Birdie Breads and Muffins
Anne's 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. Serve warm.
Apple Surprise Muffins
1 Box Jiffy Blueberry Muffin Mix (lower in fat and sugar than others)
3/4 c. Raisin Bran Cereal
1/2 c. Cheerios Cereal
1 c. dry oatmeal
1 c. baby apple juice
1 egg w/shell crushed
1 jar baby diced apples
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/4 c. grated carrots or sweet potatoes
Bake at 350* in muffin pan with paper liners. Can use mini muffin pan and mini paper liners. Makes 12 regular sized muffins. Cut into 1/4 and freeze. Thaw as needed.
Birdie 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 seedsPreheat 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. These freeze well or can be kept about a week sealed in a plastic zip lock bag in the crisper.
Buttercup's Birdie Bars
2 cups cornmeal
2 cups flour
8tsp baking powder
4 eggs w/shells
1 1/2 cups applesauce
2 cups apple juice
4 tbs peanut butter
2 cups seed
2 cups mixed veggies
1 can fruit cocktail
Mix and pour in greased 9x12 pan and bake at 350 for 40-45 min. Cut in bars, cool and serve.
High Protein or High Vitamin A Bread
6 Oz. breeder pellets
2 cups cooked beans (kidney, lentils, garbanzo, pinto, etc)
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup reg. flour
3 eggs plus shells
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup raw carrots, chopped in blender
1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
1/2 cup veg. oil
Cover pellets with hot water to soften. Mash. Add all dry ingredients to pellets. Blend well. Puree beans, eggs, and carrots in food processor or blender. Stir into dry ingred. to make a thick batter. Add water as needed. Bake at 350 degrees 45-50 minutes. I bake these in the miniature muffins pans so I don't have to cut and slice them. Freeze in individual baggies.
Kathy's Birdie Bread
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup each whole wheat flour and rye flour
- 1/4 cup each Cream of Rice cereal, Malt-O-Meal, grits, and rolled oats
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 3 jars baby food - squash, sweet potatoes & applesauce
- 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 1 cup chopped broccoli stems & crowns
- 2 eggs with shells
- 1 cup puffed brown rice cereal
- water as necessary
Put carrot & broccoli in food processor for 30 seconds. Eggs & shells should also be processed in the food processor until shells are ground. Mix all ingredients and add water to make mixture spreading consistency. Spread in greased 10x13 pan, and bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
Mini Minute Birdie Cake
1/2 cup cheerios or kix
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Crush the cheerios/kix slightly in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Pour the cheerios/kix into a small bowl. Add other ingredients and mix until smoothe. Now, pour the mixture into a cereal bowl or a small soup bowl. Put into microwave for 1-1 1/2 minutes. When you take it out, it should be a bit soft, but not gooey. Gently lift cake out of bowl and place it onto a plate upside down. If the bottom is gooey, put it in the microwave for 10 seconds, otherwise flip right side up. Mush a ripe strawberry. Spread on top of cake. Cut into pieces according to birds size. Left overs can be put in fridge.
Nutty Birdie Bread
1 box jiffy corn muffin mix
1 egg
1/2 cup of milk
1 apple (peeled, cored , and chopped up good)
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 tbs peanut butter
1/2 cup of your birds favorite pellet(s) chopped.
Mix all ingredients together and spread in a 9" X 13" lightly greased pan (I use crisco spray). Bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes. Check with toothpick. Cool completely, cut into 2" squares, serve cool. Saves great in fridge.
Sandra's Birdie Muffins
4 cups boiled and mashed pumpkin or canned pumpkin
2 cups cream of wheat (uncooked)
2 cups grits(uncooked)
1 cups oatmeal(uncooked)
1/2 cups applesauce
1 egg (shell too)
2 tbs baking powder
2 tbs cinnamon
1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cups sugar
1 tbs veg oil
Adjust consistency with applesauce, water, or grits. Spoon into cupcake paper lined muffin tins and bake 20-35 minutes at 400 degrees.
