Trying to write this really fast while the ducks and the chooks and the pigs yell for breakfast attention. I slept in a little. But it has been a long week and it is Sunday.
Every few hours for the last few nights I have been up to check Poppy’s Sty TV but nothing. She is way past her due date now and there is milk in that udder but still no babies. Poppy does not have a perfect udder.… Continue Reading “So Tired Now”
Or at least this is how I make it. I think there are as many ways of making stock and broth as there are stock and broth pots and for the record I would love to own one of those big copper stock pots… Continue Reading “How to make Mama’s Chicken Broth”
Yesterday it was raining so we moved to building the Turkey House. I call it the turkey house but really it is for the chicks as they transition to the pasture. Some of the chicks will be turkeys we hope. Today I will call and… Continue Reading “The Turkey House”
No, it is not a toad. Unless of course Mum loves toads or your Toad lives in a Hall. The best Mother’s Day present is probably not a skinny nosy chicken. Better to have a fat one, served with roasted rosemary potatoes and gravy… Continue Reading “The Best Mother’s Day Gift is not a Toad”
Two recipes today! Often I use the Honey Lemon Marmalade I made yesterday, to baste a roasting chicken. I could make this one for you but it is just as easy to describe. Simply stuff the bird with chunks of onion, lemon, apple and thyme.… Continue Reading “Marmalade Chicken – Hands Up Who Saw THAT Coming!”