Of Goats and Greens
A blog for food and cookery and discussions of weird things like nutrition, restaurant excursions, growing food in my own garden, DIY, and farmsteading/homesteading. But, mostly food. Mostly harmless...
I definitely steer to a preference for Real Food. (Would someone's great-grandparent somewhere have recognized that item as food?) Otherwise, I'm an omnivore who travels the world (gustatorially). Yes, I also make use of "odd bits". No, I don't bake desserts much -- I really don't have much of a "sweet-tooth". Nearly all of my recipes in recent years are gluten-free. And other than coconut, my recent and future recipes are tree-nut free, as I have digestive issues with those. There's a strong Paleo influence here.
I try to post recipes every Friday, with potential supplemental posts on Tuesdays.
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Category Archives: Poultry
Raising Chickens, Part II: Welcoming Baby Chicks
Baby chicks are available from a variety of online sources, and you can also get them (at least in the US) from Ag-way, Tractor Supply, or a few mom & pop stores. Ideally, you can get baby chicks from neighboring … Continue reading
And a Partridge (er, Pheasant) and a Pear Tree…
My brother sent me a smoked pheasant from Burgers’ Smokehouse, a game poultry package, earlier this month (for my birthday, which is early December). Since I have no idea where one can get partridges hereabouts, as I think they’re strictly … Continue reading
Rooster Corfu
As some of you may remember, I raised some chickens for meat this summer. They arrived May 3rd, and went outdoors sometime in June, and were harvested for meat September 30th. After a short adjustment period in their chicken tractor, … Continue reading
Slow Braised Rooster Wings – Rooster Legs: Dual Recipes
Since I did this as a test, I only cooked one Ziploc pack of wings from the recent farm-harvested roosters. It held five whole wings, and I’d left the drumette attached to the dual-bone part. For guests, separate the drumette … Continue reading
Unlaid Chicken Eggs: In Chicken Soup
Back on September 30th, we dispatched the meat birds. I ended up helping with de-feathering and gutting ducks at a neighbor’s, followed by them (there were five of us working on one aspect or another of the birds) coming over … Continue reading
Dining Out: Alo Saigon, Westfield, MA
This Vietnamese restaurant is by nearly all accounts quite authentic, and I highly recommend it. Alo Saigon 116 Elm St (Route 202) Westfield, MA 01085 I’ve eaten 6 dishes here from three different visits. I don’t usually get this down … Continue reading
Sea Vegetable
Holi, Indian Festival of Colors: Chicken Tikka Masala Whole30 Style
Contains: Coconut, nightshades. Is: Gluten-free, Paleo, Whole 30. Yes, if you prefer to have basmati or jasmine rice instead of cauliflower rice, please go ahead. I made this when I wanted to do one of those Whole 30 … Continue reading →