Sharon's Birdie Bread Recipe
2 Cups finely ground pellets
1 Very ripe banana
1/3 Cup wheat germ oil
1/3 Cup vegetable oil
6 Large eggs
2 Heaping tbss of canned pumpkin
1 Heaping tbs of applesauce
1 Cup of mixed vegetables
1 Cup of cooked or canned pinto beans
1 Cup boiled brown rice
2 Cups corn meal
4 tbs baking powder
1 tsp Spirulina
Mix the first five ingredients in a food processor until you have a fine blend. Add the next two ingredients and continue to process. Pour entire mixture into a large bowl and add the vegetables, beans, rice, corn meal and baking powder, spirulina and stir. The mix should be the consistency of cornbread. If it's too dry, add the liquid from the pinto beans. If there isn't enough liquid add water. When you have the desired consistency pour into a 13x9 inch baking pan.
Bake the bread at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done. To test your bread insert a toothpick in the middle of the pan. If it comes out clean the bread is ready. Make several pans at once so you can freeze the loaves and use them as needed.
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. Serve warm.
Apple Surprise Muffins
1 Box Jiffy Blueberry Muffin Mix (lower in fat and sugar than others)
3/4 c. Raisin Bran Cereal
1/2 c. Cheerios Cereal
1 c. dry oatmeal
1 c. baby apple juice
1 egg w/shell crushed
1 jar baby diced apples
1/4 c. light corn syrup
1/4 c. grated carrots or sweet potatoes
Bake at 350* in muffin pan with paper liners. Can use mini muffin pan and mini paper liners. Makes 12 regular sized muffins. Cut into 1/4 and freeze. Thaw as needed.
Birdie 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 seedsPreheat 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. These freeze well or can be kept about a week sealed in a plastic zip lock bag in the crisper.
Buttercup's Birdie Bars
2 cups cornmeal
2 cups flour
8tsp baking powder
4 eggs w/shells
1 1/2 cups applesauce
2 cups apple juice
4 tbs peanut butter
2 cups seed
2 cups mixed veggies
1 can fruit cocktail
Mix and pour in greased 9x12 pan and bake at 350 for 40-45 min. Cut in bars, cool and serve.
High Protein or High Vitamin A Bread
6 Oz. breeder pellets
2 cups cooked beans (kidney, lentils, garbanzo, pinto, etc)
1/2 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup reg. flour
3 eggs plus shells
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 cup raw carrots, chopped in blender
1/2 cup shelled sunflower seeds
1/2 cup veg. oil
Cover pellets with hot water to soften. Mash. Add all dry ingredients to pellets. Blend well. Puree beans, eggs, and carrots in food processor or blender. Stir into dry ingred. to make a thick batter. Add water as needed. Bake at 350 degrees 45-50 minutes. I bake these in the miniature muffins pans so I don't have to cut and slice them. Freeze in individual baggies.
Kathy's Birdie Bread
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1/2 cup each whole wheat flour and rye flour
- 1/4 cup each Cream of Rice cereal, Malt-O-Meal, grits, and rolled oats
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 3 jars baby food - squash, sweet potatoes & applesauce
- 1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
- 1 large carrot chopped
- 1 cup chopped broccoli stems & crowns
- 2 eggs with shells
- 1 cup puffed brown rice cereal
- water as necessary
Put carrot & broccoli in food processor for 30 seconds. Eggs & shells should also be processed in the food processor until shells are ground. Mix all ingredients and add water to make mixture spreading consistency. Spread in greased 10x13 pan, and bake at 400 for 30 minutes.
Mini Minute Birdie Cake
1/2 cup cheerios or kix
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 egg
Crush the cheerios/kix slightly in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Pour the cheerios/kix into a small bowl. Add other ingredients and mix until smoothe. Now, pour the mixture into a cereal bowl or a small soup bowl. Put into microwave for 1-1 1/2 minutes. When you take it out, it should be a bit soft, but not gooey. Gently lift cake out of bowl and place it onto a plate upside down. If the bottom is gooey, put it in the microwave for 10 seconds, otherwise flip right side up. Mush a ripe strawberry. Spread on top of cake. Cut into pieces according to birds size. Left overs can be put in fridge.
