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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Tag Archives: homesteading
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
Chicken and Bird Feeder Pork Lard and Sheep Fat Cakes – for Your Flock
This recipe doesn’t contain chicken. This isn’t for you to eat, gentle reader. This is for the poultry under your care, but of course you can adapt this for wild backyard birds, too. (Or, front yard, if that’s where you … Continue reading
Saving Seeds: Winter Squash
Delicata squash is a joy, plus. Do notice the recent post where I made use of nearly everything except the seeds and that stringy stuff that holds the seeds in place. There are three things you can do with the … 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
Sea Vegetable
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 →