Author: Michele Lyons

Michele Lyons spent 25 years working in the corporate environment with 10 years as an Executive Assistant at a senior level. A couple of years ago Michele decided to forgo the long hours in the city to work closer to home and spend more time with her two teenage boys. Michele started working with us at the Farmers Markets and her excellent organisation skills meant she quickly moved into the office. Since Michele joined The Free Range Butcher her role has expanded to include all things administration, recipe testing, inspirational ideas, marketing, communications and all round keeping the team organised and on track. As long as Michele’s has had her morning coffee you can ask her anything!

Chicken Stroganoff

Stroganoff is a favourite in our household and of course we usually use Rump Steak but we thought we’d give chicken a go this week.  It’s the first time we’ve had Chicken Stroganoff but since I had chicken breast in the fridge to use up we had to give it a go. Ingredients: 700g Free Range Chicken Breast,...

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Fettucini Carbonara

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...

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Mexican Lamb Mince

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...

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Thank You 2018

It’s been a big year for us at the Free Range Butcher, and a year of two tales.  While the butchery side of things has gone forward in leaps and bounds and we look forward to celebrating our 10th year in business, our farm ‘Blue Hills’ has had it tough and is still in drought, as are the farms of many of our suppliers....

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Beer and Brown Sugar Ham Glaze

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...

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