Nutty Birdie Bread
1 box jiffy corn muffin mix
1 egg
1/2 cup of milk
1 apple (peeled, cored , and chopped up good)
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
2 tbs peanut butter
1/2 cup of your birds favorite pellet(s) chopped.
Mix all ingredients together and spread in a 9" X 13" lightly greased pan (I use crisco spray). Bake at 350 for 25-35 minutes. Check with toothpick. Cool completely, cut into 2" squares, serve cool. Saves great in fridge.
Sandra's Birdie Muffins
4 cups boiled and mashed pumpkin or canned pumpkin
2 cups cream of wheat (uncooked)
2 cups grits(uncooked)
1 cups oatmeal(uncooked)
1/2 cups applesauce
1 egg (shell too)
2 tbs baking powder
2 tbs cinnamon
1/2 cups raisins
1/2 cups sugar
1 tbs veg oil
Adjust consistency with applesauce, water, or grits. Spoon into cupcake paper lined muffin tins and bake 20-35 minutes at 400 degrees.
Sharon's Birdie Bread Recipe
2 Cups finely ground pellets
1 Very ripe banana
1/3 Cup wheat germ oil
1/3 Cup vegetable oil
6 Large eggs
2 Heaping tbss of canned pumpkin
1 Heaping tbs of applesauce
1 Cup of mixed vegetables
1 Cup of cooked or canned pinto beans
1 Cup boiled brown rice
2 Cups corn meal
4 tbs baking powder
1 tsp Spirulina
Mix the first five ingredients in a food processor until you have a fine blend. Add the next two ingredients and continue to process. Pour entire mixture into a large bowl and add the vegetables, beans, rice, corn meal and baking powder, spirulina and stir. The mix should be the consistency of cornbread. If it's too dry, add the liquid from the pinto beans. If there isn't enough liquid add water. When you have the desired consistency pour into a 13x9 inch baking pan.
Bake the bread at 325 degrees for about 40 minutes or until done. To test your bread insert a toothpick in the middle of the pan. If it comes out clean the bread is ready. Make several pans at once so you can freeze the loaves and use them as needed.
Birdie Breakfast
Birdie Breakfast Comfort Food
1/4 c. quick oatmeal
enough water to just cover and microwave 1 min.
1 tsp peanutbutter
chopped apple,grapes,orange pulp
Mix together, spoon into feed dish, when cool.
Birdie Scrambled Eggs
2 eggs
4 tablespoons apple sauce
1 carrot
half a cup of broccoli
Scramble eggs and add applesauce to raw eggs. Add a little oil to fry pan and fry egg and applesauce mixture. When cooked and looking like scrambled eggs remove from heat and add fresh raw carrot and broccoli chopped in food processor.
Easiest Birdie Breakfast
2 hard boiled eggs
1-2 cup(s) raw carrots (chopped)
1 jar gerber baby food (preferably applesauce)
Blend eggs and carrots well. After blended, mix in jar of baby food. Let chill in the refrigerator 1-2 hours. Serve in food dishes.
Jayne's Birdie Waffles
Waffle batter
grated apples
carrots
broccoli
Mix together and cook waffles. Freeze in single servings and pop in the toaster for breakfast or dinner.
Sweet Potato French Toast
2 eggs
1/2 jar sweet potato baby food
4 slices whole wheat bread
Mix the eggs and sweet potatoes together. Dip bread into the mixture and cook in a frying pan until both sides are golden brown. Cut the bread into small pieces and sprinkle sliced almonds on top.
Lynn's Pancake Breakfast
1 box of just add water pancake mix
Prepare as directed but use orange juice or apple juice instead of water. You can also add chopped fruits, veggies or nuts to the mixture (before cooking) or on top of the pancakes . Any left over pancakes can be frozen or refrigerated.
1/4 c. quick oatmeal
enough water to just cover and microwave 1 min.
