Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts
Showing posts with label chicken. Show all posts

Monday, February 2, 2009

The Time had come.....

Stew the Rooster is no more!
**Some photos show graphic images**


Stew was hurting some the hens. He was eating feed and not producing anything but crowing. (Not that the crowing bothered me...) He just wasn't pulling his weight around the homestead.
So the time had come for Stew to make a contribution.


We rung his neck. Plucked his feathers. And dressed him out.





Of course stew was destined for the stew pot.


In his honor, I whipped up a batch of homemade egg noodles.


The final result, Stew made a mighty fine pot of chicken noodles
~or as they call in here in the South~ Chicken Pastry.



Thank you Stew. You taught us many things.




Monday, December 22, 2008

Winter Walkabout.... Homestead 2008



On Sunday, 12/21, the first day of winter,
Sugar and I took a walk around the homestead...
This is what we found.

A puddle of water from the inch of rain Saturday night and Sunday morning.
And the ferns totally brown.


The garden barren and mulched over.


The sky grey and the trees devoid of leaves.

The chickens were trying to find a dry spot. Still giving up their precious treasures.

Snuggle up by the roaring fire and have a warm and safe Holiday Season!



Sunday, July 13, 2008

Check out the Rooster




LOOK MA....
I can crow!
Starring
Stew and the Hens



A Sugar Production

COPYWRITE 2008

HOMESTEAD CREATIONS INC

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Spinach!

My sweetie had a surprise for me when I got home
from my last day at the furniture job.

He harvested out first batch of spinach. He said, "I don't know how to cook it for you". I told him not to worry. So I looked in the pantry and the fridge and said "mmmmmmmmmm". I put on a pot of rice, I shredded the chicken thighs he had baked, and pulled out a bit of bacon. This is what happened:

Fried bacon (just a bit-1 slice chopped up)
Added that beautiful spinach
Steamed it for about 30 seconds with a tablespoon of broth
Served it over a bed of rice, with the shredded chicken on top

Sweetie was flabbergasted at the gastronomical delight that ended up on the plate.
Simple. From the garden. Delicious.