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

Chicken and Chorizo Pasta

Written by Michele Lyons on July 7, 2020. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This is a great mid-week meal that any member of the family could cook up. The addition of the chorizo gives it a great smokey but not too spicy flavour. Bonus is that I had some leftover cooked chicken breast in the fridge so it made this super fast and easy. Ingredients: 1 chorizo sausage, sliced 500g Free Range...

Pork and Chorizo Meatballs

Written by Michele Lyons on July 6, 2020. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

We love pork mince for its versatility and that you can pack in heaps of flavours when using it. To make sure these meatballs had plenty of ‘punch’ I doubled the spices for this recipe. As an alternative, you could always finely chop a chorizo sausage or two and add it to the mix instead of the spices. ...

Fettucini Carbonara

Written by Michele Lyons on May 11, 2020. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

A mid-week pasta dish is a winner for the whole family. Easy for the cook to prepare and delicious for the family to eat. Dishes like this use staples we are all likely to have in the fridge and pantry. I know I always have a pack of bacon in the fridge. You can also add some cooked chicken to this dish to up the...

Thai Coconut Chicken and Satay Sauce

Written by Michele Lyons on March 4, 2019. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

If I had to name my all time Top 5 favourite foods, then satay sauce would definitely be on that list. This recipe is so easy as we’ve already marinated the chicken breast and cut it like a schnitzel so it will cook within 10-12 minutes. Most of this recipe can be done simultaneously so you can have dinner on...

Mexican Lamb Mince

Written by Michele Lyons on February 4, 2019. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Pasture Fed Lamb, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This Mexican style lamb mince is a delicious and an easy mid-week meal. The kids love it and it works well as leftovers the next day. Ingredients: 500g Pasture Fed Lamb Mince 3 rashers Free Range Low Nitrate Bacon, diced 1 onion, diced 1 large zucchini, thinly sliced 1 tsp black pepper 3 cloves garlic, crushed 1 Tbsp...

Beer and Brown Sugar Ham Glaze

Written by Michele Lyons on December 20, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

We were lucky enough to have Arum Nixon, Top 5 Contestant from Masterchef 2017 provide us with this great ham glaze recipe. Have a look at his thoughts and the recipe below. You can also watch our You Tube videos on how to make the glaze, how to carve your ham and where our amazing pasture fed pork comes from. I don’t...

Tropical Ham Salad

Written by Michele Lyons on December 20, 2018. Posted in Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

If you need a different idea for using your ham on Christmas day then you might like to try this beautiful salad. It would also be a great option for using up the leftover ham in the week after Christmas. With all the food we tend to eat around Christmas time, this is a nice light, salad that uses up your leftover...

Spicy Chilli Con Carne Slow Cooked

Written by Michele Lyons on November 6, 2018. Posted in Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. 2 Comments

This Spicy Chilli Con Carne recipe is a great one to double the mince on so you can re-purpose the leftovers into tacos, burrito bowls, pies or even served on a baked potato. I love my slow cooker and use it all year round. The joy in having dinner done when we all get home after a long day is just the best. My new...

Strawberry Salad

Written by Michele Lyons on October 22, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This salad is usually made with mangos but here we’ve gone with something a little different by using strawberries as in this instance we wanted to show our support to the strawberry farmers. Ingredients: 1 punnet strawberries, cored and chopped in half 1/2 avocado, cut into large chunks 1 red chilli, finely diced 1/2...