1 tsp peanutbutter
chopped apple,grapes,orange pulp
Mix together, spoon into feed dish, when cool.
Birdie Scrambled Eggs
2 eggs
4 tablespoons apple sauce
1 carrot
half a cup of broccoli
Scramble eggs and add applesauce to raw eggs. Add a little oil to fry pan and fry egg and applesauce mixture. When cooked and looking like scrambled eggs remove from heat and add fresh raw carrot and broccoli chopped in food processor.
Easiest Birdie Breakfast
2 hard boiled eggs
1-2 cup(s) raw carrots (chopped)
1 jar gerber baby food (preferably applesauce)
Blend eggs and carrots well. After blended, mix in jar of baby food. Let chill in the refrigerator 1-2 hours. Serve in food dishes.
Jayne's Birdie Waffles
Waffle batter
grated apples
carrots
broccoli
Mix together and cook waffles. Freeze in single servings and pop in the toaster for breakfast or dinner.
Sweet Potato French Toast
2 eggs
1/2 jar sweet potato baby food
4 slices whole wheat bread
Mix the eggs and sweet potatoes together. Dip bread into the mixture and cook in a frying pan until both sides are golden brown. Cut the bread into small pieces and sprinkle sliced almonds on top.
Lynn's Pancake Breakfast
1 box of just add water pancake mix
Prepare as directed but use orange juice or apple juice instead of water. You can also add chopped fruits, veggies or nuts to the mixture (before cooking) or on top of the pancakes . Any left over pancakes can be frozen or refrigerated.
treats
Bert's Sunshine Surprise
1 box any type sugar-free jello
Assorted fresh fruits
Seed (any type your bird prefers)
Pellets
Follow directions on box for jello. Put in refrigerator for about one hour. Chop all fruits and add remaining ingredients to jello. Stir well and Return to the refrigerator and allow to finish setting up. Be sure to take away any leftovers after about an hour. Jello is more prone to bacteria and should not be left in the cage all day.
Fruit Smoothies
Your birdies favorite fruits
Dice into small pieces and remove any toxic seeds (apple, pear, cherry pits etc). Put into blender or food processor and mix until almost liquid but some chunks still remain. Put mixture into ice cube trays (for smaller birds you can buy small ice cube trays) and put into freezer until frozen. Give to your birdies and let them enjoy!! Especially good for those summer months!!
Fruits and Veggies Sauce
Fruit baby food
Veggie baby food
Sweet potato baby food
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Nuts and seeds
You can combine baby food or just use one. No cooking involved. Put the baby food into a bowl and mix it with the fruits, veggies, seeds and nuts and it is ready to serve. Make sure you don't leave it out for more than an hour because it will spoil.
Parrot Salad
2 cups chopped carrots
1 cup split peas
2 cups smashed strawberries
1 cup any kind of bird seed
1 cup chopped broccli
1 slice apple chopped
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp chopped tomato
Mix all ingredients together and serve to your bird.
Honey Banana stick
A banana
Your bird's favorite seed mix
Honey
Cut the banana into 1/4 to 1/2 pieces. Cover the banana in honey and then roll in seed. Serve at room temperature.
Supreme Ice Cream
1 cup strawberry puree ( or whatever fruit your bird likes)
1 pouch Gelatine
1/4 cup water
Pour 1 pouch gelatine over puree. Add 1/4 cup boiling water and stir constantly until completely dissolved. Pour into ice cube container and put in the frig until set. Serve...
Kudo's Birdie Coffee Cake
2 cups bisquick
1 jar stage 3 blue berry buckle baby food
1 tbs cinnimon
1 tbs honey
chopped nuts optional
1/2 cup natural fruit juice
1 cup frozen triple berries
Mix ingredents with fruit juice. Bake in glass pie pan (spray with pam) at 425 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into pieces, freeze unused portions. Caution: parrots beaks change colors mysteriously after inhaling cake. Will return to normal, no health hazzard!
