Freezer Cooking: Precooked Chicken
It never hurts to have some chicken precooked and waiting in the freezer. Ingredients: Chicken breasts (I prep them to stretch them farther) Oil or butter You can cook the chicken a few different ways. If it’s nice out you may want to grill it. Or, this would be a perfect use for a George […]
Freezer Cooking: Lemon Chicken
This is one of my favorites. Not because of the taste, although it is good. It’s my favorite because we like to grill it and hubby does the grilling. i.e. less cooking for me. 😉 Ingredients: Your favorite herbs (I use parsley and oregano) salt pepper Garlic powder or minced fresh garlic Lemon juice Chicken […]
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 (prepared as so) Melt the butter in a small dish. Don’t try to skimp, trust me. I used less and was annoyed when […]
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 until I run out of chicken. You can decide on exact quantities ahead but […]
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 still have some chickens available for the early June batch so get your orders in soon! When chicken breasts […]
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 outdoors! It is exciting because the first batch of meat chickens are moving out to […]
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 Raising Arrows recently wrote a great post about scheduling for large families. A lot of her […]
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 the straight talk) and customers (whom I obviously don’t want to offend). Over […]
Now We Can Call It Spring!
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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 by 6/1 (or direct seed 6/1) I finished planting the tomatoes and eggplant on Saturday. I’m […]