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Chickens and ethics

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In this video I discuss chickens and the symbiosis that we’ve formed between our species and theirs. I briefly discuss Joel Salatin, Michael Pollan and here mention Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. I recommend checking into the work of all three and I’ll have later posts discussing each.

Chickens form a larger portion of the worlds meat consumption. I don’t demand you stop eating fast food chicken but begin to consider where your food comes from. Just acknowledging is the first step. If you like chicken, explore. Free range, organic, pastured, well fed birds are wonderful.

Special thanks to Kevin Roberts for showing me what real chicken is about. Fresh grilled liver and hearts will always remind me of days on the farm.

Jambalaya

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This recipe always makes me feel like home. It’s wonderful party food and a great way to use leftover turkey after Thanksgiving. Follow the instructions about how to cook the rice, that’s the most important part of the meal that people seem to mess up. Don’t pull a Bobby Flay.

Eat well. Winter is coming.

Chicken stock

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This is the recipe for the stock that we made from our chicken skin and bones that were leftover from roasting the birds. It’s very simple and consider buying whole birds in the future to make use of this recipe. The birds are cheaper purchased whole and you get more for your money.

Master cleanse day 6

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I’m a day past this but I’m still doing fine. I’m anxious to finish, wrap this up and move back to cooking and food again.

Roasting chickens

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After our brine our birds are ready to be roasted. The pan contains carrots, potatos and celery. We roast at 425F for 30min then an hour at 325F. I don’t use a meat thermometer anymore, I’ve done this so many times I know the birds are done but feel free to use one if you’re unsure. The birds should be 165F at the thigh.

We have two more videos in this series. Stock and then chicken and sausage jambalaya. I love how the meals flow into one another.

Master cleanse day 1

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I’ve begun the master cleanse today and hope to go the full ten days. This will be double my previous 5 days but I suspect I can make it. I never do a cleanse with the goal of losing weight. My primary goal is to look at my attachments to food and delve inside myself using regular yoga and meditation along the way.

Brining chickens

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Nothing makes roast chicken better than brining it first. Trust me on this one. This can also be used on other poultry as well as pork and shrimp. Video quality is improving as I learn to work with my video equipment. Thanks Blake.