Tag Archives: Chicken

Homesteading in June, Here at Zone 5

Animal, Mineral and Vegetable…. Four-legged friends:  At the moment, there’s just Serenity the 19 and a half year old ragdoll cat.  It is not fair to her to bring in another cat (although she has a history of getting along … Continue reading

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Roast Cornish Game Hen

Contains:  No major allergens.  Is:  Gluten-free, paleo.   This dinner came from a home-farmed chicken.  This hen weighed 1.25 pounds, dressed.  (By being “dressed”, this really means undressed of feathers, feet, and guts.)  She wasn’t a full out Cornish Cross, but … Continue reading

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Baked Chicken Thigh with Scalloped Potato, and Canned Plum Tomato

Contains:  Nightshades.  Is:  Gluten-free, Paleo, Whole30, quick and easy (or at least, very easy.)   There are days you just don’t want to make too much a bother in the kitchen.  But you want something to eat for dinner, and … Continue reading

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Incubating Quail or Chicken Eggs

I have decided to try my hand at incubating poultry eggs in my home.  Why? Scroll down for a summary of a list of instructions! For the quail, I’d ordered some eggs back at the end of March, because 1) … Continue reading

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Savory Chicken and Rhubarb Casserole, with Lemon

Contains:  Nightshade, soy, potentially gluten, potentially seafood in a condiment.   Is:  Seasonal.     I’ve come across a couple recipes that differ from each other in various ways, but that do follow the above theme. I ended up not … Continue reading

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Chicken, and Wild & Red Rice Casserole with Mushrooms

Contains:  Dairy, wheat / gluten, optional alcohol, optional nightshades.  For vegetarian, consider subbing in marinated tofu for the chicken. AND, TEN (10) YEARS OF BLOGGING!    Look to the end of this post for the story…. or, avoid – it’s … Continue reading

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Breakfast in Japan: Oyakodon

Contains:  Eggs, soy, potential gluten, potential alcohol. J. Kenji Alt-Lopez is making home cooking videos these days.  He does these POV style with a Go-Pro mounted on his forehead, so you see what he sees.  Editing is minimal, but the … Continue reading

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Chikhirtma: Georgian Chicken Soup

Contains:  Alcohol (it cooks off), gluten, optional nightshade.  Is: Potentially gluten-free if you change out the flour. Taken from Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street 2017, found in March-April page 25.  I made a half-recipe, since as a single person I could … Continue reading

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Avgolemono Soup: Greek Lemon, Egg & Chicken, with Orzo

Contains:  Gluten, wheat, egg.  Is:  Yet another Greek recipe… I reviewed several recipes, and worked off of ideas from all of these: https://www.realgreekrecipes.com/no-fail-avgolemono-soup/ https://www.dimitrasdishes.com/greek-chicken-avgolemono-soup-lemony-chicken-and-orzo-soup/ https://www.seriouseats.com/2018/04/how-to-make-greek-avgolemono-chicken-soup.html The book by Micheal Psilakis, How to Roast a Lamb Psilakis has been a wonderful … Continue reading

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Thai Soup: Tom Kha Gai (Chicken Coconut Galangal), for Asian Lunar New Year – Whole 30

Contains:  Fish sauce, coconut, optional nightshade.  Is:  Whole 30, Paleo, gluten-free. Prepared for the start of the Asian Lunar Calendar, Year of the Rat.  I absolutely LOVE Tom Kha style soups.  I’ve finally made one that I’m happy to bring … Continue reading

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