Lest you think that everything I attempt always turns out perfectly (not that you had any reason to actually think that...), allow me to share my adventure into the world of egg dehydration. Since my post on freezing eggs got so much positive feedback, I thought I'd look into some other ways to preserve extra eggs for later. You can pickle them, cover 'em in lard or grease, and even "water glass" them by immersing them ...Continue Reading
A Creative Way to Organize Herbs and Spices
(If you are looking for this week's Barn Hop, it's directly below this post!) In case you missed it, I was thrilled to be featured on Cheeseslave's Real Food Kitchen Tours last week. Many of you commented on the photo of my spice drawer where I keep my herbs and spices in half pint mason jars for better organization. Well, today I'm over at The Better Mom giving you some tips and how-tos to make your own colorful spice drawer. It's a ...Continue Reading
Homemade Sausage Gravy from Scratch
Nothing quite says "country hospitality" like a big ol' plate of flaky biscuits and steaming sausage gravy. So, I can't help but think it's sad that our modern society's idea of biscuits are those hockey-pucks from a can and 'sausage gravy' that is made from those MSG-laden packets. But good news: It does NOT take a rocket scientist to make homemade biscuits and homemade sausage gravy. I promise. Homemade sausage gravy was ...Continue Reading
My Not-So-Obvious Homestead Blessings
(Photo Credit) Happy Thanksgiving to all of my lovely readers! I hope you are surrounded by family and good food today. :) One thing I love about blogging and social media, is that I get to have a glimpse into a lot of people's lives that I never would have otherwise. I've greatly enjoyed hearing different folks' perspectives on the Thanksgiving season, as well as what they are thankful for. So today, I want to share a list of ...Continue Reading
Homemade Udder Balm Recipe
Our milk cow is probably the hardest working member of our homestead. (Except for maybe this summer when we remodeled and painted the barn and shop. And built that 1/2 mile of fence. All within a 2 month time span.... then I think WE deserved that title...) Our dear, sweet Oakley not only provides us with all the milk we can drink (and then some...), but she also is nursing not one, but TWO calves. If you follow The Prairie ...Continue Reading