Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
Oh Tomatoes... You tricky, tricky things. You wouldn't think home canned tomatoes would be earth-shattering topic, would you? Well, you'd be surprised. I've seen some pretty heated discussions in regards to how to can tomatoes safely at home. Whenever the conversation comes up in my Homestead & Heritage Cooking Facebook group, there are always members who pull out their tried-and-true recipes from their grandma's day-- ...Continue Reading
It’s no secret. I’m not a gardening diva. And heaven knows I’ve had my share of ridiculous gardening mistakes, like that time I killed my whole garden with poisoned hay mulch. Even so, I stick with it every year. Every January, I order my heirloom seeds and dream of that idyllic garden that weeds itself and never looks messy. (Are you laughing yet? ?) And then, by June, the weeds are working hard to destroy the dream. In fact, the ...Continue Reading
Oh Wyoming... I love you, but you sure can be frustrating when it comes to grocery shopping sometimes... Walmarts and traditional grocery stores abound, but if organic foods are your jam, well, things get a little more complicated... I figured I surely can't be the only one who has to get a little extra creative when it comes to shopping for slightly less conventional groceries, so on the small chance this might be helpful to a ...Continue Reading
I'm feeling decidedly uncreative this year... ...as far as food preservation goes. Am I allowed to say that? There I go, losing my homesteader status points again... I'm going to blame the cookbook and the shall-not-yet-be-named undisclosed project for eating up all of my allotted creativity for the year. I got nuthin'. I guess I did do some fermented pickled green beans, although that was more in the name of laziness ...Continue Reading
Homemade BBQ sauce intimidated me for the longest time. Crazy, I know... Especially considering how slow-rise artisan pizza and traditional mozzarella cheese hardly make me blink. I didn't develop a liking for BBQ sauce until later in life so I felt unqualified to make the stuff... Not to mention everyone has a vastly different idea of what homemade BBQ sauce should be. But I love you guys, so I decided to dive into the saucy ...Continue Reading
