Raising Free Range Chickens Now that we have chickens, we have the occasional unwanted rooster. FYI city folk: there really is no practical way you can neuter a rooster. No surgery, except for life removal. But once that’s done, it’s time for a chicken dinner. Roosters are different than the plump white chickens neatly wrapped […]
Making Ranch Dressing at the Ranch If you are ever at a party with a bunch of chefs, and you need some sort of ice breaker comment, just make a joke about ranch dressing. It’s a guaranteed laugh… sort of an inside joke with food service professionals. Ranch dressing started it’s rookie career on top […]
Making Jocoque Many years ago, when we were more idealistic than realistic, we tried to keep a cow, for milk. (Pause for incredulous laughter) Even for me, that was a lot of cow time. The milking, coordinating with the cow’s reproductive and milk producing cycle, and then dealing with all the milk…It was a real […]
