I've had a blast putting together this gift buying guide for the homesteaders in your life! In it you'll find gift ideas from quality companies for homesteading enthusiasts of all kinds. Personally, I try to avoid the "big box stores" and instead support small businesses when I purchase Christmas gifts for friends and family. If you have some homesteaders (or even just wanna-be homesteaders!) on your gift-buying list this year, ...Continue Reading
Showing all results for: sourdough
Healthier Chocolate Zucchini Bread
As you may know, my gardening year was less than successful. In fact, I did so poorly that I actually killed my zucchini plants. (Betcha didn't know that it was possible, huh?) I was thrilled when my neighbor Jana offered to give me a baseball-bat zucchini. And since this is the first one I've had access to all year, it was kind of a treat, believe it or not! So I decided to make an actual treat, zucchini bread. Zucchini ...Continue Reading
Homemade Tortilla Recipe
Tortillas were one of the first things I ever tried making completely from scratch. I made my first attempt back when I was still buying Ramen noodles, margarine, and boxed cereal on a regular basis... In fact, I probably made that first tortilla recipe with a generous slug of canola oil.... Oh how times have changed... I've come a long way since then (like homemade French bread and making a cookbook), and so has ...Continue Reading
22 Activities for the Country Toddler or Preschooler
Ever since Prairie Baby was born, we have made an effort to have her be an active participant in our lives. It always makes me sad when I see couples constantly dropping off the kiddos at grandma's house or the babysitters so they can go out and "enjoy themselves" or work on a project. Now, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the occasional date night, but if we think we must continually separate ourselves from our kids in order ...Continue Reading
How to Make Homemade Breadcrumbs
If you've been a reader of The Prairie Homestead for a while, you'll remember a post about the Five Foods I'll Never Buy Again. Breadcrumbs were first on that list! You see, a big part of real food is learning how to make your own bread products (unless you are gluten intolerant, of course). For most people (me definitely included) there is a learning curve that comes with mastering homemade bread. And that learning curve involves ...Continue Reading