1 1/3 cups lukewarm water (approximately 100 degrees) 2 1/4 t. granulated yeast 2 1/4 t. coarse salt (.6 oz) 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour (6.75 oz) 1 1/2 cups all-purpose white flour (7.5 oz) 1/8 cup of vital wheat gluten ( 2T or .6 oz) [Read More]
12. 02. 13
Seasoning Your Cast Iron, The How To Facts
Like anything else, there is different ways to accomplish the same goal. Although what I am about to explain to you is the correct way, it might not be the same way you know. Also we are not going to tear this whole process apart, [Read More]
08. 14. 13
The False Idea on Freezer Food, The Food Storage Basic’s Part 1
People love to get great deals on food that comes on sale, fruits, vegetables and meat alike. It is almost a no brainer when it comes to food cost and sales. Long ago the process to keep food was less healthy and affordable than today. [Read More]
08. 13. 13
Zucchini Bread Recipe
Zucchini Bread Recipe 2 Eggs3 cups grated Zucchini1.5 cups of Oil3 cups of Sugar4 cups of Flour1 cup of Raisins 1.5 teaspoons Baking Powder1 teaspoon of Baking Soda1.5 teaspoon of Nutmeg plus a pinch1.5 teaspoon of powdered Ginger plus a pinch1 teaspoon of salt2 teaspoons [Read More]
10. 21. 12
Raw Milk Turns Into Many Homestead Products
As I sit here this evening, while the cool fall air swirls around the trees to pull off the dead leaves and floats them to the ground, today was a good productive day. You might remember the other night I went to a secret location [Read More]
09. 14. 12
The Birth Of The Smoothie
There are a few dishes that sit on my table today as did when I was a child. It is sometimes wonderful how we relate food today and the memories from our childhood, sometimes it isn’t. Traci, my sister can correct me on this one, [Read More]
09. 08. 12
How To Make Your Own Breakfast Sausage W/ Recipe
Memories of smelling bacon from downstairs always woke me up and made my tummy growl. At home on the farm, it was a frosting designed window as I looked out the window at the sun rising. At Grandpa’s it was a cool morning in Hornsby [Read More]
08. 29. 12
Eggtastic Homesteading With Chickens
People talk about the hundred dollar egg when I tell them that I raise chickens for eggs. As you know, there is a lot more to raising chickens than just getting eggs. To me, anything labeled organic is worth looking into, and anything that the [Read More]
08. 28. 12
Stocking Up The Pantry 2012…
As the garden keeps giving, I keep on putting food up. Because I use several methods of storing food, I use the methods that best suit our needs and I know the food will get used. While the pantry fills, taters sit at the bottom [Read More]
08. 08. 12
Canning Those Tomatoes/Sauces and Better Sauce Ideas
While waiting for the bumper crops to start, those tomatoes start to come in. I love to eat the wonderful fruits as they come in the house, having that kind of reward is so wonderful. I have, through the years come up with many uses [Read More]