Hi there! I hope that you’re doing well, and that you and your loved ones are staying safe and staying well. Having had all this time at home, I finally have a chance to update you on something I’ve been working on for quite a while – a line of eco-friendly kitchen linens and paper… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Chickens
Crème Fraiche-Chive Smashed Potatoes
Could it be? Has spring finally sprung? It’s hard to know, but there are glimmers of hope. Today, at least, there are glimmers. One has to be encouraged by 50-something degree temperatures two days after a nor’easter blows through, doesn’t one? Last weekend, during a one-day warm up, the chickens and I were finally able… Continue Reading
Mushroom, Bacon, and Potato Frittata
For most of this year, we’ve been experiencing a bit of an egg drought. We’ve had hens since 2004, replacing them as needed – some have been lost to old age, others to neighborhood critters – chicken hawks, dogs, foxes, raccoons, and, we suspect, a fisher cat. Typically, we’re slightly ahead of the attrition, replenishing… Continue Reading
Tiny Farmhouse Friday: Rooster Trouble
I had really wanted this post to be about pigs. Heck, I want every post to be about our pigs, but then, I know that would be horribly boring for you, and you’d wonder when we might ever be able to talk collard greens or beets again (nearly everyone’s favorite vegetables, so clearly hot topics),… Continue Reading
On Chicks Becoming Chickens… On BlogHer Food
This is kind of a wacky day, as you may know, but then, if you know that, you probably also know that JR and I like raising our own food as much as possible. BlogHer Food is featuring my post about raising chickens, and then killing chickens in order to eat them, over on their… Continue Reading