Monthly Archives: October 2013

Pig chores

Matt was busy picking up our newly-made cornstalk bales on Sunday, so he asked if I’d do pig chores. It was a beautiful fall day with the sound of combines humming in the fields around us. Naturally, the camera came … Continue reading

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How to Cook : Freezer Chicken

I mentioned on the Facebook page last week that I planned to grab some of our fresh-butchered chickens before they froze and put together some freezer meals. Here’s what I did: The cut up chickens come in a bag looking … Continue reading

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How to Cook : Perfect Roast Chicken

On Sunday it was time to try out the red rangers we just butchered. We loved raising these. They’re much more active than regular CornishX broilers. They have way fewer heart and leg problems. And they’re smart enough to put … Continue reading

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How to Cook : Pork Carnitas Tacos

Recently I discovered a great website called 100 Days of Real Food. I love it because the recipes use simple, unprocessed ingredients and they’re not overly complicated. Perfect for my “lazy cooking from scratch” style! Once upon a time I … Continue reading

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Unexpected blog fodder

Surprise! It’s always interesting when I download the pictures off my camera’s memory card to find pictures that I didn’t actually take. That was the case tonight. I thought I was downloading pictures of football games and volleyball matches and … Continue reading

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