Popcorn cakes
Use Popcorn cakes, a corn version of rice cakes, available in all heath food stores and most supermarkets. Spread on a thin layer of peanut butter. Top with your bird's favorite food, such as: grated carrots, chopped broccoli, thin-sliced apples, applesauce, fresh peas etc. No Cooking required!
1 box any type sugar-free jello
Assorted fresh fruits
Seed (any type your bird prefers)
Pellets
Follow directions on box for jello. Put in refrigerator for about one hour. Chop all fruits and add remaining ingredients to jello. Stir well and Return to the refrigerator and allow to finish setting up. Be sure to take away any leftovers after about an hour. Jello is more prone to bacteria and should not be left in the cage all day.
Fruit Smoothies
Your birdies favorite fruits
Dice into small pieces and remove any toxic seeds (apple, pear, cherry pits etc). Put into blender or food processor and mix until almost liquid but some chunks still remain. Put mixture into ice cube trays (for smaller birds you can buy small ice cube trays) and put into freezer until frozen. Give to your birdies and let them enjoy!! Especially good for those summer months!!
Fruits and Veggies Sauce
Fruit baby food
Veggie baby food
Sweet potato baby food
Fresh fruits and vegetables
Nuts and seeds
You can combine baby food or just use one. No cooking involved. Put the baby food into a bowl and mix it with the fruits, veggies, seeds and nuts and it is ready to serve. Make sure you don't leave it out for more than an hour because it will spoil.
Parrot Salad
2 cups chopped carrots
1 cup split peas
2 cups smashed strawberries
1 cup any kind of bird seed
1 cup chopped broccli
1 slice apple chopped
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 tsp chopped tomato
Mix all ingredients together and serve to your bird.
Honey Banana stick
A banana
Your bird's favorite seed mix
Honey
Cut the banana into 1/4 to 1/2 pieces. Cover the banana in honey and then roll in seed. Serve at room temperature.
Supreme Ice Cream
1 cup strawberry puree ( or whatever fruit your bird likes)
1 pouch Gelatine
1/4 cup water
Pour 1 pouch gelatine over puree. Add 1/4 cup boiling water and stir constantly until completely dissolved. Pour into ice cube container and put in the frig until set. Serve...
Kudo's Birdie Coffee Cake
2 cups bisquick
1 jar stage 3 blue berry buckle baby food
1 tbs cinnimon
1 tbs honey
chopped nuts optional
1/2 cup natural fruit juice
1 cup frozen triple berries
Mix ingredents with fruit juice. Bake in glass pie pan (spray with pam) at 425 degrees for 20 to 30 minutes. Cut into pieces, freeze unused portions. Caution: parrots beaks change colors mysteriously after inhaling cake. Will return to normal, no health hazzard!
Popcorn cakes
Use Popcorn cakes, a corn version of rice cakes, available in all heath food stores and most supermarkets. Spread on a thin layer of peanut butter. Top with your bird's favorite food, such as: grated carrots, chopped broccoli, thin-sliced apples, applesauce, fresh peas etc. No Cooking required!
Lunch/Dinner
Beakers Best Birdie Pizza
1 ready made pizza crust or use your own recipe eliminating the salt
1 jar baby food mixed garden vegetables
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup chopped broccoli
2 tbs wheat germ
2 tbs wheatgrass powder
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
Spread baby food on the crust. Sprinkle carrot, broccoli and bell peppers. Sprinkle cheese, wheat germ and wheatgrass powder over all and bake according to directions for your crust.
Emilie's Birdie Pot Pie
2 jar baby food (1 carrots and 1 peas)
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 six inch stick of celery, cut up very very fine
1 tsp bird seed
1/2 cup of finely chopped vegetables
1/4 tsp parsley
1 pot pie crust
Take the crust and warm it in the microwave until lukewarm. Set aside. In a bowl mix the baby food, eggs, celery, veggies and parsley. Microwave until warm. Then pour the bird seed in and mix. If necessary, heat the mixture and/or crust again. Pour the warm mixture in the crust, then add the top crust. Bake in the oven until light brown. Set on rack to cool. Serve at room temp.
