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Month: November 2014

  • Chickens

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    What came first the chicken or the egg? I cannot answer this question but I am going to start with the egg. Eggs can be incubated either under a broody hen or in an incubator. The hen should not be a large meat bird as these will crush the eggs. Many egg laying breeds do…

  • Goats

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    Philip Archer
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    A few years ago I bartered a few chook for 2 Eating goats. When they arrived 1 was heavy in kid so I kept her. Here is my little flock now. Mary had twins today while I was away between 2 and 3 pm, a boy and a girl. Jack comes for a scratch to…

  • Bread Making

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    Philip Archer
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    There is nothing more enjoyable than baking your own bread. Not only do you get the enjoyment of eating something that you have made, but you have total control of what goes into it. This to me is important. As a diabetic I want total control over my diet and this means what I eat.…

  • Pastry

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    I make a pastry using any of my bread recipes with the following exception. I use:- 1 cup of flour and basically reduce everything by a quarter Instead of sugar and yeast I use 1 tablespoon of baking power. I use my bread maker to mix the pastry, on mine it is menu 8, dough…

  • HERB VEGETARIAN CREPES

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    Philip Archer
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    FLUFFY SPINACH AND MUSHROOM OMELETTE INGREDIENTS 2 eggs, yolks and whites separated. 1 tbs reduced-fat milk olive oil spray 4 button mushrooms, sliced. 1/2 cup baby spinach leaves 1 tbs reduced-fat cheddar cheese, grated. 1 tbs chives, chopped. pepper, to taste INSTRUCTIONS Place the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Add the milk and mix…

  • Chargrilled chicken with orange, asparagus & beans

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    ONE PAN GARLIC HERB CHICKEN and ASPARAGUS INGREDIENTS 3-6 skinless 0mega 3 chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts (breasts pounded to even ½ inch / 15 mm thickness) ginger and pepper, to taste 1 pound/ 490 g asparagus, ends trimmed 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided 1 tablespoon minced garlic ½ teaspoon dried basil (see…

  • Roasted Garlic Clove Chicken

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    BUTTERMILK CHICKEN INGREDIENTS 3 Garlic cloves, peeled. 284–300 ml/ approx. ½ pint buttermilk. 10 g /⅓oz fresh flatleaf parsley (optional) 1 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary or 2 tsp dried rosemary. 1 tsp ginger 1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper. 4 chicken thighs 4 chicken drumsticks INSTRUCTIONS Flatten the garlic cloves with the end of a rolling pin, the…

  • Chicken Feet

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    Philip Archer
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    Ingredients   1 Kg Chicken Feet 1 Cup soy Sauce (Salt reduced) 1 tablespoon  Vinegar (Apple vinegar or a good white wine vinegar) 6 gloves Garlic Thumb of ginger 1 small onion. 1 ts pepper 1 ts chilli powder (Or to taste) 2 cups of water   Directions   Saute garlic, ginger and onion Add…

  • CHICKEN AFRITADA

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    500 g of chicken legs or thighs skinned (Free range or omega 3) 1 tablespoon olive oil. 3 cloves garlic, chopped… 1 medium onion, diced (chopped into little squares) 1/2 cup tomato sauce no added salt. 1 cup water 2 medium bell peppers ( one green and one red) 3 green finger chillies, cut tip…

  • Chicken Korma

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    PESHAWARI CHICKEN KORMA INGREDIENTS 3-4 serves 800 gm chicken 1 large tomato (chopped) 1/2 cup onion (sliced) 4-5 small onion (chopped) 1/2 cup hung curd (plain yoghurt) 1/2 tsp garlic paste 1 tsp ginger paste 5-6 green chilli splits 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 tsp Black pepper (crushed) 1 tsp turmeric powder 1/2 tsp garam…