What could be better than a dense, delicious, fruity bundt cake? One drenched in bourbon, of course! This recipe was inspired by a list of ingredients from our friend and house-sitter. When asked how we could repay him for taking care of our chickens, cats, gardens, and dog while we gallivanted around the northern partContinue reading “Bourbon and Blueberry Bundt Cake with Blueberry-Basil-Bourbon Glaze”
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New Decade, New Blog
Hello everyone! Our blog, Two Lovebird Locavores, has recently moved to WordPress! I’ve found myself struggling to blog over the past couple of years, and I want a fresh start. With my new site and name, I plan to bring content and value to you all by giving tips around topics of pet-keeping, including dogs,Continue reading “New Decade, New Blog”
Salty and Crispy: Kale Chips
Kale chips have been all the rage for a few years. And why wouldn’t they be? Salty. Crispy. Can’t Stop At Just One. And (semi) nutritious. What could be better? They’re super easy to make, and it’s fun to play with different seasonings and flavorings. I like cracked pepper! Ingredients:A bunch of kaleOlive oilSaltSeasonings ofContinue reading “Salty and Crispy: Kale Chips”
Pickled Beets, 2015
Full disclosure: this recipe is 100% not our own. The reason? Every year, I forget from which source I located the pickled beets recipe because I have never blogged about pickling beets. I go searching online, browsing through other cookbooks….only to just choose something random and different each and every year. So, I’m shamelessly bloggingContinue reading “Pickled Beets, 2015”
Pinterest and Sweet Potato Pie Dip
2014 was my year of Pinterest! This pin was the basis for building a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf in our house. We now have a shelf behind our sofa in our small living room because I saw this pin. I brought a cheesy, gooey Jalapeno Popper dip for a Christmas Eve appetizer thanks to this pin. IContinue reading “Pinterest and Sweet Potato Pie Dip”
A Feast for Our Chickens, 2015
This New Year’s Day, we decided to celebrate the lives of our backyard flock chickens. Inspired by Heartland Farm Sanctuary’s Feast for the Turkeys event, we made up a meal in which the chickens were the honored guests rather than the main dish. We halved a few Delicata squashes and filled them with a mixContinue reading “A Feast for Our Chickens, 2015”
Salads in Jars
Yumminess before the jars. A couple of years ago, I made my first set of salads in glass jars for lunches; they were convenient and delicious, but I fell into my old habits and reverted back to leftovers and soups. This past week, our CSA box contained a bag of spinach and another bag of salad greensContinue reading “Salads in Jars”
New Brooder Equals Unrivaled Space
Our friend Fjud spent his Sunday building our chicks a bigger brooder. Because we got the chicks so late in the season and because winter here is so brutal, we are going to have to keep these babies inside a bit longer than we have when we’ve gotten them before, in the spring or earlyContinue reading “New Brooder Equals Unrivaled Space”
A Flock in Chaos: A Tumultuous Week of Backyard Chicken Keeping
Spindy, on one of her in-home nights This week, we put down Spinderella (our favorite hen), got a set of 4 baby chicks, and buried one of said baby chicks. It was a tumultuous week for the flock and for its owners. Back in July, Spinderella began acting lethargic, not excited for the mealworms orContinue reading “A Flock in Chaos: A Tumultuous Week of Backyard Chicken Keeping”
CSA: A Bi-Weekly or Weekly Venture?
Everything consumed in time for Box 2! For years, we’ve picked up a weekly CSA box on Saturday mornings from the first weekend in May to roughly the end of January. As our farmer predicted, by year three, we had a system to either eat everything or freeze or can that which we did notContinue reading “CSA: A Bi-Weekly or Weekly Venture?”
The Poquette Zoo and Kitchen 