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Our Fabulous Homemade Chicken Plucker
Next weekend is hen culling day; we have some older spent hens and some hens who don’t lay enough to justify dealing with their aggressive barnyard attitude. So on Sunday the flock will go from 29 to 15. This time…
4th of July Homemade Hot Dog Buns
I really like a good hot dog! Way back when I lived in Los Angeles I had all the routes to Pinks Hot Dogs on La Brea Boulevard memorized. My favorite was a kosher dog loaded with chili, sauerkraut,…
Butchering chickens at home using a steel cone
Today Kip and I butchered the first ten of this season’s 120 chickens. At 4 weeks and 4 days these Harvest Whites from S & G Hatchery in Alabama have been fast gainers – the dressed birds weigh on average…
In which 251 beef, pork, turkey meatballs are bagged for the freezer
Early this month I spent part of a day grinding a large piece of beef, a loin of pork, with added ground turkey for a BIG batch of meatballs! We love them for adding to pasta sauce and for sub…
An evening’s baking class; Pita and Naan at the Frenchman’s Corner Kitchen
Simple flatbread and lightly yeasted breads have been part of the staple menu for many a household over the eons. Starting with some flour and water the end result is hot and crispy or hot and tender breads ready to…