Parrot Pizza
1 small pizza crust (ready made) or 1 large flour tortilla
3 tbs pizza sauce
1 tbs wheat germ
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Place the crust or tortilla shell on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Spread pizza sauce over the crust and sprinkle with the wheat germ. Sprinkle carrots, broccoli and then cheese over the sauce. Bake as crust package suggests and let cool down before serving to your feathered companions.
Parrot Pizza 2
Small pizza crust
Peanut butter
Fruit or veggies
Bird seeds
First bake the crust, then let it cool. Next spread the peanut butter on it. Then the fruit and/or veggies. Lastly, add the seeds.
Birdie Pizza
6 english muffins, halved
2/3 cup shredded carrots
1 jar Gerber baby vegetables
1/4 cup elbow pasta or long spaghetti
Step 1: split muffin halves, step 2: spread baby veggies generously on muffin, step 3: cut elbow pasta or spaghetti into very small pieces and place on muffin, step 4: add carrots and microwave for 1 minute.
15 Bean Soup
1 package 15 bean soup
1 bag frozen corn
1 cup raw brown rice
Soak beans overnight. Add rice, cook for 1 hour or until done. Add corn 50 minutes after you started beans cooking. Drain water and serve. Store excess in leakproof containers. May be frozen in 3 day serving sized containers, and thawed before use.
Baileys 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!! Bananas also work well sliced up into it! Nuts may work too!!
Bean, Rice and Veggie Meal
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.
Beans And Rice
1/4 cup pinto beans
1/4 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup split peas
1/4 cup lentils
1/4 cup navy beans
1/4 cup garbanzo beans
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked white rice
1 carrot (chopped)
1 cup frozen corn (thawed)
Soak beans overnight. Drain, rinse, refill pan with water. Add carrots and cook with beans for 1 hour. Add corn and rice and cook till warm. Cool and serve. Store excess in leak proof containers. May be frozen in 3 day serving sized containers and thawed before use.
Bird Sandwich
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 jar vegetable baby food
chopped veggies and nuts
Spread the baby food on the bread about 1/8" thick. Add chopped nuts and/or veggies and let your bird enjoy!
Birdie Lunch
1 part small red beans
1 part hulled millet
1 part lentils
1 part brown rice
1 part chopped walnuts
Cook the beans, millet, lentils, and rice and mix together with walnuts. Add any other additions you think of such as egg, carrots, etc.
Birdie Veggie Pita
corn or flour tortillas
frozen corn corn
eggs
white or wild rice
romaine lettuce
and any other veggie
Cook egg (scrambled style), rice and corn. Wrap tortilla in a cloth towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds. Lay tortilla on flat surface and put egg in the middle with corn, pieces of lettuce, rice and veggies. Fold one end over and then the sides to form an envelope.
Stormy's Spaghetti
1 (8oz) bag lemon/basil pasta
1 (8oz) bag red bell pepper pasta
chopped cilantro
1 cup chopped zuchini
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped spinach
fresh ripe tomatoes 8 (med size) Chopped
2 fresh jalepenos chopped
1/4 tsp garlic Powder
Cook pasta until firm firm but tender, remove pasta , put into colander, run under cool water. Put above ingredients into the pot of water used for pasta. Cook for aprox. 2min, drain. Add all ingredients together. Serve immediately. Freeze any unused portions in small freezer bags. Our african grey Stormy relishes this special dish.
1 ready made pizza crust or use your own recipe eliminating the salt
1 jar baby food mixed garden vegetables
1/4 cup chopped green bell pepper
1/4 cup shredded carrot
1/4 cup chopped broccoli
2 tbs wheat germ
2 tbs wheatgrass powder
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
Spread baby food on the crust. Sprinkle carrot, broccoli and bell peppers. Sprinkle cheese, wheat germ and wheatgrass powder over all and bake according to directions for your crust.
