What Are You Harvesting? I love having an abundance of fresh veggies in the summer. There is such a sense of satisfaction when your entire meal is home raised! I hope you are harvesting lots of fresh food from your homestead too! My beans have mostly been munched to the…
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Canning & Freezing My Home Raised Turkeys
Preserving Our Turkeys for Winter I raised 10 Broad Breasted White turkeys this year and all of them survived to butcher size. Seven of the turkeys are processed so far, with 5 whole turkeys resting comfortably in our freezer. I double-bagged them to help prevent freezer burn and we will use them…
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Rhubarb Custard Pie Recipe
Rhubarb Custard Pie with Fresh Rhubarb Spring is such a wonderful time of year, with fresh foods starting to come in and the weather warming up! Rhubarb is a wonderful perenial vegetable that I love to harvest each spring for some delicious treats. This rhubarb custard pie is a yummy…
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Too Many Eggs?
Too Many Eggs in My Refrigerator It’s that time of year, when the hens are laying eggs in overdrive and I can’t seem to use them all up before the fridge is overrun. It’s not a ‘problem,’ really…it just means that we eat eggs every day. Is your…
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Sauteed Garlic Mustard Greens
Foraged Garlic Mustard Greens The first greens of spring are ready for the taking! Dandelions, garlic mustard, curly dock, horseradish leaves, and wild onions are green and growing. I’m trying to get a jump on the invasive garlic mustard in our yard, although I’m sure I’ll never eradicate it completely.…
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DIY Greek Yogurt
How to Make Greek Yogurt Ok, I’m seriously behind trends. Everyone has been blogging about Greek yogurt, except me. The biggest reason I’m behind on this trend is the price of Greek-style yogurt at the store. That, and the fact that I’m making my own yogurt. But I was…
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Homemade Honey~Lemon Cheese Spread
How to Make Honey~Lemon Cheese Spread When I made my first batch of Farmer’s Cheese recently, I ran into a little snafu. I couldn’t find my sieve to separate the lemon juice from the seeds and pulp (one of the fun parts of having my 19-year-old son put away the…
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How to Make Farmer’s Cheese
Easy to Make Farmer’s Cheese Whenever I find organic milk marked down at the grocery store, I buy as much as I can use for my own frugal homemade yogurt and quick cheeses. Easy homemade cheeses all follow a similar recipe and they taste great. This week (in 2015) 2% organic milk…
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Microwave Egg Scramble Makes an Easy Breakfast
Quick & Easy Scrambled Eggs Scrambled eggs aren’t a difficult or time-consuming dish to make, but sometimes there just isn’t time for them. When you need a quick, high-protein breakfast, try this super easy recipe for ‘scrambled eggs.’ Are your hens laying more eggs than you need? You might want to read…
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Frugal Milk, Cheese & Yogurt
Save on Frugal Milk and Dairy Products I started buying milk from the store again after I sold my goats… and I really miss their fresh milk but the cost of keeping goats wasn’t sustainable for my family. It was wonderful to make our own cheese, yogurt, kefir, and other…
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Butterscotch Sticky Buns
Butterscotch Sticky Buns Recipe I picked a cold and blustery day to create this new recipe. My son requested butterscotch bread…which begged for a sweet roll type of concoction. So here is my brand spanking new recipe for Butterscotch Sticky Buns. They won’t last long on our counter! You might be…
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How to Make Duck & Chicken Sausage Patties
Homemade Duck & Chicken Sausage The easiest way to make your own duck and chicken sausage would be to start with ground meat and just add seasonings. However, if you’re anything like me, you’ll do it the hard way and start by raising your own birds. I had some older…
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Cranberry Orange Sweet Rolls
Cranberry Orange Sweet Roll Recipe These sweet rolls are so good, especially on Christmas morning! But you can enjoy them any time you want some gooey goodness. I used my bread maker to mix up the dough while I was busy with other things, then I rolled the dough out,…
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Italian Chocolate Christmas Cookies
These rich, chocolately treats are a delicious Christmas cookie that you'll enjoy at any time of year! Tender, buttery chocolate cookies!
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How to Pressure Can Meat, Poultry, and Fish
Learn how to pressure can meat, poultry and fish to save money and provide healthy meals for your family. Includes directions for pressure canning!
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Zucchini Pineapple Bread Recipe
Zucchini Pineapple Bread Recipe – My Favorite! This recipe for Zucchini Pineapple Bread is one of my favorite ways to eat zucchini! I love the combination of zucchini with crushed pineapple, grated carrots, and raisins. I started with another recipe I found online several years ago, but I didn’t follow…