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

Cajun Rice with Pork Mince and Chicken Livers

Written by Michele Lyons on July 10, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Organic Chicken, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This is a great dish to serve in the middle of the table and have everyone help themselves. Lots of nutrients added by the chicken livers and it gives a creamy texture when eating but your family won’t even notice. Ingredients: 2 cups white rice 2 cups chicken stock 3 tbsp coconut oil or tallow 500g Free Range...

Cajun Spice Mix Homemade

Written by Michele Lyons on July 10, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Spices are such an easy way to up the flavour in your dishes. If you use them all the time, then you’ll likely have all these ingredients in the pantry anyway to make this Cajun Spice Mix. Otherwise I suggest shopping at your bulk food store where you can buy small quantities of whatever you need. Ingredients: 5...

Pork Spare Rib Soup

Written by Michele Lyons on June 19, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

One of our market customers from Narrabeen gave me this pork spare rib soup recipe and insisted I try it. She asked me two weeks in a row before I got around to it. Well worth it as this was super nourishing and delicious. I even ate it for breakfast one morning. Ingredients: 1kg Pasture Fed Pork Spare Ribs, cut...

Beef Short Ribs Korean Style

Written by Michele Lyons on June 19, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This Korean style beef short ribs recipe is very simple to prepare, cook and tastes amazing. Just make sure you give this as much marinating time as you can. Ingredients: 2kg Beef Short Ribs (one rib per person) 8 garlic, cloves, minced 3cm piece ginger, minced 3 tsp red pepper flakes or chilli flakes 100g dark soy...

Slow Cooked Turkey Shanks

Written by Michele Lyons on June 14, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Organice Free Range Turkey, Recipes. Leave a Comment

This is a bit like Greek Klefitko but I tried it with turkey shanks instead of lamb. Wow so yum. Don’t be put off by the steps, its all easily done in the oven and comes out tasting amazing. If you want to cook for a bit longer then turn the oven down to 150 degrees. Ingredients: 2 Free Range Organic Turkey...

Waste Not Want Not

Written by Michele Lyons on June 7, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Health and Wellbeing, Miscellaneous. 1 Comment

If you’ve been following us on Facebook then you know we have our Waste Free Wednesday posts where we love to share ideas to help you Refuse, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Rot (compost). If you use lots of lemon and citrus fruit like I do then save your lemon peels for: Sprinkle some salt onto half a cut lemon and use...

Indian Spiced Chicken & Rice

Written by Michele Lyons on May 24, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. 1 Comment

This recipe is full of nourishing spices and chicken broth to support you through the winter months. Plus its easy to bulk up with lots of vegies to serve a crowd. Ingredients: 500g Free Range Chicken Breast, cubed 2 tbsps butter 1 onion, diced 2 garlic cloves, minced 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated 1 cup cauliflower florets 1...

Slow Cooked Beef Stroganoff

Written by Michele Lyons on May 24, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Grass Fed Beef, Miscellaneous, Recipes. 1 Comment

This Beef Stroganoff has your traditional stroganoff flavours but uses a cheaper cut of meat and is just so simple in the slow cooker. I promise you don’t need any liquid as the onions and mushrooms produce the liquid during the cooking process. Ingredients: 500g Grass Fed Diced Beef 2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1...

Pork Fillet Stir Fry with Red Curry Paste and Noodles

Written by Michele Lyons on May 3, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Pasture Fed Pork, Recipes. Leave a Comment

I find a stir fry is a great end of week meal to use up all your vegies before you head back to the Farmers Markets. Pork fillet is great for a stir fry as it cooks quickly so makes this dish really easy to throw together quickly. Ingredients: 2 Free Range Pasture Fed Pork Fillets 2 tbsp red curry paste 1 large red...

Drumsticks with Honey Sriracha Slow Cooked

Written by Michele Lyons on May 3, 2018. Posted in Cooking Tips, Free Range Poultry, Recipes. Leave a Comment

Kids love eating with their hands and chewing on a bone. These chicken drumsticks are perfect for this plus its such a quick recipe for when you need something cooking whilst you do the after school activities run around. This is also great to feed hungry teenage boys after a footy game. In which case I’d definitely...