It's an unfortunate reality... That we still require sustenance in the summertime. Because, I, for one, would be just fine with closing the kitchen during the months of June, July, and August, and spending every waking minute outside. As much as this girl loves cooking and making nourishing from-scratch food, there's something about summer that makes me lose all of my kitchen motivation. So we eat sandwiches, salads, ...Continue Reading
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50+ Ways to Use Extra Eggs
Big eggs, little eggs, brown eggs, blue eggs... That was my best attempt at a Dr. Seuss impression... But yeah, my life can be summed up by a single word at the moment: EGGS. The ducks are laying, the chickens are laying, I have eggs in the incubator (ready to hatch this week... eeek!), eggs on my counter, eggs in the basket, eggs falling out of my fridge. I'm drowning in eggs. I'm giving them away, and we're ...Continue Reading
Best Fresh Homemade Pasta Recipe
Rocket science has no place in my kitchen. As much as I love to cook, I sometimes run across certain techniques that make my no-fuss brain want to explode. Take fresh pasta for example.? Many of the "basic" fresh homemade pasta recipes you find floating around Google make homemade pasta seem all but attainable with their complicated formulas, detailed instructions, and mind-numbing array of ingredient options. No ...Continue Reading
18 Dandelion Recipes
Growing up, dandelions were always the enemy... I remember my Dad devoting hours each summer to vigorously spraying them when they would pop up in the yard. I also remember how annoyed I was during the first spring after we purchased our homestead when I realized the little yellow buggers were ALL OVER the yard and pastures. Dandelions are a fast-growing competitive perennial that goes from flower to seed in a matter of days. The ...Continue Reading
How to Make Butter
Care for some water in your butter? As you know, I have a serious obsession with turning raw milk into all sort of fascinating things. A jar of white liquid turning into a delicious, golden-yellow solid. It's darn close to being miraculous if you ask me. Making homemade butter from scratch is magical, ya'll. I officially ditched margarine several years ago, and it's no longer allowed across the threshold in my home. I'm ...Continue Reading