Orange Nut Bread

1 cup of mashed sweet potatoes
1-12 oz. can of frozen concentrate orange juice with calcium
3 1/2 cups of corn flour
3/4 cup of chopped nuts

Mix all ingredients together.
Place in greased 13X9 cake pan.
Cook for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.
Sometimes I add raisins and/or some Petamine
I serve in 1 inch squares, and it does freeze well if needed



Bean, Rice and Veggie Mix

This mix is basically just a mixture of various grains, beans, and vegetables. It may seem complicated, but it really isn't. You can make up a big batch and freeze it into serving-sized pieces. It is very nutritious. The squash seems to be the favorite part and also probably the most nutritious.

2/3 cup mixed dried beans (the kind sold for bean soup)
1/4 cup birdseed
1/4 cup cracked corn
1 very large acorn or butternut squash (about 3 cups cubed)
1 small apple
2/3 cup cooked pasta
2-3 large leaves collard greens
1/8 cup almonds
1/8 cup alfalfa pellets
1/3 cup grapes, peaches, or other fruit
1 or 2 tbss chili powder
1 tsp cinnamon
3 tbs parmesan cheese
1 packed cup cooked rice
1 package frozen green peas
fruit juice

Soak the beans, cracked corn, and seed in a bowl of water overnight. Then boil the beans, seed, and corn for 20 minutes or so, until cooked. If you're using the microwave, make sure to use plenty of water. They absorb a lot while cooking.

Remove the core and seeds of the apple and cut into a few pieces. Cut the squash into cubes. Squash seeds do not need to be removed, they are very nutritious. Boil the apple and squash for 10 to 15 minutes or until very soft and mushy. The squash skins can be pulled off and discarded.

Combine beans, corn, seeds, squash pulp and seeds, apple, pasta, collard greens, almonds, alfalfa pellets, fruit, chili powder, cinnamon, and cheese in a food processor. This may overfill the food processor and might need to be done half at a time. Process until ingredients are well-mixed and chopped up a little.

Stir in cooked rice and thawed peas. Add fruit juice to achieve a nice consistancy. Freeze into serving sized pieces. Makes about 60 ice-cube sized pieces (a good meal size for cockatiels, quakers, small conures, etc).


Birdie Salad

1 apple cut up into pieces of different sizes
1 jalepeno pepper (light green) cut into strips
1 carrot peeled and cut into different sized pieces
Assorted sizes of broccoli and cauliflower
A few strawberries cut into half

Wash the foods and cut them up and put in a bowl. Then offer your bird all different shapes, sizes and colours. Of course this is only a small variety of foods you can use but, it is a bit of everything!!



1 hard boiled egg
2 tablespoons whole wheat bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Rice baby cereal
1 teaspoon dry milk
1/2 teaspoon soy protein Isolate (from the health food store)
1/2 teaspoon dry birdie vitamins (I use Daily 3)

Mix all the dry ingredients together. Peel egg and crush egg shell into powder and add to dry ingredients. (I do this with a bowl and the end of a ice cream scoop)

Mash egg then fold into dry ingredients.


Muffins

2 boxes Jiffy corn muffin mix
1 can cream style corn
2 eggs + shells, Blenderized
2 cups mixed steamed, or boiled carrots, broccoli, cauliflour, onion, any thing else you want to add
2 cups grated cheese (cheddar)
1 cup raisons
1/2 cup any kind of nuts
Optional-- 1 Tbs rasberry jam or honey
2 hard boiled eggs, mashed

Mix everything together, spray muffin pan with Pam or wipe with oil. Drop 1 Tbs per cup. My bird will kill for these. Also good for dogs or cats, they love them. Sometimes I split the recipe and add the rasberry jam to only half of the batter. Bake according to muffin mix direction's. Can be frozen.


Corn Bread Squares

1 Cup plain yellow corn meal
1 teaspoon backing powder
1 egg
1/2 cup apple sauce
1/2 cup apple juice (pasturized)
1/3 cup thawed frozen peas
1/3 cup grated carrot
1/3 cup cooked white or brown rice
1/3 cup pellets or seeds

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, mix above ingredients together. Put in a glass 8x8 pan. Bake for 35 minutes. Allow corn bread to cool and cut into 1 inch squares.
Birdie Bread

2 boxes Jiffy Corn Muffin Mix
4 eggs
1/4 cup milk
3 tbs. oil
1 cup raisins
1 cup diced apple
1 cup grated carrots
1 cup grated zucchini

Pre heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix first 4 ingredients together in large bowl. Add next 4 ingredients and mix well. Grease and flour 2 bread pans. Bake at 400 for 35 mins. Variations: You can substitute any fruit or veggie such as: blueberries, cranberries, bananas, broccoli, squash, caulflower, green beans, raspberries, spinach, nuts, pineapple, etc. You can also use other muffin mixes such as the oatmeal, bran, etc. Be creative and use your imagination. You can freeze any leftover bread or prepare it in advance and freeze for future use.



