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Protecting Sheep in a Heatwave

May 18, 2022 - 10:00 am May 17, 2022Rotational Grazing, Sheep drought, heatwave, pasture management 0

Heatwaves are an extremely trying time for all kinds of life, animal and plant. It can interfere with daily activities, cause heat stress and illness, and at its worst, can cause death. The current heatwave over Texas has been breaking heat records and exacerbating the drought situation in most of…

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Fried Lamb Egg Rolls Recipe

May 10, 2022 - 10:00 am May 9, 2022Recipes egg roll, lamb 0

Egg rolls are a nice treat to have that also does not take a long time to complete. The egg rolls can have many filling options inside them too, such as spinach, turnip greens, different meats, leeks, and all sorts of mushroom types like trumpet! These lamb egg rolls were…

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Grow-A-Along: Barley and Wheat Part 4

April 27, 2022 - 10:00 am April 26, 2022Garden barley, wheat 0

The last chilly days are now well behind us, with temperatures at night being in the 60sF. Besides growing wheat/barley those in the Northern half of Texas can plant many vegetables right now such as corn, soybeans, peanuts, sunflowers, tomatoes, and more. Our garden has been quite filled in now…

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Lamb/Mutton Curry with Vegetables, Japanese Style

April 12, 2022 - 10:00 am April 11, 2022Recipes curry, mutton 0

Japanese style curry is a type of curry that developed from contact with Indian cuisine within the 1800s. It is very popular and can be both vegetarian or containing meats such as beef, pork, or chicken. This recipe can be made vegetarian easily by omitting the lamb shoulder meat. The…

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Grow-A-Along: Barley and Wheat Part 3

March 30, 2022 - 10:00 am March 30, 2022Garden barley, wheat 0

The spring weather has been up and down; with freezing temperatures at times while also getting into the 80sF and even 90sF leading up to this update. Such extremes are stressful for plants, especially in drought areas. As both barley and wheat grow, the tolerance to cold temperatures begins to…

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Barbados Blackbelly Mutton

March 22, 2022 - 10:00 am March 21, 2022Recipes, Sheep mutton 0

Today’s post discusses mutton, often defined as a sheep that was slaughtered at least a few years of age or older. We had recently brought in two elderly ewes (aged 9 and 10 years old) to slaughter. We got standard cuts for one sheep and all-ground for the other. Previously…

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Lamb and Vegetable Stuffed Pastries

March 15, 2022 - 10:00 pm March 14, 2022Recipes lamb, lamb pastry, peas 1

Lamb pastries are relatively simple to make. Cook the filling, set on pastries and bake! The recipe is very versatile, you can add other vegetables such as diced carrots and potatoes, corn, and other favorites. The spices are also to your choosing, being very easy to mix and match pepper,…

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Farmer’s Cheese Donut Balls

February 8, 2022 - 10:00 am February 8, 2022Recipes dessert, donut, farmer's cheese 0

Farmer’s cheese is a delicious, relatively easy fresh cheese you can make at home with little equipment and experience. We covered a recipe for farmer’s cheese before and this recipe uses cheese like that to make simple fried donut balls. Tvorog, quark, and/or farmer’s cheese can be used in this…

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Grow-A-Along: Barley and Wheat Part 2

February 1, 2022 - 10:00 am February 1, 2022Garden barley, gardening, pest control, wheat 0

This is the second post of the Grow-A-Along with Barley and Wheat! The month of January saw a cool-down in temperatures that was also accompanied with little precipitation. In our region we went from a severe drought to an extreme drought over the month. For farmers who are planting wheat…

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Mirin-lees Marinated Lamb Riblets

January 11, 2022 - 10:00 am January 11, 2022Recipes lamb riblets, mirin kasu, mirin lees 0

Lamb riblets are sectioned from the rib with small amounts of meat on them. They’re nice for a small meal, and the bones afterwards can be used to make stock along with leftover cut vegetable pieces. However, for a meal with several people a large amount of riblets will be…

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    Ashton and Trevor

    Phone Number: 512-643-2440

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    • Protecting Sheep in a Heatwave
    • Fried Lamb Egg Rolls Recipe
    • Grow-A-Along: Barley and Wheat Part 4
    • Lamb/Mutton Curry with Vegetables, Japanese Style
    • Grow-A-Along: Barley and Wheat Part 3
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