Jonathan Russo

“Rookie Cinnamon Sugar Doughnuts* Parental supervision necessary for frying Makes 8 doughnuts and 8 doughnut holes Ingredients Vegetable oil 1 (8-count) tube of premade, large biscuit dough (found in the refrigerated dough aisle at supermarkets) ½ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon Directions 1. Fill a large saucepan with vegetable oil to a depth of 1 inch. 2. Heat oil over medium heat until it reaches 365°F. You can measure the temperature with a cooking oil thermometer. Or, drop a single kernel of popcorn into the oil as it’s heating. When the kernel pops, you’re ready to fry. 3. While the oil heats, open the biscuit tube and separate the rounds. Use a 1-inch-round cookie cutter to cut a hole in the center of each biscuit. Save the holes. 4. Mix the sugar and cinnamon in a large shallow bowl. 5. Add 2 doughnuts to the hot oil at a time. Cook, turning once, until golden brown—about 1 minute per side. 6. Drain on paper towels and immediately toss in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Cool on a wire rack. Repeat with the remaining doughnuts and holes.”
― Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix

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“Nest box curtains provide the hens extra privacy when laying. They can also help keep drafts away from the eggs and any baby chicks a mama hen might be brooding. In addition, nest curtains can help block the view and thus keep hens from fighting and harassing each other over a box.”
― Anne Kuo, The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens: How to Raise a Happy Backyard Flock

“a true blue-laying breed, like an Ameraucana or a Cream Legbar. The resulting offspring will produce a blue egg with a dark brown coating over it, which creates the olive green color. If you wash off the outer brown coating of a green egg, it will be blue underneath!”
― Anne Kuo, The Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens: How to Raise a Happy Backyard Flock