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Mom cooks better for our
birds than she does for us!! We’ll come out to the kitchen, sniffing
hungrily and say, "OH! What’s for dinner?” Then to our disappointment, Mom
will say, "It’s not for you! It’s for the birds!”
Here are some recipes
that she uses:
Bird
Bread
Jiffy Corn Bread - 1 box
2 eggs
1/2 cup of their favorite seed / pellets
1/2 cup milk
1 cup vegetables (chopped / grated)
NOTE: You can also add cooked rice (all flavors, like wild rice,
brown rice, white is alright too), noodles, beans. Just remember to
cook with no salt), they also love a small amount to peppers and
green bell pepper.
Lightly grease 8" x 8" pan, and line with waxed paper. Mix all the
ingredients together to form a batter, pour into the prepared pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 - 30 minutes. When cool, remove the
waxed paper and cut into serving size pieces.
Can be frozen and used when needed or treat time! Your baby will
love it! |
Sharon’s
Veggie Puff
1 cup cooked broccoli florets
1/2 Sweet Dumpling (or other) squash, cooked and seeded, flesh
removed from rind
1 egg, including the shell, if desired
1 Tablespoon ground flax seed
1 Tablespoon Bob's Red Mill 8 or 12 grain hot cereal, uncooked
Run all this through the food processor until you have a fine puree,
about 2 minutes on high. Pour into an appropriately sized
microwaveable dish sprayed with Pam. Place a paper towel across the
top and then a nice glass casserole lid if you have one. Microwave
on 70% for about 5-6 minutes, or until the puff pulls away from the
side of the dish and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out
dry.
You can make this as is if you have multiple types of birds, and
then dish out a portion and kind of mush into it some seeds,
pellets, or whatever. Or, if you have just one type of bird or they
all get the same stuff, you can put it in before cooking. Either
way, cool before serving.
I did a similar one yesterday using sweet potatoes and carrots. So
far, they are going over pretty well.
Here is another one from Sharon…I think I want to live at her
house
Apple Cinnamon Oatmeal Bread
4 oz jar Apple Yogurt Breakfast baby food (Earth's Best Organic)
1 egg with shell, washed
1 Tablespoon ground flax seed
2 Tablespoons uncooked cereal mix (Bob's Red Mill 8-Grain Wheat free
Hot
Cereal, for instance)
1 Teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 Tablespoons wheat flakes (Bob's Red Mill Rolled Wheat)
1 packet instant oatmeal with apples and cinnamon
Place first five ingredients in blender or food processor and blend
thoroughly. While that is blending, open the oatmeal into a sieve
and
shake, allowing most of the sugar to be eliminated. Spray a small
microwave bowl with Pam, and pour the liquid in. Stir in the oatmeal
and
wheat flakes. Microwave for approximately 6 minutes at medium, until
the
sides pull away from the bowl and a toothpick inserted into the
center
comes out clean.
Leave the eggshell off and the sugar in, and it's good for people,
too!
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Home Made Nutriberry-Like Treat
1 cup of dried fruit
2 tablespoon of coconut
1/2 cup of uncooked oatmeal
1/2 cup of raisins
1/4 cup of seeds and /or crushed nuts
2 Tablespoons of peanut butter
1 Tablespoon of honey or molasses
Blend all the dry ingredients in a food processor until chopped
finely. Place mixture into a bowl; add peanut butter and honey or
molasses. Mix very well and the mixture is sticky. Roll mixture into
small 1/2 ball and place on a cookie sheet. Bake at 325 for about 20
minutes. Cool and serve. They are very good. If you use molasses
they are very dark in color. For US$7/- of ingredients and recipe
times 4 about 90 balls are got. |
Thank you
Carol for submitting the following recipes!
QUICK & EASY BIRDIE TREATS
1/2 cup slightly crushed cheerios, bran flakes, or corn flakes
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Mix all ingredients. Pour onto an oven safe soup bowl. Baked at 350
degrees about 10-12 minutes until no longer gooey. Mash a fresh
strawberry or a
few banana slices on top and serve.
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| APPLE MUFFINS
1/2 tsp. orange peel
1 cup vanilla yogurt
2 eggs beaten
3 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup butter
1 cup of finely chopped apple
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl. Fill lightly greased
muffin cups 2/3 full. Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes until
tops are brown. After baking, brush tops of muffins with melted
butter and sprinkle with mix of 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/3rd cup of
sugar. I love these as well as my birds.
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| SWEET POTATO MUFFINS
1 cup white enriched flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 teaspoon honey
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1/2 cup chopped dates
2 eggs
3/4 cups milk
1 cup cooked,mashed sweet potatoes
1/4 cup melted butter
Mix the first 8 ingredients together. Crush eggshells to almost a
powder with the back of a spoon. Mix shells in with eggs. Add eggs
to the
remaining moist ingredients.Stir together with dry ingredients
until combined. Spoon into greased muffin tins. Bake at 425 degrees
about 25 minutes or until springy to the touch. Cool and freeze
individual muffins or 1/2 muffins. Defrost muffins as needed.
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| YUMMY YAM CAKES
2 large yams
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup chopped apples
1/4 cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup fresh corn
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup vanilla yogurt
Boil yams until soft. Add raisins to boiling water during the last
5 minutes. Remove raisins and reserve. Pour out water and peel
skins off of
yams. Put yams back in pot and mash. Add pumpkin pie spice,
raisins, apples, banana, corn and yogurt. Spoon into ice cube trays
and defrost as needed. Remove from cage after 1 hour to prevent
spoilage. Note: For birds that won't eat pellets, add some in
the sweet potato mixture before freezing.
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| NO-BAKE YAM BALLS
1 large yam
1/2 cup raisins
1 mashed banana
1 cup fresh mixed vegetables or frozen mixed vegetables
1 cup diced apples
1/2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal or corn flakes or granola cereal or
similar cereal
Prepare the yam by piecing it several times with a knife or food
skewer, then place the potato in the microwave and cook it on HIGH
for about 5-9 minutes, or until the potato is tender. Halfway
through the cooking, turn the potato
over. When it is finished cooking, set it aside on a plate or other
surface and allow it to almost completely cool.
When the potato is cool enough to handle, add the remaining
ingredients to the mixing bowl, then use an electric mixer on a
high speed to thoroughly beat all the ingredients together; blend
for several minutes, or until everything has been reduced to tiny
chunks, and the mixture is consistent. Check the consistency of the
mixture. It shouldn't be too thick; you should be able to mold it
easily with your hands and have it hold its shape. Adjust the
consistency by adding water as needed.
Line a small baking sheet or tray with wax paper; begin to form
some marble-size balls of the mixture by tearing off chunks and
rolling them
between your hands. Arrange each ball onto the prepared baking
sheet, then repeat with the remaining mixture. The balls are
ready to be served immediately. Promptly place any leftovers in the
refrigerator until ready to use.
Alternately, you can individually wrap each ball in wax paper, foil
or plastic wrap and freeze. Defrost the frozen balls before serving.
Makes 80 balls.
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