It's 2ºF outside and here I am making homemade hamburger buns... By the time some of you find this recipe, we'll be deep into summer and you'll have stumbled upon this post after searching for a homemade bun option for your upcoming BBQ. But we're not BBQing here at the moment. The grill is buried under snow and everything outside is frozen. The pick-up truck door was frozen shut the other day. And the poo is frozen to the ground. ...Continue Reading
The Best Mashed Potatoes Recipe
"Does the world need another mashed potato recipe?" That was the question I asked myself as I pondered writing this post. My conclusion? Why yes, it certainly does. I've eaten enough tasteless, pureed spuds at restaurants and potlucks to think a recipe with some handy tips is definitely warranted, not to mention I'm in the throes of recipe development anyway with my cookbook project, so what's one more thing to do in the ...Continue Reading
Canning Peppers: A Tutorial
Anyone feeling slightly exhausted as we near the end of harvest season? *raises hand* Oh good. I'm glad I'm not the only one. Our raised bed garden has proven to be a considerable success this year, despite my fears I'd mess up the soil mix and kill everything like I did last year. However, I somehow forgot a side effect of the {sometimes elusive} successful garden is food. Lots and lots of food. Food that is my ...Continue Reading
7 Lessons My Kids Have Learned from Homestead Life
It was our second date... We were at Applebees, and I sat there chewing my cheeseburger as the future Prairie Husband told me of his dreams to own land and cattle someday. They were pretty audacious statements from a guy who had lived in town his entire life with little to no agricultural background. Interestingly enough, I just-so-happened to share those same audacious dreams, and I had only ever lived in town my whole life too. We ...Continue Reading
How to Preserve Fresh Herbs in Olive Oil
I'm happily living in Fantasy Land right now... I'm in full garden-bliss at the moment. Winter's not coming this year, y'all. It's gonna be fresh veggies 24/7, a happy green garden, and a thriving herb garden year round. One can dream, right? While we're dreaming, let's preserve some herbs in olive oil, shall we? Yeah right. Reality check-- winter will be here before I know it. And yes, my happy green plants will be ...Continue Reading