Don't make this homemade marshmallows recipe... Unless you have superb self-control, OR You are really good at hiding things from yourself... I've always had a thing for homemade marshmallows, so I could hardly wait to make a batch to christen the new fire ring that we put in last week. The problem? Life got in the way after I made them, so it was several days before we had our first fire. And the number of homemade ...Continue Reading
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How to Train a Heifer to Become a Family Milk Cow
We all have that dream of having our own milk cow, she would give us gallons of milk each day. We would make yogurt, sour cream, butter, mozzarella cheese, and still have extra for the other barnyard animals. While that was certainly my vision when I purchased my family cow, it didn't quite turn out that way. We had trouble getting her bred and she didn't give much milk. But she calved easily and was a gentle cow and terrific mother. ...Continue Reading
Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe
I'm really not a fancy foodie person... Even though I try to pretend sometimes. I'm actually a pretty basic, down-to-earth cook. So, when I first saw a tutorial for "stabilized whipped cream," I totally wrote it off as something only cake-decorators would be interested in. But after I figured out what it was, I got TOTALLY excited. Why you should learn how to make stabilized whipped cream (even if you aren't a fancy cake ...Continue Reading
20 Ways to Use Sour Raw Milk
I wasn't very far into my real food journey the first time I heard the term "clabber." My initial thought was, "What the heck is that?" So I promptly headed to Google to check it out. It's amazing how something that was so common a hundred years ago is so unheard of today... Clabber is basically thickened sour, raw milk. Part of the reason that we don't use the term anymore is because store-bought, pasteurized milk ...Continue Reading
8 DIY Seed Starting Pots
I'll be honest... I'm slightly grumpy at the thought of gardening season starting up again this year. Normally I can hardly wait for the ground to thaw so I can get outside, but last year was brutal... Let me tell ya. But, I'm a glutton for punishment, so you can be sure I'll still be outside come April working in the dirt and getting my garden spots ready. I'm definitely going to pray for a better result than last ...Continue Reading