Emilie's Birdie Pot Pie
2 jar baby food (1 carrots and 1 peas)
3 hard-boiled eggs, chopped
1 six inch stick of celery, cut up very very fine
1 tsp bird seed
1/2 cup of finely chopped vegetables
1/4 tsp parsley
1 pot pie crust
Take the crust and warm it in the microwave until lukewarm. Set aside. In a bowl mix the baby food, eggs, celery, veggies and parsley. Microwave until warm. Then pour the bird seed in and mix. If necessary, heat the mixture and/or crust again. Pour the warm mixture in the crust, then add the top crust. Bake in the oven until light brown. Set on rack to cool. Serve at room temp.
Parrot Pizza
1 small pizza crust (ready made) or 1 large flour tortilla
3 tbs pizza sauce
1 tbs wheat germ
1/4 cup shredded carrots
1/4 cup chopped broccoli
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Place the crust or tortilla shell on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Spread pizza sauce over the crust and sprinkle with the wheat germ. Sprinkle carrots, broccoli and then cheese over the sauce. Bake as crust package suggests and let cool down before serving to your feathered companions.
Parrot Pizza 2
Small pizza crust
Peanut butter
Fruit or veggies
Bird seeds
First bake the crust, then let it cool. Next spread the peanut butter on it. Then the fruit and/or veggies. Lastly, add the seeds.
Birdie Pizza
6 english muffins, halved
2/3 cup shredded carrots
1 jar Gerber baby vegetables
1/4 cup elbow pasta or long spaghetti
Step 1: split muffin halves, step 2: spread baby veggies generously on muffin, step 3: cut elbow pasta or spaghetti into very small pieces and place on muffin, step 4: add carrots and microwave for 1 minute.
15 Bean Soup
1 package 15 bean soup
1 bag frozen corn
1 cup raw brown rice
Soak beans overnight. Add rice, cook for 1 hour or until done. Add corn 50 minutes after you started beans cooking. Drain water and serve. Store excess in leakproof containers. May be frozen in 3 day serving sized containers, and thawed before use.
Baileys 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!! Bananas also work well sliced up into it! Nuts may work too!!
Bean, Rice and Veggie Meal
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.
Beans And Rice
1/4 cup pinto beans
1/4 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup split peas
1/4 cup lentils
1/4 cup navy beans
1/4 cup garbanzo beans
1 cup cooked brown rice
1 cup cooked white rice
1 carrot (chopped)
1 cup frozen corn (thawed)
Soak beans overnight. Drain, rinse, refill pan with water. Add carrots and cook with beans for 1 hour. Add corn and rice and cook till warm. Cool and serve. Store excess in leak proof containers. May be frozen in 3 day serving sized containers and thawed before use.
Bird Sandwich
1 slice whole wheat bread
1 jar vegetable baby food
chopped veggies and nuts
Spread the baby food on the bread about 1/8" thick. Add chopped nuts and/or veggies and let your bird enjoy!
Birdie Lunch
1 part small red beans
1 part hulled millet
1 part lentils
1 part brown rice
1 part chopped walnuts
Cook the beans, millet, lentils, and rice and mix together with walnuts. Add any other additions you think of such as egg, carrots, etc.
Birdie Veggie Pita
corn or flour tortillas
frozen corn corn
eggs
white or wild rice
romaine lettuce
and any other veggie
Cook egg (scrambled style), rice and corn. Wrap tortilla in a cloth towel and microwave for 15-20 seconds. Lay tortilla on flat surface and put egg in the middle with corn, pieces of lettuce, rice and veggies. Fold one end over and then the sides to form an envelope.
Stormy's Spaghetti
1 (8oz) bag lemon/basil pasta
1 (8oz) bag red bell pepper pasta
chopped cilantro
1 cup chopped zuchini
1 cup sliced carrots
1/2 cup chopped spinach
fresh ripe tomatoes 8 (med size) Chopped
2 fresh jalepenos chopped
1/4 tsp garlic Powder
Cook pasta until firm firm but tender, remove pasta , put into colander, run under cool water. Put above ingredients into the pot of water used for pasta. Cook for aprox. 2min, drain. Add all ingredients together. Serve immediately. Freeze any unused portions in small freezer bags. Our african grey Stormy relishes this special dish.