The chicks arrived a week ago. My first opportunity to take pictures came on Friday, when the chicks graduated to being pullets. I had some old kale in the garden that was infested with caterpillars, so I cut and gave it to my pullets as a graduation present. They loved it.
Archive for the ‘kale’ Category
Meet the newest residents of the homestead
Posted in animals, chicken, eggs, frugal living, kale, tagged animals, eggs, Food, organic on July 4, 2011 | 8 Comments »
After the storm: tunnels of veggie love, still lovin’
Posted in broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, cold frames, Food, kale, organic food, organic gardening, radish, winter gardening, tagged cold frame, environment, Food, nature, organic gardening, snow, vegetable tunnel, winter, winter gardening on February 8, 2010 | 6 Comments »
After more than an inch of ice and at least half a foot of snow precipitated on us and then lingered for four days in late January and early February, I had my doubts about whether my veggie tunnels would still have viable veggies in them. Temperatures, after all, have been running about ten degrees [...]
No Haggis, Please: Burns Scottish Supper
Posted in beer, cabbage, kale, leeks, potatoes, whole grains, tagged baking, cooking, culture, Food, history, recipes, Robert Burns, rumpledethump, Scottish food on January 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Today is Robert Burns’s birthday, and since I’m both of Scottish descent and lacking meal ideas, I decided to dedicate tonight’s dinner to Scottish traditional food. We’re having rumpledethump (onion, mashed potato, and cabbage casserole), smoked salmon, and oat bannocks alongside Bellhaven Scottish ale. I may also add leek and tattie soup–better known as potato-leek [...]
Winter Gardening: coping with freezing temperatures
Posted in beets, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, chard, cold frames, gardening, kale, leeks, organic gardening, sausage, winter gardening, tagged Food, freeze, gardening, kale, leeks, sausage, winter gardening on January 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Our winter garden has had a really challenging week, and it’s only getting worse. I’ve taken all of the basic precautions, but when temperatures drop well below freezing and stay there for days, I know I’m going to lose some things. The first thing I did was cut a whole bunch of kale and pull [...]
Zuppa! Italian soup with sausage, leeks, and kale
Posted in acorn squash, butternut squash, carrots, cast iron, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, CSA, farmer's market, Food, gardening, health, Italian, kale, leeks, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, potatoes, red pepper, sausage, soup, winter gardening, winter squash, tagged chicken broth, dinner, environment, family, Food, health, healthy, Italian sausage, kale, leeks, milk, recipes, soup, turkey stock, Tuscan soup, Zuppa on January 6, 2010 |
Copyright 2010 Ozarkhomesteader. Posting of short excerpts with a full link is welcome. I’m pledged on this blog to post recipes that are mostly created using local, seasonal ingredients. One of our new favorites among winter soups is Zuppa, an Italian soup from Tuscany that uses lots of kale, leeks, and Italian sausage. I served [...]
