Recipes

Below is a collection of whole-food based recipes - many of which are created from our land’s offerings. The recipes taste the best when the ingredients are as local and organic as you can find them.

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Rhubarb Curd.

I’m keen on desserts that have a bit of tang to them. Sweetened only with honey, this rhubarb curd is a gentle way to enjoy a truly unique spring harvest….

Rhubarb Cake | The Elliot Homestead (.com)

Here’s something delicious to do with rhubarb.

Rhubarb is perhaps the humblest of spring vegetables (yes, it’s a vegetable). Don’t let it’s toxic leaves and tart flavor deter you: a bit of sugar, a bit of love,…

Fast Food on the Farm

Here’s the reality: when the flowers begin to bloom and there are tomato plants to get in the soil, I’m less inclined to spend a ton of time in the…

Preserving eggs.

We don’t often think about egg’s having a season, but they do – and this video is all about preserving eggs! When the days grow longer and warmer and all…

Einkorn Brownies

Chewy, crumbly, and left just barely gooey in the middle, this is my go-to brownie recipe. Einkorn is perfect for brownies because it’s already slightly crumbly and tastes subtly of…

Jam Galette

This is one of my very favorite wintertime treats to make: jam galette. The good news is that the crust is so incredibly versatile that once you learn the very…

Maintaining a dry sourdough starter | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Sourdough made easy: Keeping, maintaining, and converting to a dry-sourdough starter.

I keep a sourdough starter. A very healthy one. Right now, a small jar of my starter is living in the refrigerator where it sits, waiting for its moment in…

Homemade bacon is this simple. | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Homemade Bacon is this simple: salt, sugar, and 7 days.

It’s been seven years now since Brandon Sheard of Farmstead Meatsmith came to visit our (then) farm and taught us how to properly kill, clean, cut, wrap, and cure our…

Authentic Focaccia | The Elliott Homestead (.com)

Authentic Focaccia: No-knead, one-bowl, slow-rise.

When I’m just not sure what to make, I tend to always make this focaccia. Mostly because I can serve it as an accompaniment to almost anything or serve it…

Fried Chicken

I’m married to a Southern man and fried chicken is a must – though I must admit, it took me years to make it. There are millions of recipes, all…

Let’s make homemade marshmallows!

Let’s make homemade marshmallows! This is one of the way I bribe, ahem, I mean, persuade my children to help me with farm chores. Let’s consider it positive (and sweet)…

What to do when your sourdough bread is terrible!

I thought we could sit down together today and talk about what to do when your sourdough bread is terrible. Yes, I’ve been there. Yes, there’s hope! I asked our…

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