Homesteading | Self Sufficient Living | Living off the Land
I've made this honey caramel corn more times than I can count. Need a potluck dish? Make this. Need a dessert you can quickly throw together? Make this. Need something to take to a fall party? Make this. Just DON'T make this if you're home alone... Because it's reaaaaaaly hard not to mow down the whole bowl. Oh, you'll think you have enough willpower... But the sticky brown kernels will beckon you, "Just one more handful, no ...Continue Reading
Today Nicole from Little Blog on the Homestead is sharing her tips for roasting pumpkin seeds. If you're planning to cut up pumpkins for pies or jack o'lanterns, be sure to save the seeds back so you can roast 'em! Fall is here! Few things make me happier than a Michigan fall. We’ve got gorgeous cool weather, all the beautiful colors, and so many opportunities to pick pumpkins and apples! This year was my first growing ...Continue Reading
Dear Pumpkin Haters, I realize this time of year has got to be difficult for you. No matter where you turn, "pumpkin spice" tends to whack you in the face. From coffee to beer to cereal to body products to candles, and everything in between, there's no escaping the pumpkin craze that hits August 31st at midnight... And I'm going to add to your misery with today's pumpkin soap recipe... Sorry. I'm not into chasing the latest ...Continue Reading
Not gonna lie, Mornings here on our homestead are not exactly leisurely... Someday things will settle down, and I'll be able to sit out on my covered porch with coffee cup in hand, sipping slowly while watching the chickens peck in the yard. SOMEDAY. But let's be honest: I don't even have a covered porch yet (it's being built as we speak), and I'll soon have 3 kids under the age of five. Do you know what that means? Ain't ...Continue Reading
Here I go again, breaking the rules... First it was canning peaches with honey, and then my no-sugar canned pears, and now I'm becoming a green bean rebel. You see, I have an extreme aversion to two things when it comes to food preservation: Super intricate methods with seemingly unnecessary steps (Ain't nobody got time for that when you have 15 bazillion bushels of food to put up...) Using boatloads of sugar to preserve ...Continue Reading
Confession time: I used to be completely scared of fermenting stuff. I wanted nothing to do with it. I'm not sure if it was some of the rather unappetizing photos of fermented foods floating around online, or my secret fear that anything I would ferment would taste like dirty socks, but I avoided fermentation for quite a while. Pretty sad, eh? A natural-food-loving-homesteader-person who didn't ferment... Lame. So what ...Continue Reading