Recipes for your feathered friend

Paco, our companion blue and gold macaw, gives his seal of approval by sampling a cooling batch of Crazy Corn, a cooked, soft food that all our birds get on a daily basis Cooking or baking special, healthy treats for your feathered friend is both fun for you and fun for your bird. Variety is the of spice of life! Spice up your bird's life with some of these recipes! Here are a few of our favorites, tested extensively by our own companion birds and our breeder pairs.
Sweet Potato Pancakes2 Large Sweet Potatoes (Baked or Microwave)
2 Eggs with Shells in Food Processor
Whole Wheat Flour
1 cup Corn Meal
Mash the sweet potato and form into patties, dip them in a whole wheat flour, coat in the eggs mixture and then in the corn meal. Coat a pan with cooking spray and cook over medium high heat for about 3-4 minutes each side.

From Lisa Whitworth, Eggstra Eggzotics Aviaries

Homemade Parrot Muffins
Paco likes to help as official "taster"2 cups corn meal flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
3 eggs with shell (blend in blender or food processor)
2 4 oz jars sweet potato baby food
1 whole banana, mashed
1/2 cup red kidney beans (either soaked and cooked, or canned)
2 cups strained vegetable baby food (4 4oz jars)
4 Tbsp peanut butter
1/2 cup chopped mixed nuts
1/2 cup shredded coconut, unsweetened (optional)
2 4oz jars of diced apple baby food
Mix and put into small muffin pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 45
minutes. (Our birds stand on their heads for this recipe!!)

From Lisa Whitworth, Eggstra Eggzotics Aviaries

Raspberry Apple Cookies4 cups pellets - crushed in blender
1/2 cup Quaker multigrain cereal
1/4 cup powdered milk
2 Tsp. baking powder
1 tsp cinimmon
1/4 cup honey
1 stick soy magerine
1 small apple, diced
1 cup fresh raspberries, frozen
2 eggs with shell (mix in blender or food processor)
1/2 cup orange juice with calcium
1/2 cup unsalted peanut halfs
Mix all dry ingredients together. Cream margerine, honey and eggs. Mix together with dry ingredients. Dice apple and raspberries. Roll into balls and flatten slightly. Place peanuts into each cookie. Bake at 350 dgrees for 20 minutes.
From Lisa Whitworth, Eggstra Eggzotics Aviaries

Banana Nut Fruit Cake4 cups crushed pellets
2 cups orange juice with calcium
6 eggs with shells (mix in blender or food processor)
1 cup chopped almonds
1 cup banana chips
1 small can crushed pineapple
1/2 cup dried figs, chopped
6 Tbsp baking powder
Add juice and pellets and baking powder. Beat eggs and add to pellets. Sir in remaining ingredients. Bake in a 9X13" pan at 325 degrees for 1 and 1/2 hours.
From Lisa Whitworth, Eggstra Eggzotics Aviaries

Fruit Heavenly Rice Pudding1 cup rice (preferably brown)
1 1/2 cups fresh corn
1/2 cup dried banana (or mango or papaya)
31/2 Tbsp split lentils (or peas)
21/2 Tbsp golden raisins
21/2 Tbsp. natual, unsalted pistachio nuts
1 Tsp dried powdered milk
1/4 Tsp allspice and nutmeg
Add all contents to a quart of cold water. Bring water to a boil, then lower the heat. Cover and simmer 30 minutes. Serve warm (not hot). Can also be served cool. Yields 2 pounds or 1 1/2 quarts.
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My Quaker, Tequila, can't get enough of the bean rice and veggie mix. She eats it all before Spike (cockatiel) can have any.

That's what freezers are for, Gini! ALL the receipes make too much for my ONE tiel, but what the heck, 25 cubic feet is a lot of room for birdie bread and veggie mixes. And, of course, there's some room left for a bunch of steaks, too!