We love Chipotle Mayo, especially on Veggie Burgers! We have the taste down to a science with these simple ingredients.
Real Mayo
Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle Salt-Free Seasoning Blend
Grab a spoon and put as much mayo in your bowl as you want to serve. Then add the Mrs. Dash. You will need to add a lot. We just keep adding until it stops tasting like mayo and starts tasting like Chipotle Mayo. But watch out or it will get too hot.
We use the amount we want and store the rest in the fridge for later.
Enjoy!
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Best Whole Wheat Bread Machine Buns
These are the BEST whole wheat buns ever! You can use them for sandwich buns, hot dog buns, hamburger buns, or dinner rolls. Just adjust the size and shape accordingly.
Put the ingredients in your bread machine in this order:
1 1/2 cups Water
3 Tbls softened Butter
1 1/2 eggs
4 7/8 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Salt
4 1/2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
Use the dough cycle. Watch the dough the last 15 minutes. You may need to take it out early if the dough hits the top of your bread maker. Have a floured surface ready for your dough.
When dough cycle is finished pull the dough out onto your floured surface and punch the air out just a little and spread it out. For hamburger/sandwich buns divide the dough into 16 equal buns. I do this by cutting the dough in half and then in half again until I have 16 buns. I shape them into squares or circles depending on how I plan to use them. Place them on a cookie sheet or baking pan. If they are touching they will be a little more doughy. I usually make some touching and others not touching. Cover and let them rise about 30 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees for 13 minutes. Pull them out of the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet. If you aren't planning to use them within 3 days, freeze them.
Put the ingredients in your bread machine in this order:
1 1/2 cups Water
3 Tbls softened Butter
1 1/2 eggs
4 7/8 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Salt
4 1/2 tsp Active Dry Yeast
Use the dough cycle. Watch the dough the last 15 minutes. You may need to take it out early if the dough hits the top of your bread maker. Have a floured surface ready for your dough.
When dough cycle is finished pull the dough out onto your floured surface and punch the air out just a little and spread it out. For hamburger/sandwich buns divide the dough into 16 equal buns. I do this by cutting the dough in half and then in half again until I have 16 buns. I shape them into squares or circles depending on how I plan to use them. Place them on a cookie sheet or baking pan. If they are touching they will be a little more doughy. I usually make some touching and others not touching. Cover and let them rise about 30 minutes. Bake at 325 degrees for 13 minutes. Pull them out of the oven and let them cool on the cookie sheet. If you aren't planning to use them within 3 days, freeze them.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Our First Batch of Chickens
We got our first batch of chickens around the first of March. They were just day old chicks and we ended up with about 16 total. Our family loved and nurtured them. A few had sticky butt and my son learned how to fix that problem by wetting a paper towel and washing their tiny bottoms. A couple others got eye infections and we had to buy some expensive eye medicine at the farm supply store and put it on their eyes every 4 hours. Whew! We also separated those for a while so we didn't infect the whole bunch. One chicken we got had nasty little poop balls on its feet from the place we got it. We had to soak it's feet in water and pick off the little balls. That was just gross but we did it! A few others didn't make it for unknown reasons but most lived in the house in their large box for about 2 months.
Meanwhile my husband was working hard on the chicken coop outside. After about 6 weeks of chickens in our house it was getting kind of stinky! We were having to change the bedding every other day. And boy, those chickens were going through the water and food in their tiny containers like crazy. My son loved taking the chickens out of their box and putting them into the smaller boxes while we changed their bedding. He loved those chickens the best and had them all named. He enjoyed throwing cut up strawberries into their box to watch them run around and chase each other. They really loved worms!
While the coop was being built we took them for field trips outside. We had some baby yards and we put them all in there so they could get used to being outside and so they could peck around in the grass and such. They loved that! Of course, it was supervised because we didn't want any stray dogs coming along an hurting our chickens.
Finally, the big day came and it was time for the babies to go out into the coop. The first few nights we just put them out during the day because it was still pretty chilly at night. But after a week or so they were able to spend the night outside. I was so worried. We went out several times to check them. They all huddled together in the corner. But the next morning they were just fine and back to scratching and eating grass. They loved to have grass fed to them through the chicken wire. We didn't yet have our property fenced so we couldn't let them out of the coop.
