**WARNING: Because this post is about butchering chickens, it contains graphic photos. If you don't eat meat, I respect that decision, and you won't hurt my feelings if you click over here to read about these super-awesome fruit & herb slushies instead. However, my family and I have made the conscious choice to raise and eat meat, and I ask you to respect our choices as well. Comments left with the intention of starting a fight ...Continue Reading
On Homesteading Stereotypes, and Such.
Isn't it funny how... No matter how successful we become, how much we mature, how many places we go in life... There's still this instinct, a primal urge, to fit in somewhere, somehow. I've been pondering this a lot lately. It's like the high school cafeteria scene, with its neatly-organized tables of jocks, popular girls, and outcasts never really goes away. Rather, the cast of characters just changes clothes (well, most of ...Continue Reading
Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
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
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