It's an unfortunate reality... That we still require sustenance in the summertime. Because, I, for one, would be just fine with closing the kitchen during the months of June, July, and August, and spending every waking minute outside. As much as this girl loves cooking and making nourishing from-scratch food, there's something about summer that makes me lose all of my kitchen motivation. So we eat sandwiches, salads, ...Continue Reading
Archives for June 2016
Homemade Fruit Slushies with Herbs
Y'all, my herbs are going CRAZY this year. Which is good, considering my garden is struggling a bit, thanks to the darn chickens who keep figuring out ways to bust through the fence and wreak havoc on my fragile seedlings. Well, we might not have green beans or pumpkins, but we WILL have mint and basil. Lots and lots of it. Since I've been blessed with this abundance of herbs, I'm bound and determined to put them to good ...Continue Reading
Homemade Chicken Feed Recipe
Let’s say you’re a first-time chicken owner, and you’re ready to tackle this backyard chicken gig. You can’t resist the temptation at the feed store, so you find yourself driving home with a box of chirping, fuzzy yellow chicks in your lap. At $3-$4 per chick, that’s a small price to pay for beautiful, home-raised hens that will give you your own eggs for free, right? Wrong. Here’s the problem… There’s no such thing as a free ...Continue Reading
7 Simple Ways to Improve Garden Soil
Barren... That was the first word that crossed my mind when I set out to work on my new kitchen garden this year. It's right under my laundry room window, and is the perfect spot, considering it gets plenty of southern sunlight and is right next to our new porch. However, the soil leaves a little lot to be desired. In fact, I think it probably deserves to just be called 'dirt', not soil. Most of the topsoil there was ...Continue Reading
Homemade Chocolate Milk Syrup
New calves are exciting... But that's only half of the excitement when you have a milk cow. A new calf means a cow bursting with fresh milk. (OK... not literally bursting. That's probably a bad choice of words.) FINALLY, after several months of either being milk-less, or having to buy it at the store, we are celebrating! In another week or so, once the calf and Oakley get fully settled in with each other, I'll start milking once ...Continue Reading