The great thing about raising meat chickens is that we have a lot of chickens in our freezer—which means we often having chicken for dinner! Because of that, we’ve often got chicken carcasses or frames leftover to use. We’re all about using as much of […]
I’ve always loved deviled eggs. Moving to our homestead and raising chickens means we (usually) have lots of eggs. After discovering the easiest way to hard boil and peel them (hello, pressure cooker/Instant Pot/Power Cooker), I found it was a breeze to make deviled eggs […]
It’s already been well established that this farmgirl loves her pizza. Whether I’m using our homemade crust recipe, or going for less carbs using fathead dough, pizza is my thang. But sometimes, a gal also wants soup, so when I’m craving pizza but also want […]
Sometimes we crave brownies. One of my favorite brownie recipes to pull out of my recipe box is Black Bean Brownies in a Blender. (Scroll to the bottom for a printable recipe!) Brownies. Made with black beans instead of flour. Crazy, right? What’s even more […]
I have no idea how Mud Hen Bars got their name, but I recently found the recipe tucked in an old cookbook, written in what I assume is my grandma’s handwriting. There’s something pretty neat about reading a recipe written in your grandma’s handwriting. Sorta […]
Every so often I like to pull out my recipe for Berry Cobbler because it doesn’t take a lot of ingredients, and it’s really easy to put together. Oh. And because I live in a house of men folk and they get pretty darn excited […]
Although I’ve not had a lot of luck growing them on my homestead, carrots have a special place in my heart. Any vegetable that you can turn into a dessert is what I consider to be the very best of both worlds. A lot of […]
While I’ve got a lot of recipes that I consider my easy go-to bread recipes, sometimes I’m craving a treat. Something slightly more time consuming but oh-my-word so amazing. When that happens, I know it’s a day I’ll be hanging out in the kitchen to […]
One of the great things about raising your own pigs is having a full freezer after hog butchering is done. And while we all love homemade bacon, ham is a favorite as well. So let me share with you how we brine a ham (and […]
Pigs are just some of the animals we proudly raise here at Clucky Dickens Farm. When people find out we butcher our hogs at home, many of them ask, “So are you gonna render lard?” But, of course! There are many ways to render lard […]