Cleaning and Organizing the Kitchen Pantry
I’m genuinely trying to be the type of adult who doesn’t wait for things to completely explode before dealing with them. My kitchen pantry has been giving me gentle nudges letting me…
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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.
Lamb Meat: Cutting, wrapping, and how to cook it
As with most tasks on the homestead, I find it far easier to do the task than to do the task while documenting it. I find it fairly easy to do things… I find…
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A Rustic Farm Breakfast Over Fire
I spent the entire day reorganizing, cleaning, and checking on all of our root cellar produce. A few onions every now and again will bolt or rot in the bins…
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A smaller world.
I’m not going to beat a dead horse. (Lord knows I don’t have the extra energy to spare, really.) Suffice it to say that we all know the pitfalls of social media….
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New Goals & Lessons Learned.
One of these years we’re actually going to have more goals than lessons learned. At least, I hope so. Homesteading is the perfect lifestyle for those of you our there…
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Roasting Coffee at Home
YES, we roast our own coffee beans at home. YES, we go rid of our espresso machine that uses said beans. YES, we found something equally wonderful (and way, way, way…
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Merry Christmas from the Elliotts!
Merry Christmas from the Elliotts! We are so grateful that you’re a part of our story and that we get to share in this coming year with you, our readers…
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Sweet Almond Panna Cotta
I’ve known how to make Italian Panna Cotta for a long while now (I’m getting old ya know), but when in Sicily, Chef Martina of Signum taught me to make…
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French 75 | My Favorite Cocktail
Dare I say, my homemade cocktails are often better than those I can get in a bar – even a good bar. For my favorite French 75, I am grateful…
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Homemade Ricotta Gnocchi
After visiting a Sicilian sheep dairy, and making homemade ricotta alongside the shepherd in a 600 year old courtyard, I came back home ready to make homemade ricotta gnocchi. It…
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Should we only eat fresh food? | Winter Slaw
Today in the kitchen, I’m sharing what the food coming out of my root cellar actually looks like. The reality is these foods were pulled from the garden months ago….
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Candied Christmas Nuts
I’m the type of friend who gives candied Christmas nuts for gifts. I’m also the type of friend who would love to get candied Christmas nuts as a gift. Call…
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