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Freezer Cooking: Cheesy Chicken Bundles

From Don’t Panic: Dinner’s in the Freezer. Ingredients 1 cup bread crumbs 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese 1/2 cup grated or powdered Parmesan cheese salt pepper 1/2 cup butter, melted Chicken breasts...

Freezer Cooking: Herbed Chicken

Once you have your chicken prepped you’re ready to make up your meals.  I usually gather the recipes and order them by what I want to make the most or what we’re low on.  Then I just go down the line...

Freezer Cooking: Prepping Chicken Breasts

Chicken breasts were on sale last week at 3 of our local chain stores.  I stocked up with 4 family packs.  Hopefully after this we can transition to eating only our own homegrown chicken.  BTW, I...

Weekend Plans

I have all kinds of plans for the weekend, although there isn’t as much to do as I originally thought.  This is a big weekend for me because it is the first time I’ll be planting things in the garden...

Trying a New Routine

This post is linked to Works for Me Wednesday at We Are THAT Family.  Head on over and see what other tips are being offered. I’ve been making a bigger effort to schedule my time lately.  Amy over at...

This Is NOT A Hobby

This is not a rant either, so please stick with me if I sound a little crabby.  I don’t mean to be.  This is a tough topic to write about because my audience here is a mix of other farmers (who want...

Now We Can Call It Spring!

To see who else is strolling today head on over to Quiet Country House...

Starting Seeds

You may remember my seed starting schedule To start indoors: Tomatoes start 4/1 plant out by 6/1 Eggplant start 4/1 out by 6/1 (or dc 6/1) Cukes start 5/1 out by 6/1 (or dc 6/1) Pumpkins start 5/8 out...

Planting Potatoes

I planted my potatoes last weekend, so the second weekend in April.  This year I planted some in pots versus in the ground.  I’m hoping this method will make it easier to avoid or minimize a blight...

So Much… and Nothing!

There is so much going on!  Not that I’m really busy.  I’m just dabbling in a lot of things.  I keep thinking I should totally do a post about this and this and this and yet when I sit down at the...

Playin’ in the Dirt

First, thanks for sticking with me through my venting the other day.  A girl can only take so much and I just couldn’t muster up a real post right then.  Right now we’re no closer to a diagnosis.  I’m...

Frustrated!

I’m seriously starting to wonder if we should just cull our entire flock of sheep and start fresh.  I may be only half serious but it’s not the first time I’ve had this thought.  The footrot was not a...

Sheep Doctorin’: Lamb Aural Hematoma

Aural Hematoma in Newborn Lamb When we finally had a set a twins thrive and stay alive this spring we were thrilled.  We checked them over for all the basic problems: no umbilical hernia, no cleft...

Sheep Doctorin’: Suspected Footrot

In the nearly two years that we’ve had sheep we’ve had a few issues arise.  This year a few things came up that I called the vet about.  By calling the vet I expected to bite the bullet and have a big...

Menu Plan Monday (2 week)

Today: Shredded BBQ Chicken sandwiches (for Brian) T: Mama’s Supper Club tilapia parmesan w/ homemade creamy garlic shells W: Grillin’ Beans (for Brian), veggies (for me), and homemade cornbread R:...