In an effort to keep the grocery budget down and to conserve meat I like to add things to the menu like vegetable fried rice. Super easy: saute up vegetables of choice, add cooked rice (leftover from previous meal), add […]
Garden Fried Rice
How Laundry Day Helps the Homestead (and My Sanity)
Laundry Day in our home is Monday. It has been for years. The week was always full of office days, kid’s activities, and schooling followed by the weekend with all its homestead projects, ball games, and social outings. Then […]
Homestead Happenings Vol. 11
“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” ~Abraham Lincoln Outside my window It’s […]
Fettucini with Foraged Lamb’s Quarter
It’s hard to believe we have been on this homestead for almost 1 full year. Time flies when you’re having fun! This is our first spring season spent here so I get to experience nature’s surprises in many ways, especially […]
Homestead Happenings Vol. 10
“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land.” ~Abraham Lincoln Outside my window This “spring” […]
Why Our Dairy Cow Makes Us Wealthy (with Recipe)
When we bought Ginger our dairy cow two years ago, we had no idea what a blessing and an asset she would be to our little farm. We had already tasted the goodness of raising our own poultry for […]
Homestead Happenings Vol. 02
Outside my window The gray skies and muddy, brown earth have left me yet again, somewhat, uninspired. This weeks temperatures have fluctuated from sunny and 50 degrees to snow storms with no visibility. I guess that’s why they say March […]
It’s All About the Chickens- Part 2
Since we’re on the subject of chickens and how amazing they are for filling your freezer, let’s talk about their other glorious output…eggs. Oh my word, I don’t know how I lived before fresh eggs from free range chickens. […]
For the Love of Bone Broth
It’s no coincidence that my very first blog post would be about this beautiful kitchen staple. We truly do love it, and rely on it, and I happen to have some simmering away this very moment. What makes bone broth […]