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My flock is small enough that I'm blessed to be able to hang out and observe the ladies' personalities. They have got some! Like all chickens, they love bugs! These three tend to be seen together...I guess

Sundried Tomatoes...they're sweet, yet a little tart. They add the most delicious beginning, middle and end to any wanna be cream sauce! When they're freshly made, from the end of the growing season wilted

I love playing in other people's kitchens! Puerto Rican Roast Chicken, Rice & Beans and Asparagus with Tomatoes. Photo taken with LG smartphone

These girls have done some serious growing since I was here, last! Sorry to be gone for so long, it's been life! What can I say? Our end of growing season has hit; and the re-modeling of our dining/living

Today was a day of chicken fun, baking, trampoline fun and some playdough crafting! It's super hot, today, so we didn't spend a lot of time out there! But, we did make sure the animals were watered, fed,

Texas gardeners face an entirely different set of weather challenges...we generally start in mid-March, with dreams of verdant green...planting and praying that this year will be 'the one'...knowing, full

Prep Central Burger Alley...The Campfire BBQ Bacon Burger, stuffed edition! Photo taken with LG Smartphone

I'm back...had another of those famously busy weeks that Summer brings. Last week, I got to take care of my grand daughter, Sophie, for a couple of days, so that her mama, @smylie2005 could help Daddy

Puerto Rican Arroz con Pollo is what's on the menu today! Celebrating the flavors of my heritage. Picture taken with LG samrtphone

I got my pullets in the first week in May. The cute little bundles of fluff have quickly morphed into rowdy little crazies! In just a few short weeks, they've come a long way! They'd been given sanctuary

One of my Prep Central Meals, the Smoky Chipotle Burger...it's topped with a spicy avocado salsa/sour cream sauce (crema)...so yum! Taken with LG Smartphone

I haven't given you an update on the gardens here of late...quite frankly, it's gotten too damned hot to spend too much time out there! Summer is relentless in Texas, and it's not even here yet! Memecrunch

We had our full Market Days stand this past Friday and Saturday, where we offer a variety of goodies to buyers. I've sourced out suppliers for free range organic chickens and their eggs; of grass fed beef,

I started out the week with good intentions in writing something daily, and then stuff happened. These every two week markets really roll around quickly, and it seems like I hardly have time to plan my

Tomorrow is what I call our Short Market Saturday. I do a Community Supported Agriculture style of produce baskets and variety baskets. Unlike those programs, I don't have pre-signed clients. Our towns

One of our Prep Central Meals Ready to Cook...will share the process another day! I'm hungry! Photo taken with Apple IPhone.

There's nothing like a casserole, for using those Farmers Market or CSA Basket veggies that are on their way past their prime! I had leftover veggies this week after our Market Days, that went unsold,

We had our Market Days this past weekend. I had a few pre-orders for our Bounty Baskets and Prep Central Meals. Bounty Baskets are our version of a CSA Basket, but with more selections. We allow for a

Too many asparagus left over means Creamy Asparagus & Potato Soup to the rescue! Picture taken with LG Samrtphone

Here are the ladies! This is their first box apartment; it's an efficiency model! lolol It was fine at keeping them together, and warm; and, I eventually got quite quick at changing out the padding...I