Michele Lyons, Author at The Yarn by The Free Range Butcher

Recipe: Taco Tortilla Cups

Written by Michele Lyons on February 28, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This recipe is super quick if you use leftover taco mince. Ingredients: 500g grass fed beef mince 2-3 tbsp homemade taco seasoning 4-8 eggs grated cheese salsa guacamole Jalepenos (optional) Tortillas Method: Hopefully you have leftover taco mince. If not, just brown your mince and add your spice mix. Preheat oven...

Recipe: Homemade French Onion Soup

Written by Michele Lyons on February 15, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Avoid the nasty’s found in packet products by making your own soup mix. This is great for soup, flavouring casseroles and is also excellent for seasoning roasts. Ingredients: 1/2 cup dried onion flakes 1 tsp onion powder 1 tsp garlic powder 1/2 tsp celery salt 1/2 tsp ground pepper 1 tsp dried parsley 1 tsp sea...

Recipe: Duck Breast Salad with Apple and Bacon

Written by Michele Lyons on February 15, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

You can multi-task all the elements of this dish at same time to get it on the table in under 20 minutes. Ingredients: 2 Duck Breast fresh or smoked 4 rashes Free Range Bacon Mixed lettuce leaves 2 red apples, thinly sliced Vinaigrette 3 tbsp olive oil 2 tbsp white wine vinegar grind of black pepper and grind of...

Recipe: Turkey & Spinach Mini Meatloaves

Written by Michele Lyons on February 8, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Organice Free Range Turkey, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 300g organic free range turkey mince 1 small onion, diced 2-3 cloves garlic, minced 140g fresh spinach, roughly chopped 5 eggs, whisked 2 tbsp Italian seasoning 1/2 tbsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper 1/2 cup coconut milk Method: Saute mince, onion and garlic in a little coconut oil. When meat is browned...

Recipe: Apple Glazed Turkey Meatballs

Written by Michele Lyons on January 31, 2018. Posted in Free Range Poultry, Organice Free Range Turkey, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients: 450g organic free range turkey mince 3 cloves garlic, crushed 30g apple sauce 4 shallots, sliced 1/3 cup almond flour 1/3 cup grated apple 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper 1 tsp salt 2 tsps Cinnamon For the sauce: 1 cup apple juice 1/2 cup Coconut Aminos (or you could try Tamari or Soy Sauce) 1 tsp ginger, freshly...

Beef Mince and Cabbage Stir Fry

Written by Michele Lyons on January 24, 2018. Posted in Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. 1 Comment

If you’ve run out a ideas for quick mid-week meals and also want something budget conscious then this is your go to meal. We’ve given you another idea on how to use beef mince. Ingredients: 500g grass fed beef mince 1 small head of cabbage, chopped 2 onions, thinly sliced 2 carrots, grated 1 handful snow...

Recipe: Broccoli Salad

Written by Michele Lyons on December 7, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Ingredients Extra large floret of broccoli (approx 8 cups) small red onion, finely chopped 300g Pasture Fed Free Range Bacon 1/2 cup craisins (cranberries) or raisins 1/2 cup sunflower seeds Dressing 1 cup mayo or sour cream or kefir yoghurt 2 tbsp red wine vinegar 3 tbsp honey salt and pepper to taste Method Place...

Roasted Turkey Breast

Written by Michele Lyons on December 7, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

A roasted turkey breast is great addition to your Christmas table. It suits smaller families who don’t want to bother with a whole turkey or if you prefer a taste of some white meat. This is really simple to do and best to use a meat thermometer so you don’t overcook the turkey. Ingredients 1 kg free range...

Sensational Sides

Written by Michele Lyons on November 8, 2017. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

How to cook the perfect steak is probably one of our most popular articles and one of the most popular brochures we hand out at the markets every weekend. We want you to enjoy the meat you get from us and so knowing how to cook the different cuts is something we want to share with you. We want you to know that there...

Clean Eating Programs

Written by Michele Lyons on October 19, 2017. Posted in Farmers Markets, Health and Wellbeing. Leave a Comment

It seems these days that it doesn’t matter where you look there is a new eating program for you to try. We are bombarded with information about what to eat and it can be confusing and overwhelming when you are trying to do the right thing by your family. My personal thoughts are that as long as you are eating...