Turkey Tetrazzini

Ah, Thanksgiving leftovers. We love them, we hate them. I’m grateful for all the extra turkey my mom cooked this year, because it’s so easy to incorporate turkey into fast dishes.
This one ended up being not-so-fast, but the prep was easy. There was just more of it than I expected. And it was so good! [...]

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32 Weeks, 6 Days; Also, Misc.

It’s gray and wet outside. Also, cold. And still hunting season. I need a nice, refreshing walk to lift my mood, but looks like it won’t happen today…

Related to hunting season: I start hearing guns go off (mostly target practice) in early- to mid-October. It gets more frequent until 11/15, opening day. Then I count [...]

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Misc.-y

It’s a cloudy, cool day. But the weekend was gorgeous! It was like the summer we never had…

Still haven’t fixed my Links page. It’s really driving me nuts. And it’s difficult to get help via WordPress, though I’ve gotten some. Still, it’s not fixed. I’m very frustrated over it.
We are still getting about 8 eggs [...]

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More Pumpkin Goodness

We have really been enjoying our pumpkin harvest. There are about a half dozen pie pumpkins left, and I probably ought to roast them and freeze the puree before long. I read that pumpkins don’t keep as well as other winter squash, so I want to be sure and preserve them before they rot.
Home roasted [...]

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Breakfast-y

Jason, my dad, and a man from my dad’s church are out splitting and stacking wood. Such wonderful help! I look forward to the first fire of the season. It was October last year.
I’m also sipping a homemade chai latte, which combined with the wood stacking, makes this an autumn-drenched afternoon.
A review of some things [...]

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Pumpkin Butter and Apple Pancakes

Autumn is just around the corner. And I can’t wait. It’s my favorite season, by far. (And not just because it contains my birthday!) The abysmal state of my garden depresses me (that tomato blight just broke my wannabe-canner’s heart), and my pregnant body is keeping me from doing as much garden work as I [...]

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Garlic Roasted Red Skin Potatoes

I told some friends I’d post this recipe, so here you go! There are bazillions of tutes and recipes out there on roasting red skin potatoes; this is just the way I’ve been doing it. It’s so easy, I almost feel silly posting it. But it’s so good!
We’ve been enjoying our Red Gold potatoes at [...]

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Chicken Processing

Slightly graphic, perhaps, but I really skipped photographing most of the gore. Plus, I kept the photos small.
First, we packed 12 15-week-old Buff Orpington cockerels into cardboard boxes lined with newspaper in the van (3-5 per box, three boxes):

The first step was to hang them in these cones. The processor (our friend Brian) would then [...]

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First Chicken

We ate our first homegrown (pastured heritage) chicken yesterday for supper. Oh, man. It was good. Quite possibly the best chicken I have ever eaten. I think we butchered at the perfect time (15ish weeks) – most of the chickens are about 3 pounds after processing, give or take, and so very tender and flavorful. [...]

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Mulberries

We have at least 7-8 mulberry trees that are really cranking out the berries right now. (Including one that produces white mulberries – you were right, Theresa! They’re super sweet.) If you’re in the area and want to come pick some, please call/email/Facebook me and let me know. We’re trying to pick enough to eat [...]

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