Which Came First... The Chicken or The Egg?

February 13, 2011 our chickens hatched.

I have wanted chickens for years and have saved loads of egg cartons for the day. This year my boys and I just happened to go to the feed store on February 14, the day the baby chicks arrived. They were one day old and it was love at first sight. We were mesmerized. I promised the boys that we would go home, prepare a place and come back to get them the next week. So we did.

This blog is our chicken story and a look at "The Good", "The Bad", and "The Ugly"of what we have learned through this wonderful adventure of raising backyard chickens.

I hope we can inspire you to raise your own backyard chickens or purchase your "Eggs" from those who do so that we collectively can decrease the demand and put an end to "The Ugly" in the chicken industry.

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Thanks for reading, Dorothy

Friday, December 30, 2011

Pumpkin Corn Soup

This is a good recipe for "Meatless Monday". I made this soup from  Taste of Home yesterday and it is really good. Three out of four kids approve and one ask for seconds.  I will surly make it again. I used fresh pumpkin instead of can and added a can of small red beans. 

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 1 medium sweet red pepper, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups fresh or frozen corn, thawed
  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) vegetable broth
  • 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Dash cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice

Directions

  • In a large saucepan, saute onion and red pepper in butter until almost tender. Add the corn, jalapeno, garlic and chili powder; saute 2 minutes longer.
  • Stir in the broth, pumpkin, salt and cayenne until blended. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in lime juice. Yield: 7 servings.
Posted by Dorothy at 12:35 PM

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