Filed Under Activism, chickens, cooking, diet, food safety, ick!, this sucks! | Leave a Comment
I have not eaten any commercially produced chicken product since the line was drawn (in my mind) in October 2009. Nothing. Nada. Tempted? No. The only chicken that has been in my mouth came from our backyard. Shhh, don’t tell them. And be careful what you say around Jett! I have, however, continued to eat [...]
Read More..>>Canning PSA
Posted on September 5, 2009 - Filed Under canning, cooking, fruit, pears, vegetables | Leave a Comment
I’m currently in canning mode (pesto, pear concoctions, whatever else comes along), so I’m cleaning out the storage cupboard of last year’s leftovers…which means you should too! Although I’ve heard stories of people safely keeping and eating their home-canned goods for years, we’re all a bunch of wusses now. Just kidding, it’s better [...]
Read More..>>9…10…a big fat hen
Posted on August 23, 2009 - Filed Under animals, birds, chickens, cooking, farm maintenance, goats, ick! | 1 Comment
Today we traded 2 female goats for 10 chickens: 4 live layers, 6 frozen. The 4 new laying hens are a bit older than our current chickens and have already laid 3 brown eggs: 1 is your typical small grade egg, the other 2 are like mini egg-size, but edible. They’ll [...]
Read More..>>Happy Birthday to me
Posted on February 10, 2009 - Filed Under birthday, celebration, cooking, holiday, home, neighbors | 1 Comment
To celebrate my birthday (number to remain unmentionable, although Jett says 24 so we’ll go with that), we had our first real party since moving here. I invited everyone we know and like, figuring maybe a few would come. You know the rule, invite 12, expect half at most. Imagine my surprise when everyone we [...]
Read More..>>Let the games begin
Posted on August 16, 2008 - Filed Under Olympics, canning, cooking, fruit, pears, weather | 1 Comment
New event for the summer farm olympics: Canning! And yes, I would win the gold. I know it’s cliche, but we’re completely hooked on the Olympic coverage and it’s just so fitting.
Today, was a marathon: 24 half pints of Pear Butter Infused w/Vanilla Bean & Rosemary, 9 pints of Whole Pears in Brandy w/Cinnamon, and [...]
I love my grandma.
Posted on May 19, 2008 - Filed Under broccoli, canning, cooking, cost of living, economy, fruit, saving | 2 Comments
I was slicing lemons and limes for iced tea (and beer) and noticed I was slicing the lemons thinner than normal. Now I love citrus in my drinks. I have many times been accused of slicing lemons too big to fit “properly” in an iced bottle of Corona (As if! It just [...]
Read More..>>Tis the Season
Posted on December 10, 2007 - Filed Under Uncategorized, cooking, crafts, fall, farm maintenance, goats, gps, leaves, neighbors, pecans, trees | 2 Comments
Wow, it’s been a month since I’ve written a post. What the heck have I been doing? Mostly holiday stuff. Oh, and picking pecans…still. It’s just never ending.
We’ve been pretty crafty around here since before Thanksgiving. I made 2 new wreaths. Jett painted some gourds and made lots and [...]
Rodeo-eo-eo-eo
Posted on September 28, 2007 - Filed Under animals, children, cooking, diet, fruit, horse, nutrition, rodeo, vegetables | 1 Comment
It was rodeo time again. Jett thinks the bucking bulls and the rodeo clown are the coolest. I love the barrel racing. I can do without the calf roping which is basically a big man accosting a cute baby cow, body slamming it to the ground and hog-tying it. Yeah, real [...]
Read More..>>I’m cornering the pear canning market, see
Posted on September 15, 2007 - Filed Under canning, cooking, fruit, green market, pears, pomegranate | 2 Comments
Today was Green Market #3 for us. And it was a great success! We had a record 13 vendors (haha, woohoo!) and sold a ton. I decided to bring my canned pear recipes (roasted pear chutney, cranberry pear chutney, cranberry pear relish, pear ginger marmalade and pear butter infused w/vanilla bean & [...]
Read More..>>The beets go on and on and on
Posted on June 24, 2007 - Filed Under beets, cooking, vegetables | Leave a Comment
So 10 days ago, I pulled the beets from the ground (I enjoy that part…so Peter Rabbit), cut off the greens leaving 2″ as recommended, bagged them and stored them in our pantry. Today, when I opened the pantry a waft of soily, spoily green smell hit my nose. The beets were fine, [...]
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