Meet Leelaberry, Our New Rescue Chicken

Apparently I'm the person you call when there's a loose chicken in the neighborhood because I've gotten VERY adept at catching chickens. Methinks we have a new reality show: Chicken Catchers! In mid-September, we chased Leelaberry across several driveways, under and over a car, and under the crawlspace of a house until  she was apprehended. Yesterday, I caught three chickens that had been wandering for a week tearing up gardens and shitting everywhere. It took me 2 hours and lots of patience. One chitchslapped me, the second bit my finger, and the third flung poo at me. 

 

I put it out into the universe that we wanted to add another chicken or two but preferred to rescue rather than buy, and the universe provides! We're keeping Leelaberry. She warmed up to us quickly and has become the sweetest cuddle chicken! She is a Game Hen, the breed that was bred and typically kept for cockfighting. But they're also great little chickens and we're delighted to have her join the family. Can't wait to see what her eggs will be like! The other three jerks are TBD as we try to find their owner, but let's be honest they're my assholes now. 

 

Brutal heatwave and wildfires raging across the West Coast have us and fellow chicken keepers scrambling to keep our feathered friends alive. Ice, wading pools, chicken gatorade, DIY swamp coolers, misters, chicken popsicles, hosing down the chicken yard every 2 hours... there's nothing we won't do for our feather children. Read about how Best Little Henhouse saved her chickens during the apocalyptic wildfires in Portland, Oregon. Is this going to become our reality every fire season??

 

I'm hosting a National Chicken Lady Day Collab on November 4 with my fellow chicken baker RebelChickenBakes. We have over 50 participants joining us to make a chicken lady themed baked good or craft project. Interested? Join our group of crazy chicken ladies! Chicken not required. 

 

Hang in there, peeps. It's been an exhausting 7 months and it just turned into a surreal soap opera leading up to November 3. If you're like me, you're white knuckling the refresh button on your news feed every hour and screaming at the sheer insanity and shameful hypocrisy of our elected leaders right now. BREATHE and eat some cookies. We're almost there. We're gonna be okay. NOW LET'S VOTE THOSE MOTHERFUCKERS OUT. Wear a mask. Social distance. Stay safe. Don't be a selfish ass because you see where that gets you. Karma's a bitch. 

 

Bok-bok-BAKE!

Christina

 

P.S. Speaking of cookies. Shoutout for The Very Best Cookie in the Whole Wide World who makes legit the VERY BEST cookies, and they ship nationwide. Owner, Founder and Cookie Monsta Kirstyn Shaw started her own cookie business early this year, she is a boss and fellow entrepreneur! We've become fast friends and she's an awesome human, so please buy her tasty cookies. Last month, we partnered to raise funds for Bakers Against Racism's Bake the Vote bake sale, and she donates proceeds to #cookiesforacause.  

What to Make with Leftover Egg Yolks and Egg Whites 

Ever been at a loss for what to make with extra egg yolks or egg whites after a baking project? If you've made meringue, you have tons of leftover yolks. If you've made pudding, you have tons of egg whites. Don't throw them away!

 

Here are some ideas for what you can make instead of yet another egg white scramble: 

EGG YOLKS 

  • Creamy Lemon Orzo Soup, sounds weird but the egg yolks give it a delicious creaminess -- 6 egg yolks
  • Lime or Lemon Curd, put on pancakes, fill a Pavolva, or just eat it with a spoon -- 4 egg yolks
  • Banana Pudding, better than Magnolia Bakery! -- 10 egg yolks
  • Egg Yolk Chocolate Chunk Cookies, egg yolks make these cookies soft and chewy -- 3 egg yolks

EGG WHITES

  • Ghost Meringue Cookies, perfect for Halloween -- 4 egg whites
  • Pavlova with curd, jam and fruit -- 4 egg whites
  • Black Velvet Macarons -- 3 egg whites
  • Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting -- 3 egg whites
  • Sugar and Spice Nuts -- 1 egg white
  • Master meringue and understand the science of how it works! Watch my "All About Meringue" episode

Egg-stra! Egg-stra! Read All About It.

A roundup of egg-ucating and hen-tastic news and info from around the internet. If you see something cool, share it with me and it could end up here! 

Honey is one of the most faked foods in the world, and the US government isn't doing much to fix it

via Insider

 

Honey, olive oil, and milk are the top 3 most faked foods. Why this is bad for consumers, beekeepers, and honey bees.

 
Spot the Fake Honey

How Chicken Keepers are Keeping Their Chickens Alive During Wildfires and Heatwaves

via Washington Post

 

"The smoke covering the West has me and my chickens bunking together. Is this the new normal?"

 

Chickens are outdoor animals for a reason. Read about the smells coming from the basement when Tove from Best Little Henhouse moved her chickens inside.

 
Tiny N95 Masks for Chickens?

How Dinosaurs Shrank and Became Birds

via Scientific American

 

Did you know that chickens the are the closest living DNA relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex? Even more so than alligators and lizards! Chickens are essentially tiny dinosaurs.

 
Rwar!

Cacio e Pepe Bread

Your favorite bowl of creamy, cheesy, peppery Cacio e Pepe pasta in a loaf of soft, fluffy bread. 

 

All you need is a big pot, flour, yeast, sugar, salt, parmesan cheese, and pepper. The basics are to use whatever bread recipe you’re comfortable with and add grated parmesan cheese and pepper.

 

If you don’t have a go-to bread recipe you like, I wrote one for you.

 
Mmm Carbs & Cheese!

Happy Halloween My Chickies!

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