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"Beaks Fruit Birdie Bread"

• 1 cup organic corn meal
• 1 cup organic coconut flour
• 1/2 cup rolled oats
• 8 oz organic applesauce
• 8 oz organic fruit baby food (your choice of fruit flavor)
• 2 organic eggs
• 1/2 cup organic chamomile tea (liquid)
• 1/2 cup organic coconut oil (liquid)
• 1/2 cup organic red palm oil (liquid)
• 1/2 cup shredded carrots
• 1/2 cup pine nuts (chopped)

In large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients in order listed above except for pine nuts. Mix with hand mixer or standard mixer until all ingredients are incorporated. Spread mixture in greased jelly roll pan, sprinkle pine nuts on top. Bake in pre-heated 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes. You can then let cool for about 15 minutes, use cookie cutters to shape or just cut with knife. Keep in refrigerator or keep frozen. ENJOY!

Reference: Special thanks to Jason Crean for supplying us with some excellent and HEALTHY bird recipes! Jason Crean is the President of TASC (The Avicultural Society of Chicagoland). TASC is hosting a bird fair on April 5th, 2008. Please visit their web site for further details. http://www.tasc-chicago.org/

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Carrot Broccoli Omelette

2 eggs with shells (washed)
2 tbs low-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 cup shredded or finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped broccoli

Mix ingredients together. Grease frying pan with organic red palm oil. Scramble eggs until firm.

Reference: "The Healthy Bird Cookbook" by Robin Deutsch

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Birdie Quiche

Grease an 8 x 8 pan and preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Beat together 10 medium or 8 large eggs with small amount of milk.

Place the egg shells (good source of calcium), fresh brocolli, and fresh carrots in food processor and grind until well pulverized. Add to egg mixture. Add 4 oz of shredded cheddar cheese (can substitute mozzarella) to mixture. Stir and pour in pan. Bake until golden brown. Allow to cool and serve.

Another variation is to replace the brocolli and carrots with spinach and mushrooms.

Another Gala Payne masterpiece.

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Gala Payne is very well liked by the birds here. She knows that the way to a bird's heart is through his crop, so she cooks up her special plates and we watch the birds woof down the food.
Gala has 15 birds at home and NONE of them will voluntarily eat their veggies. So she was forced to think up ways to "hide" the veggies so they will have a balanced diet. In addition to 15 birds, she also has a full time job so these recipes have to be quick and easy. One of the easiest and most quickly eaten is her rendition of "Birdie Bread."

"Birdie Bread"

Grease an 8 x 8 pan and preheat oven to 350.
2 boxes of Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 small can peas and carrots
1 small can lima beans
1 small can whole corn

Mix muffin mix according to box. Drain and add vegetables. Mix well. Pour in pan and bake until golden brown. Allow to cool and serve.

The FIDS love this because it is semi-sweet and they love bread type textures. In order to keep them from getting bored with this , I routinely change the vegetables. There are several frozen vegetable mixes with various seasonings that can be alternated.

Compliments of Gala Payne, Head Chef at Bird Lovers Only Rescue

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Treat Street Recipe of the Week

"Bean Deluxe"

1/4 cup pinto beans
1/4 cup navy beans
1/4 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup lentils, cooked
1/4 cup yellow or green split peas
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked white rice
1/4 cup cooked bulgur
1 pkg frozen veggies
1/4 cup banana chips (optional)

Soak the beans overnight. Drain. Add enough water to cover beans and chips. Cook until tender which usually takes about 1 (one) hour. Add the frozen veggies and continue cooking until done. Add the previously cooked rice and bulgur.

Reference: "The Healthy Bird Cookbook" by Robin Deutsch

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Treat Street Recipe of the Week

Each week we offer a different recipe that someone has either tried from a recipe book or just decided to wing it (no pun intended) and ended up a hit with their birds.

"Oatmeal Delight"

• 1/4 fresh banana, mashed
• 1 tbs of coconut milk (for thinner birds)
• 1 tsp finely ground nuts
• 2-3 strawberries, mashed
• 1 tsp granola or Grape-Nuts
• Yogurt (optional)
• 1 cup oatmeal
• 1-3/4 cup water

Mash fruit together. Cook the oatmeal according to instructions. Add the coconut milk to the oatmeal and stir. Add the mashed fruit. Then add the nuts and stir again. Top with the granola or the Grape-Nuts. Add any flavor of yogurt and stir well. Serve.