Why go to the trouble of making stuff? Good question. I've ask myself that on occasion, especially when I find myself spending precious time deciphering a recipe for something I could grab at the store in two seconds flat. Sometimes it's to avoid toxins or artificial ingredients (like in my homemade fly spray or from-scratch BBQ sauce). Sometimes it's because I end up with a superior product than the store-bought version (like in ...Continue Reading
Homestead Homeschooling: Year 3
"Eh... So... Are you still homeschooling?" I hear that question a lot. And I get it. I mean, doing school every single morning. With three kids (one being a wild toddler). While running a blog and our doTERRA business. And writing a real, published cookbook. And keeping up with a homestead, etc, etc, etc. It sounds crazy. Well, it IS crazy. Maybe I'm crazy. But regardless, the answer is 'yes'. We are in the thick of our ...Continue Reading
Easy Orange Chocolate Mousse Recipe
Our Valentines Days' usually look a little different than most folks... Town is 35+ miles away, and finding a babysitter that day is all but impossible. Not to mention, I just don't get excited about heading to a crowded restaurant on a specific day because that's what we're "supposed to do". (I get really rebellious when it comes to holiday expectations sometimes... anyone relate?) And so, we usually stay home and eat homegrown ...Continue Reading
Homemade Spoon Butter Recipe
Teflon, silicone, and random plastic-y kitchen gadgets... They do nothing for me... Nothin'. Give me a good cast iron skillet and a wooden spoon and I'll be one happy gal. Lately, I've been hunting antique stores when I'm in need of new kitchen tools. Potato mashers with worn wooden handles, tarnished silver serving spoons, vintage carbon steel knives with lots of patina, and bowls with chippy edges bring a bit of extra warmth to ...Continue Reading
Where to Buy Heirloom Seeds
"Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream." --Josephine Nuese As I type this, we are in the midst of a good old-fashioned Wyoming ground blizzard, complete with road closures, snow sand-blasting your face when you step out the door, and drifts higher than my knees. We knew it was coming when it dumped nearly ...Continue Reading