Soup on a cold wintery, blustery, day. Does it get any better? Especially when the soups are hot, flavorful, and best of all,…
Mention cast iron skillets and the words conjure up an image of Grandma at the cookstove, turning bacon and checking biscuits for a…
Soil building is a science and an art. The right naturally occurring chemicals, the right fertilizers and additives, lots of testing, a little…
My homestead harvest of sweet potatoes didntwont last through the winter season, thanks to deer who love the leaves and thought my sweet…
I have four new beautiful arbours of seedless grapes, and I get beside myself with anticipation and excitement, waiting for my big juicy plump…
Cream Of Anything Soups From Scratch! I’ll admit, I love those green bean casseroles with cream of mushroom soup! But the thought of…
I’m a fan of roasted beets. Especially roasted Harvard beets, with the vinegary sweet and sour creaminess. Yes, I’ve heard it before, beets taste…
I have gotten very excited lately about Master Tonic, formerly known as ‘Fire Cider’. I’m a little wary of hot anything, but I tried…
Those big beautiful gardens are the envy of the neighborhood, right? Lush, green vegetation, colorful flowers, and big tomatoes. And no matter where…
Seriously, lets talk about eggs. Have you ever had an egg so fresh, so tasty, so healthy that the ‘yellows’ were ‘orange’! So…
As homesteaders, we know about dirt. Dirt from the garden. Dirt under our fingernails. Countertop messes and dirty floors. We worry about germs…
I love hummus and I love looking for any new hummus recipe. Nice warm crispy pita crackers dipped in the delicious spiciness of…
Tumeric. Spicy. Yellowish-orange. Used to flavor most Indian foods such as curry. And now turmeric is being hailed as ‘pain relieving’ spice. But…
I’m a big fan of fermented foods. You don’t have to look around this site very far to find something fermented, or a…
Garlic breath. We all love garlic, and we all dread the aftermath. Turns out, plants can have ‘garlic breath’ too! And its actually…