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Summer is Here! Summer Recipe Ideas
Summer arrived yesterday. I hooked up a mister around my chicken yard to help keep the birds cool. Getting 3 eggs a day these days. Woo hoo! Although the last “rooster” that my guy swapped out laid an egg the other day. He called to tell me. Apparently the Light Sussex are late bloomers but…
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Buttermilk Onion Ring Burger with Bacon Rub
Yesterday I got some Bacon Rub and Ketchup Salt from JD Foods to try out. This is nothing I ever would have purchased but it sounded fun, so when they offered to send me some for free to try out, I said sure. (Note: Even though they sent me the samples for free, the opinions…
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Chive Flower Vinegar
Last night I started some chive flower vinegar. I’m using white distilled vinegar as I wanted the color to shine through. I picked the flowers, washed them off, dried them (you can use a salad spinner), then added them to a quart of vinegar. Will let it sit for a few weeks and then taste!…
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New Hen in the Hen House
So the chicken formally known as Cora turned out to be a rooster. He had a bit of a delayed puberty I guess and then suddenly the honking in the morning started and the wattles and comb grew almost overnight it seemed. He is now gone. The guy I had build my coop and got…
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Orzo, Black Bean and Corn Salad and Buttermilk Dressing
I’m on a Cooking Light roll for some reason lately. The last two issues have had multiple recipes that caught my eye. (I subscribe to the magazine. This is NOT a sponsored post although I did link to an Amazon purchase of the subscription. So I will also say it’s hit and miss. Frankly, I…