Preserving Lard With Canning
We were given some slabs of pork fat from a freshly butchered pig. Since it was such a large quantity I decided to render and “can” or preserve it instead of tucking it away in the freezer.
View ArticleHow to Get Ready for New Chicks
Getting ready for new chicks requires some equipment. If you are mail ordering the chicks from a company, the best time for northern climates is usually late March -May. You will want to order them...
View Article5 Ingredient French Toast Casserole
The kids can easily prepare it and since it sits overnight, it’s great for busy mornings! The final texture is like a cross between custard and bread pudding. Delicious with all kinds of toppings!! The...
View ArticleHerbal Medicine Kit
As Homesteaders, Preppers and people that just want to eat and feel right….we have learned that “Whole” foods are best for us. If we nod our heads in agreement with that statement, then why do we...
View ArticleGinger Bug- the care & feeding of your ginger bug
You may not have even heard of a ginger bug… I hadn’t until about a month ago. A friend and I decided to teach a class on cultured drinks (WAPF style drink- cultured with beneficial bacteria, yeasts,...
View ArticleoverZealous Zucchini Recipe Round Up
I love it’s versatility and simplicity. However I have heard horror stores of neighbors locking their doors when you walk down the driveway with yet another basket of giveaway zucchini so I have...
View ArticleChicken in Green Sauce (Sabana Blanca)
So… I bring you Chicken in Green Sauce (or as it was known in the restaurant- Sabana Blanca).
View ArticleHerbal Cough Syrup Recipe
Cough, bark, hack, dry, croupy, whatever it sounds like- no-one likes to spend a night disturbed by coughing. Whether it’s you, your spouse, roommate or child is the one that sounds like a barking seal...
View ArticleSimple Chicken Vegetable Soup- Brought to you by the letter “C”
It started simply, a little chicken broth, (how to make roasted bone broth) some chopped chicken meat. Added a couple carrots and celery stalks, raided the fridge found the celeriac and threw that in...
View ArticleBaked Fish Filets and Tartar Sauce Recipe
Quick Tartar Sauce, Classic Tartar Sauce, whatever you want to call it- it is simple, fast, easy and real food based- I combined a few recipes used common ingredients and it worked well for us!
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