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Friday, July 21, 2017


Netflix and chicken got this brother in a fix. Don't let a wing kill a brother!

Food is Killing Us?

Seems he thinks that anything that is not flesh is a side dish. A little bit of a rude awakening, I would say. The real enemy IS that 10 piece from Wingstop. LOL.

https://www.facebook.com/FUNarios/videos/1510955032258480/

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Thursday, December 18, 2014

What Seems Crazy On An Ordinary Day . . .

Just seems to be chicken. Tastes like it for sure. 

But what is it really like to raise chickens - in the city? You heard correctly. The localvore, farm-to-table movement has come so close, it's practically in your backyard! More and more urbanites are choosing to confine a few yardbirds to their yard in attempts to get the ultimate in free range and hopefully organic eggs and poultry.

Paying $3.99 for a dozen organic eggs too pricey for you? Get a hen or two, give them names (makes it harder to envision them frying - my friend Pam's mother told a story about her pet chicken Spot - not a good ending), build a coop and you are on your way.

Well, maybe it is not as easy as all of that - there may be a bit more you need to know if you are attempting to be the farmer of your backyard dell. Never fear, the 'net is here. Kerrie Hubbard of (I kid you not) Happy Valley, Oregon has a great site that will give you the lowdown on raising your own poultry.  It's called "City Girl Farming - The Urban Guide to Raising Food in Small Spaces" and if you are contemplating several birds in your back bushes, then her City Chickens page is for you.
Where to get city chicken info

Her advice spans the reasons for even wanting to try this endeavor to cute coop building. She's even taking some hens out of the dog house (read her blog to check out the happy hens). It's a very complete DIY site for the beginning urban farmer, however I don't think this is the way for me to go for several, small reasons:

  1. Gohan likes chicken. Raw, fried, fricasseed, that dawg is not particular. Chases cats because "Woof! Tastes like chicken!"
  2. I once had a neighbor whose chickens dug up my perennial bulbs. His rooster kept me awake at night, and then when another neighbors' German Shepard was feeling peckish enough to chase the bird around the perimeter of my home into oblivion, he accused me of killing the bird. Really. That rooster was tough (I asked the dog).
  3. I'm lazy. Costco sells organic eggs, 'nuff said.
If you've been wondering what it might be like to have really fresh eggs daily and lots of cageless pets, then this might be for you. Call me when dinner is ready. 








Saturday, May 25, 2013

Not Your Daddy's Chicken Comic

This is definitely my kind of 'chick' (ouch!) humor. Kater Cheek gives you all the chicken you care to consume (with a little bunny on the side - yeah, tastes like chicken) in this rollicking collection of cartoons from her website - www.katercheek.com. Coop de Grace is not a graphic novel for children.

I discovered her work at WisCon37 at the Broad Universe table. She is also the author of a new urban fantasy novel, SEEING THINGS, available on Amazon and Smashwords.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

The Fairest Fowl: Portraits of Championship Chickens


Yep, there's a book for that - animal as artwork. Take a look at Brain Pickings for other artistic wildlife.



There should be a matching dog for that 'Silky' chix.


Not just for dinner.

What? You say you want to see more? Well, here's some more:





Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Nycchix

Branch Ave. Temple Hills, MD

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Friday, April 20, 2012

Popup restaurant @ livingsocial _ Founding Farmers spring menu preview

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Sunday, April 15, 2012

Because These Gals Ain't Got Fingers . . .

No, really. Cut it out with the Chicken Fingers already. I'm sure its made from that pink chicken slurry stuff anyway. 


This photo is the closest I've seen to match an alleged said chicken finger and its gross. So is this one:











The idea creeps me out anyway. Let's say goodbye to the finger for real. 



Thursday, April 5, 2012

Arsenic in Our Chicken? - NYTimes.com

Arsenic in Our Chicken? - NYTimes.com:
". . . my topic today is a pair of new scientific studies suggesting that poultry on factory farms are routinely fed caffeine, active ingredients of Tylenol and Benadryl, banned antibiotics and even arsenic.
“We were kind of floored,” said Keeve E. Nachman, a co-author of both studies and a scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Center for a Livable Future.  “It’s unbelievable what we found.”

'via Blog this'

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Hot Wings . . . The Bane of My Existence

I'm just saying- those KFC hot wings ain't the worst pieces of yardbird to be had in the fifty states. In the past several months they have lured me on recurring Fridays to ignore my mostly vegetarian diet.

