Carrot and Ginger Soup
Brrrrrr is it cold out there! With early winter comes carrot harvest. Did you know that carrots are sweeter after the first frost? True story y’all! Every year, I plant a brilliantly colored crop of carrots from none other but Bakers Creek Heirloom Seeds. I have been ordering from them for what feels like forever…
Incubating Chicken Eggs 101
Yahoo! It’s officially spring time. Okay, that’s not true. And as a matter of fact it’s not even close to spring time, it’s only January and 26° outside. But nonetheless, I’m ready for spring and what is more spring like than baby chicks?!! Hatching baby chicks is one of my all-time favorite homesteading tasks. Not only…
Baked Oysters with Bleu Cheese, Bacon and Hot Sauce
I’ll admit, the first time I tried these oysters I was at our friend’s house and I thought, ‘gross, what an odd combination of ingredients!’ However, it only took one whiff of the deliciousness delicious and I was sold! They have been one of my favorite appetizers ever since. These are perfect snack for game…
Homemade Vanilla Bean Coffee Creamer
For the majority of my adult life, I have been held hostage by the delicious and famous French Vanilla CoffeeMate™ Coffee Creamer. If you have experienced this smooth morning delight, then you know what’s fueling my addiction. Growing up we had plain black coffee. It was terrible. (Sorry mom, but it was.) As a impressionable…
Milking Parlor and Processing Room Tour
When I started with the hopes of one day owning a raw dairy, I had an image in my mind of how the milk parlor would/should be set up. However, it actually wasn’t until I started milking and processing raw milk, did I really figure out what worked for me. While I grew up in…
Homemade Taco Seasoning
My family could live on tacos. Seriously, its my go to meal. Loaded with garden fresh veggies and grass-fed beef from the pasture, tacos really couldn’t get any easier. Taco soup, taco salad, taco stuffed bell peppers, crisp tacos, soft tacos… are you sick of me Bubba Gumping you yet? Anyways, back to my point…..
Homemade Limoncello
Remember all those lemons my parents brought home from Arizona? Well besides lemonade for the kiddos, I decided to make some limoncello for this years homemade Christmas gifts for my siblings. And of course..some extra for me. 🙂 The beauty with making limoncello is that there is no exact brewing time. I like to…
Canning Pickled Beets
You know you make good pickled beets when your family and friends come over and steal a jar or two out of the pantry… every time they come over! I have grown a lot of beets in my day. And I am partial to one variety of beet. The Detroit Beet to be exact. I…
The Day In The Life Of A Homesteader
While many people peg the homestead life as a ideal lifestyle, however, very few truly know what goes into just one day. Sunup to sundown. Every day. No breaks. No sleeping in. No “I’m too tired”. Chores have to be done. Living breathing animals entrust that you are going to get your butt up at…
Tomato Canning Recipes
I have a sweet summer crush this savory lycopene rich juicy red fruit. So much so, that each year I plant roughly 75 tomato plants and can at least 5 dozen jars of tomatoes. Its actually my favorite thing to can and my favorite thing to cook with. Here are 10 of my all time favorite easy ways to can up the tomato!. Disclaimer…..
DIY Grassfed Liver Pills
Did you know that liver packs more nutrients ounce for ounce then any other food source? Its a vital source of amino acids and important nutrients such as niacin, Vitamin A, D, E, K, B12 and folic acid. Besides its immune and brain boosting attributes it also has a magnificent anti-fatigue factor. There’s a reason liver was named the original super-food….
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