Windy Meadows Family Farm

This is a new favorite chicken recipe for us, so I thought I'd share it. Heat 3 Tablespoons of butter in a nonstick pan over med-high heat.  Cut 1 1/2 - 2 lbs of boneless, skinless chicken breast into pieces, about 1 in cubes.  Toss the chicken with 1 1/2 tsp sea salt, a seasoning mix of your choice*, and 1/4 c unbleached flour.  Put the chicken into the pan when the butter turns a carmel color, a golden brown.  Shake the pan every 30 seconds or so to turn the meat, if necessary, turn with a spoon or tongs.  The chicken is done when a few sides have browned and no more pink is visible.   *For many years I have purchased Hickory B-B-Q rub from the Curry King at the Dallas market and this was our favorite flavor.  This seasoning is no longer available.  Just use your favorite seasoning mix and and adjust the salt if your mix comes with salt in it.   The family votes that this is really good.

This is the crew that keeps things running at Windy Meadows.  We are so thankful for all of you!!

This is a really simple recipe that I like to dress up a cup of broth on a cold day. 1 qt of WM broth 1/2 tsp of dried ginger 1/2 tsp of dried garlic 2 farm fresh eggs, beaten Heat broth to a simmer.  Add ginger and garlic.  Pour in beaten eggs, stirring quickly.  Enjoy!

 This is some Kimchi ready to ferment.  We have been going thru a lot of it recently.  So delicious.  The rye grass is popping up all over right now.   This is the new baby calf.

We are getting a lot of okra from a friend right now.  Lots and lots.  So I thought I would share with you all our recipe for okra gumbo.  It's really simple:  1-2 lb. Windy Meadows chicken sausage (I prefer the Italian but both are good), 1 onion, 3 TBS butter or chicken fat, a can of whole tomatoes(I use a quart of home canned), and a mess of okra.  Dice the onion and begin to saute in a 3 quart pot using the butter or chicken fat.  When the onion is softened add the sausage.   Make sure to brown the sausage until the moisture is cooked out of the pot and only the chicken fat remains.  Add the tomatoes and okra that has been cut into approximately 3/4 or 1 in sections(do not add any okra that is tough or stringy!).  Allow to simmer for 20 minutes with lid on pot. Stir occasionally.  Salt and pepper to taste.  Enjoy with cornbread, crackers, or over rice.  8-10 Servings.

Here is a link to find us on facebook to see pictures and stories from day to day farm life. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Windy-Meadows-Family-Farm/135923273132992

We, Mike and Connie Hale, are the owners  of Windy Meadows Family Farm, located about an hour northeast of Dallas , Texas. We  raise rotationally-grazed pastured chicken without the use of hunger stimulants and growth hormones on our 50-plus acres with the able help of our eight children.  The chickens raised on our farm are hatched on site, ensuring a stress-free start. They are not only cage-free and free-range, but pastured, meaning that the chickens live out their days in fresh air and sunlight. They receive organic feed free-choice to supplement the nutrition they receive from their natural diet,  which includes insects and our pasture grasses, which have been pesticide and herbicide free for nearly thirty years.  We also strive to be examples of responsible and sustainable farming , especially with the addition of our large-scale composter, to facilitate returning the nutrients generated from our state -inspected poultry processin...