On the Homestead

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.

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Life with ducklings.

A flock of little ducklings has taken up residence in my greenhouse. You think I’d be angry? You’d think I’d mind the noise and the mess? Turns out, life with…

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Meringue with Chocolate.

The Elliott Homestead Cooking Community is a way for you to get brand new, whole food recipes delivered to your door every month. Every recipe is designed to be simple,…

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French Lavender Love.

Around the farm, summer smells like soft peaches, freshly sliced tomatoes, and bundles of french lavender. Come along for the harvest, won’t you? There’s a sweet treat if you make…

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Farmgirl Chic

Can a farmer be glamorous? Wear makeup? Dress like a lady? What’s with my lipstick and long eyelashes anyway? Watch the latest episode to see my answers.

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Full Farmhouse Video Tour

Come watch a full farmhouse video tour! From the cottage kitchen to the rustic bathroom to our “master” bedroom (spoiler: it’s basically an oversized closet). Welcome!

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Sexy Summer Skincare.

BIG PICTURE: We all want the same thing. Soft, sexy, supple, vibrant, dewy skin. Because when our skin looks that way, we feel better! We all know how a good…

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Growing Up.

In the process of remodeling the blog (isn’t it beautiful?!), I realized something quite profound – I’m growing up. I was twenty-four when I started this blog. That was almost…

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Going back to Alabama.

It’s been six long years since I set foot on Alabama sand. Six years since we said goodbye to the life that we built in Alabama.

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Creating a Farmhouse Closet

We’ve now lived at Le Chalet longer than we’ve lived anywhere – at least, as a family. It’s been a hair over three years and that time has been spent…

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Bake Better Bread at Home eBook

And as experience is the best teacher, I’m here to share with you how to bake better bread at home. Save yourself years of bad loaves. My many baking flops are your gain. Here’s how to bake better bread at home.

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