Guide to Cooking a Whole Chicken

Our chickens have so much flavor because of the way they are raised- slow and naturally outside on green grass where they forage for bugs and seeds in the pasture.  These plump birds are juicy and flavorful. Or if you want to read a bit more about how and where our chickens are raised, click here…

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Winter Share 2012-13 – Week 9

Freedom Rangers, Peas, Dragon-tongue Beans, Carrots, Rhutabagas, Potatoes, and more This week’s special ingredient is something that we are very excited to offer.  It is a heritage breed chicken called a Freedom Ranger.  Our usual chicken, the Cornish Cross, is the typical commercial meat bird.  It has more white meat and large breasts.  The genetics…

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Winter Share 2011-12 – Week 6

Chickens, organic black beans, butternut squash pasta I hope everyone had a very special holiday season.  For me the parties and time off was nice, but I’m ready to be back to work.  We started planning over the break for the summer 2012.  I can’t believe it!  So much work to do and so little…

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Deboning a Chicken and Cooking in Parts

Place the chicken on the cutting board, breast side up.  Remove the thigh‐leg pieces.  Push the thigh away from the body by placing your thumb and fingers between the thigh and the body and then opening your hand.  Carefully cut the skin that should be stretched by this action.  Once the flesh is exposed put…

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