Fennel & Cumin Roasted Red Potatoes
Roasted red potatoes are always a hit. I promise these fennel and cumin potatoes will not disappoint.
Super Easy Sourdough Crackers.
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Recipe Roast Chicken Thighs and Vegetables
Roasting chicken can be intimidating, but I promise, it's not hard. All you need are basic, fresh ingredients and you're on your way. Let me share with you how I mastered this dish.
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Recipe Sourdough Sandwich Bread
Cold winter days call for cozy blankets, a good book, and homemade bread. Here's my go to recipe for making sourdough sandwich bread.
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Chickens Got Eggshells?
When you spend your time learning about homesteading and trying to make the most of the things you own, you start to discover all of the ways simple everyday things have value and can be used instead of discarded. Today I want to share with you a few of the many uses for the incredible edible egg...shell.
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Recipe Red Beans & Rice - Instant Pot
When your six year old twins each have three servings, you know it's a hit! Let me show you how I made Red Beans and Rice in the Instant Pot.
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Recipe Tuna Noodle Casserole from Scratch
This recipe was adjusted from a free Central Market take away recipe card. It was good at the store, but even better with our simple improvements.
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Garden Morels in our front yard
Let me tell you about the time morel mushrooms grew in our front yard.
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Garden Seed Starting: Basil
We've reached mid-January which means it's time to plant some seeds! Today we started a tray of basil.
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Chickens Learning to Grow
Building a homestead doesn't happen overnight. It is a process made up of lots of small steps. This week, we took a step towards having free range chickens. We bought a fence.
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Personal Growth Grow in 2019
"A dream written down with a DATE becomes a goal. A goal broken down into STEPS becomes a plan. A plan backed by ACTION makes your dreams come true." Greg S. Reid
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Kitchen How to Peel a Pomegranate
Pomegranate is one of my family's favorite winter treats. It can be a challenge to get to their delicious seeds but fear not. Here's a simple method to peel this funky fruit.
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Kitchen How to make Sauerkraut
Sauerkraut is one of my favorite condiments and also happens to be incredibly easy to make. All you need is cabbage, salt, and time. Follow along as I show you how I make sauerkraut at home.
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Garden Winter Garden Prep - Dahlias
If I had to choose my favorite flower, it would be Dahlias. Their range of color, form, and size, combined with how well they thrive in this area made it an obvious choice for our perennial flower garden. This year I decided to dig, divide, and store my tubers so I can expand next year's cut flower garden.
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Recipe Tortellini & Tomato Soup
It's a busy weeknight and you need dinner on the table fast. Here's a deliciously simple soup my family loves.
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Garden How to Host a Plant Swap
Gardens grow. Plants need to be divided to stay healthy. Instead of tossing those plants in the compost, consider hosting a plant swap. Keep reading to hear how I run mine.
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Recipe Short Ribs in 72 Hours
I love red meat but have always had a hard time eating it. So when I do eat, it is no grocery store, clearance steak. No. We wet age, dry age, or sous vide locally sourced beef. The 72-hour short rib is a family favorite, this is how we do it.
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Recipe Banana Sourdough Muffins
I found myself in the kitchen with extra sourdough starter and three overripe bananas and decided muffins were in order. Here's my recipe.
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Chickens Our Hen Crowed...now what?
Buying day old chicks means rolling the dice. Will you get a batch of all hens or will someone surprise you? Well, thirteen chickens into our journey and one decided to crow. Should he stay or should he go?
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Garden Today I started a Garden Journal
Life is one Giant Classroom. It's good to take notes and see how much you've learned.
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Garden Coleus Care and Propagation
Coleus can be a gardener's best friend. This article will go over a bit of basic plant information, as well as a step by step guide on how to propagate coleus in water.
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Kitchen How to Freeze Peaches
It's peach season! Want to capture that sweet summer flavor and savor it for winter? Today I'm sharing how I prepare peaches for the freezer.
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Garden Blackberry Picking in Western Washington
It's August, and that means it's blackberry season. Follow along as I share my tips for this annual wild harvest.
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Kitchen Five tips for Brewing Kombucha...from a beginner
Ready to give brewing kombucha at home a try? Here are a few things I've learned in the last month as I have gotten started.
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Kitchen Diving into Kombuch
We started brewing Kombucha at home in June. Curious how we got here? Read on!
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Garden Summer Garden Inventory
If you are a growing a garden on your homestead or wanting to start one for next year, there is an essential task for you to do right now. It's time to take an inventory of your garden landscape.
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Chickens Chicken Saddle
We've had some drama amongst our hens and I got creative to solve the pecking order problem.
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Kitchen How to make Calendula Salve
Learn how to turn pretty little Calendula flowers into a soothing and healing salve.
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Kitchen FREE Soup Stock Recipe
The best soups start with delicious stock. Learn how I make large batches for free.
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Garden How to Propagate Hydrangea
Save money in your gardening budget by rooting new plants from cuttings.
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Garden Salad Garden
Growing a salad is satisfying, simple and delicious.
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Recipe Rhubarb Blueberry Pie
I have already picked some from my patch, and my blueberry bushes are covered with blooms. So in honor of the flavors of the seasons, I give you this Blueberry Rhubarb Pie!
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Chickens Raising Chickens - Year One Lessons
Lessons from our first year of raising chickens for eggs.
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Garden Do You Have a Harvest Ready Kitchen?
Your garden is planted and starting to give fruit. What do you do to get your kitchen ready?