The third night we went out to a horrible site. It was minutes before we needed to leave for a football game and 2 chickens had been killed. We searched and could not figure out how or what killed them. My son was crying and we were all so distraught! My husband and I decided to buy some of that foam insulation stuff that you shoot into holes and it blows up and gets really hard. We put that in the smaller holes and put more chicken wire around the roof area. Something very small must have squeezed through a hole! Probably a skunk.
A few more nights went by and the chickens were doing great. Then we woke up to another dead chicken! My husband thinks it was just sick or something because the coop was like a fortress and we couldn't find any place where anything could have gotten in!
Then it was time for our mini vacation. We had to leave town for 4 nights. Our older kids were staying home so everyone had strict instructions on how to feed and water the chickens. We were a bit worried but knew if we called the kids enough the chickens should be alright. The first few days went fine. We made calls and got reports that all the chickens were doing great. My husband actually had to go home for a few hours the last night and they were all still great!
Then disaster struck. Pouring rain and wind. Still we were told the chickens were okay. The coop was dry, yeah! But then we got the call. Our older son went to check the chickens in the afternoon the day we were to arrive home and the whole flock was dead! Our own dog was in our coop and had killed every single chicken - all 13! We were devestated. Our own dog had beaten in the chicken wire - must have taken a long time because like I said that place was a fortress, but nevertheless they were all gone! Our first flock was dead!
I was hopeless. We loved those chickens so much. My husband decided we needed to start over and find a new home for our dog. So here we are. Two and a half months later with a whole new batch of 14 chickens and a dog that we have to find a new home for!
Meanwhile my husband was working hard on the chicken coop outside. After about 6 weeks of chickens in our house it was getting kind of stinky! We were having to change the bedding every other day. And boy, those chickens were going through the water and food in their tiny containers like crazy. My son loved taking the chickens out of their box and putting them into the smaller boxes while we changed their bedding. He loved those chickens the best and had them all named. He enjoyed throwing cut up strawberries into their box to watch them run around and chase each other. They really loved worms!
While the coop was being built we took them for field trips outside. We had some baby yards and we put them all in there so they could get used to being outside and so they could peck around in the grass and such. They loved that! Of course, it was supervised because we didn't want any stray dogs coming along an hurting our chickens.
Finally, the big day came and it was time for the babies to go out into the coop. The first few nights we just put them out during the day because it was still pretty chilly at night. But after a week or so they were able to spend the night outside. I was so worried. We went out several times to check them. They all huddled together in the corner. But the next morning they were just fine and back to scratching and eating grass. They loved to have grass fed to them through the chicken wire. We didn't yet have our property fenced so we couldn't let them out of the coop.
The third night we went out to a horrible site. It was minutes before we needed to leave for a football game and 2 chickens had been killed. We searched and could not figure out how or what killed them. My son was crying and we were all so distraught! My husband and I decided to buy some of that foam insulation stuff that you shoot into holes and it blows up and gets really hard. We put that in the smaller holes and put more chicken wire around the roof area. Something very small must have squeezed through a hole! Probably a skunk.
A few more nights went by and the chickens were doing great. Then we woke up to another dead chicken! My husband thinks it was just sick or something because the coop was like a fortress and we couldn't find any place where anything could have gotten in!
Then it was time for our mini vacation. We had to leave town for 4 nights. Our older kids were staying home so everyone had strict instructions on how to feed and water the chickens. We were a bit worried but knew if we called the kids enough the chickens should be alright. The first few days went fine. We made calls and got reports that all the chickens were doing great. My husband actually had to go home for a few hours the last night and they were all still great!
Then disaster struck. Pouring rain and wind. Still we were told the chickens were okay. The coop was dry, yeah! But then we got the call. Our older son went to check the chickens in the afternoon the day we were to arrive home and the whole flock was dead! Our own dog was in our coop and had killed every single chicken - all 13! We were devestated. Our own dog had beaten in the chicken wire - must have taken a long time because like I said that place was a fortress, but nevertheless they were all gone! Our first flock was dead!
I was hopeless. We loved those chickens so much. My husband decided we needed to start over and find a new home for our dog. So here we are. Two and a half months later with a whole new batch of 14 chickens and a dog that we have to find a new home for!
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