Why, I can even eat them without the requisite hot sauce . . . and all those who know me, know that I 'put that sh#* on everything'!
These new wings are crunchy and seasoned with cayenne - CRUNCH & SPICE - nuthin' better in the world.

If this keeps up KFC will have to buy that  genetically engineered multi-winged chicken abomination Dan Halen Industries created on Squidbillies to supply the wing nuts of the world.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Adult Advisory - Chicken Porn

You may need to avert your eyes for a minute or two. So much nakedness.

Thursday, May 12, 2011

Saturday, April 9, 2011

What? No Eau de Yardbird?

Lately bacon has been getting uber-attention. You can find it layered on just about any sandwich, as a toothpaste and ice cream flavoring, and now - as a cologne. That's right, you can entice the pups in your life with BACON!


If you are looking to put a bit of sizzle in your life, this might (not) be the thing. There's some story about a butcher on the purveyor Fargginay's website, but I just think it was created by an over zealous smoked pork fat fan. Heaven knows what the difference is between their 'Classic' and 'Gold' bacon fragrances is. "Scent by the gods" indeed.

I guess I'm just jealous. No one has come out with a 'Fresh Fried Chicken' eau de toilette.

Sunday, February 27, 2011

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Because Canola Is Getting to Be Costly


http://www.guy-sports.com/fun_pictures/DieselChic.jpg

Monday, February 7, 2011

Martha Stewart - The Chicken Whisperer?

Watch her make that chicken sleepy! No, seriously. Well, maybe not so much. If you've got a chicken that just won't adhere to your bedtime guidelines, Martha can help. When Henny Penny stays up past her bedtime in order to watch Stephen Colbert, use this helpful video.

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Charlotte, N.C. - Chicken Joints Gone, But Not Forgotten

Wow, Triple Whole Birds!
While trolling the web for barnyard pimp stories, I found these on blog site Charlotte Eats. Obviously, it's certainly not a new trend for celebrities to invest in a chicken joint - even in Jellystone Park. These are circa 1940.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Flav's Fried Chicken - You Know You Want Some!

Flava Flav Serves It Up
However you will have to go to Clinton, Iowa to get your first taste of Flav's 99 cent wings. The Clinton Herald reported that with clock in tow, F-squared introduced his latest enterprise.

Hmm . . ." how'd he come up with this idea" you say? Maybe it went a bit like this: "Fiddy got Vitamin Water, Nelly got jeans - I gotta get something that will let the world get a taste of the real flava."

Yeah, I know. Most of those words were way too big for the underweight lover, but I'm sure it was something like that. The Herald's Scott Levine reports F-squared as saying ". . . I’m trying to start a franchise, so this is the beginning of it.” This all began when F-squared started hustling his wings at Mama Cimino's restaurant in Vegas. That's why his partner is Nick Cimino, who chose the site in Iowa and bought the building next to the Clinton Mama Cimino's. Heck, Ol' Mama considers the Clockster like a second, but scrawnie
r son -albeit fried to a dark crackly crunch. 


Hey, I'm not hating. I know good and well that as soon as I can reach an FFC I'll be the first one chomping down on my wing for a dolla' getting my own 'Flava of Love'. And if by some chance the Clockster brings FFC to D.C., those wings had better have Mumbo sauce (don't ask, I'll explain that D.C. thing later in another post) for the greater populace.

Now here's the real kicker - The Daily News reports that Flav has a culinary degree and restaurant experience. Back in his 'pre-Yeah Boyeeee' days he was just plain old William Drayton who cooked in the Long Island Nassau County Courthouse and actually fed somebody's children in the school system. Who da' thunk it?


Thursday, January 13, 2011

Winging It with Jay Z

Photos: Astrid Stawiarz / Getty Images; Buffalo Boss
 http://www.slashfood.com/
Yep it's true - Hova has invested in his cousin's Fulton Street, Brooklyn organic chicken joint.
It's a family affair since his mom and sister are also investors. It's seriously too easy to come up with the jokes, so I'll leave that to Andy Campbell of the Brooklyn Paper:
"Empire wing of mind!" and
“If you havin’ sauce problems, I feel bad for you son / I got 99 problems and a wing ain’t one.”
I've got to admit that I could scarf down some cheese fries and jalepeno poppers with wings with FITH (Fire in the Hole) sauce. It's like my personal trifecta of junk food - Cheesy, greasy & HOT!  I'll just have to add this to my list of chicken joints to investigate in NYC. 

Buffalo Boss  554 Fulton St. near Flatbush Avenue Extension in Downtown
(718) 624-2677  www.buffaloboss.com