Make Your Own: Sun-dried Tomatoes
Hello my friends, As I was bent over the tomato plants, sweating in the insulting September heat, I reminded myself as I picked tomato after tomato to give thanks for the harvest…
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It’s not always glamorous or clean, but at least life on the farm is entertaining, beautiful, and oh-so-delicious. Follow along with recipes, dreams and confessions, and garden growing here.
The way Italians Taught Me To Make Tomato Passata
Hello my friends, I’m back in the work-saddle after over a week away in South Carolina. The intention wasn’t to completely fall out of the work-saddle, but as fate would…
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Come Be A Homemaker With Me For A Day…
Perhaps today isn’t the best day for me to share with you a “day in the life of a homemaker” video. After all, I may have pouted quite vocally about the list…
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Journal Entry: 8.9.23
The more life you let in, the messier it gets. Even on our two acres of land and a few handfuls of friends and family, it’s sloppy. This past week,…
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Journal Entry: 8.8.23
The kids were upset this morning that they had to be born into a homesteading family. Apparently that 6:15 wake up call came a bit too early for their taste….
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My Working Farm Kitchen.
Perhaps I talk a bit too much about my kitchen. I’ve done lots and lots of blog posts and videos about how this area has changed over the 7.5 years…
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Ricotta Donuts
It’s very rare that I post a recipe not my own, but some things are too good to not be shared and some recipes so perfect, there’s simply no way…
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Why We Eat What We Eat.
Most of our journeys are fairly obscure, aren’t they? Very rarely do they go in a straight and obedient line from Point A to Point B, as much simpler as…
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Summer Berry Hand Pies
It’s easy to idealize farm life. Especially in the fleeting moments where the kids are barefoot and smiling, the old baskets are filled with summer berries, and butterflies dance around…
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Farmer’s Cheese
Hello my friends, It’s been two years in the making for me to share this farmer’s cheese post with you. In Spring of 2021, when we were ready to breed…
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Out with the old, in with the new!
God help me if any of you were to really see my root cellar right now. For likening myself a tidy and kept individual, this cellar is anything but. Spiders…
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June Cottage Garden Tour
Before we take a June cottage garden tour, let’s remember where we began. A plastic deck with a broken hot tub, aluminum railing, and a field of crabgrass were all…
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