The Little Farm House

Hola friends! Do you have one of those fancy dutch ovens that never gets used? I was gifted one from my Ma a while back and have been looking for ways to use it.  So I know this gal that raises organic chickens around my neck of the woods and I was able to purchase 2 before they were all spoken for this past year. They are the best I've ever had for home grown ones and man are they huge! I started thawing this bad boy out on on Monday so it would be ready by Wednesday. In the mean time I started looking at different ideas for how to make it. I came across 2 separate recipes one for a garlic chicken and the other for a molasses one. They both sounded delicious, so why not combine them. Ya got to be a little adventurous in the kitchen right? I didn't have a pot big enough for my two ton chicken... the thing weighted 7 1/4 pounds! So I grabbed my dutch oven to see if that would work and by golly it was a tight squeeze but it fit. I recently make a l...

Hola friends! Can you ever have to much pasta or bread... asking for a friend. So I go through banana phases where all I want for a snack is a banana. After a week I burn myself out and I end up with a few stragglers that never got eaten. As I was paging through my recipe book this morning I came across my Great Grandma Dorothy's Sour Cream Banana Bread. I thought to myself "Is this God telling me to use those 3 browning bananas on my counter that have been eyeing me the last 4 days??" Since it snowing out (whats's new) and since calving season is approaching I'm stuck to the farm house and the barn. S o I figured why not whip up a batch in the few hours I have between calf checks and get those guys used up. So that is what went down after chores. I first mash my bananas on a plate with a fork. I have learned to not "puree" them, leave some chunks. From there I cream together the sour cream and sugar. After that is done I add 2 e...

Hola friends! When I was younger my Ma would make homemade chicken strips that were fantastic! She came across this recipe for fried chicken in one of our old farm house cook books and played around with it and formed this recipe that we have come to love today. This is a pantry staple in our house (along with our bulk taco seasoning.) We not only use it on chicken but its lovely on fish too! All the spices blend together so nicely and the flour and corn meal create a crunchy crust.  A little goes a long way with this dry mix, so a jar will last you a long time. Which, who doesn't love something that lasts a long time? Ok lets dig into this! Ingredients for Fried Chicken Dry Mix 2 cups Flour 1/2 Cup Corn Meal 1 Tbs salt 2 Tbs Paprika 3/4 Tbs Celery Salt 2 Tbs Dry Mustard 1 Tbs Garlic Salt 1 Tbs Pepper 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme    1 tsp Ground Ginger 1/2 tsp Oregano Mix and Store in a quart jar. To use just place a little into...