From Our Kitchen

There has been lots of time spent in the kitchen over the last week. We made this roasted red pepper pine nut sauce, it was good, but we both thought it needed something. I think fresh basil would have done the trick. It also would have been better if we had roasted our own red peppers, but at $2 a piece, that wasn't happening. Not to mention, it's not red pepper season in this part of the world.


We've been playing more of this than I would like to admit. We are not TV watchers or video game players. We waste our time by internetting. This old Nintendo is fun though, lots of Dr. Mario!


I was gone for the week, but Aaron kept busy. He made roasted red pepper hummus from scratch.


I found some hot sauce pictures on my camera...he took very good notes, I'll share the recipes this week. Cookies, muffins, pizzas and Chex mix were also made this week, but no pictures. I have been on a Chex mix, cookie diet. Uck. A big salad tonight hit the spot.


Today was chicken worming day. I realized I should be prophylactically worming my girls. I haven't seen any worms, but Buffy has been thin for a long time and I know she eats well. So I decided it would be a good thing to do. The eggs have to be tossed for about a month, so I also wanted to do this before anyone else started laying. The first round of worming happened today, it is a liquid so I measured out each dose onto some bread pieces. Camilla got a half dose because she is so small. Everyone took their medicine well (and no one else's, that was a concern) except Camilla. I had to try 3 different foods before I got her to eat her's.


Some exciting news - Mabel has begun "squatting" when I go near. That means she will start laying soon. Hopefully we won't have to throw any of her eggs out, how horrible to waste the first eggs! I also got everyone dusted for mites and lice last week with Aaron's help. Everyone looked pretty good except Camilla, her skin was red and inflamed. I have a feeling they gained hold when she had her surgery and wasn't feeling well. We are well on our way to a parasite free zone over here.