A couple of weeks ago we had our first adventure in sausage making, this process was not nearly as hard as I would have thought it would be, however I do have a small disclaimer with this tutorial. I am not a sausage making expert, although I have canned, dried, preserved and cooked for many years, sausage making is one of the things I had never tried until this year. Still I thought a good step by step of what we did would be in order. The desire to make our own sausage ... [ Read More ]
Our Harvest is Starting to Come In
All the effort that I made to getting my garden put in early is really paying off, our harvest is starting to arrive in and most cases it is a few weeks earlier that most around here. We have had all the usual spring crops and also have baby carrots, zucchini, cabbage and Cauliflower and the first signs of cukes and tomatoes. Our corn is waist high already and I have baby peas and green beans that we are anxiously awaiting. The onions have reached the stage where we can start ... [ Read More ]
5 Medicinal Herbs You Might Not Even Know You have In Your Yard
One of my latest interests that is rapidly turning into a passion is herbal medicines, I know from personal experience that they can be used for a lot of different things with good results, and because I can grow the ingredients myself and process them I know there is nothing in them that is bad for my family. The other problem with herbal remedies in the health food stores is that they are often quite expensive and frequently are old so have lost their potency. One of the best things about ... [ Read More ]
First Harvest of the Year,Garden is In, keeping busy With New Puppy
It has been a very long time since I have given an update on my progress here, as well as being a long time since I have updated this blog. I have had very good intentions to update it every week and would love to do much more frequent posts, but I am still trying to figure out how to manage my time. There are so many things demanding my time between planting, butchering and our business not to mention a brand new puppy but more about him later... that I have a hard time keeping them all ... [ Read More ]
Keeping Prepping in Perspective -Do You prep and if So Why?
My husband and I have talked about prepping a lot lately and as happens my daughter has been drawn into the conversation a few times. We talk a lot about self-sufficiency too, which is just on the other side of prepping, but as with all 11 year old children my daughter worries. I worried about nuclear war at her age with the cold war, and now she hears all this talk about prepping and wonders if she will face a disaster in her life time. Here is What I Told Her I struggled to teach ... [ Read More ]
Happy Easter And Here are Few Recipes For You
I wanted to take a moment to wish all of my readers a happy Easter!! I have also added a few recipes to the database for Easter and will try to add a few more tomorrow if I can I will add them to this post if I do, so you can find all of the Easter recipes in one place. The first recipe is near and dear to my heart, because it is different the typical Candied Sweet Potatoes Recipe you would normally have at the holidays, and it is one I have been eating all of my life and cooking for the past ... [ Read More ]
Natural and Different Egg Coloring Ideas
Forget to get an egg coloring kit this year? here are a few ideas that you can use to make your own colored eggsfrom things you have at home. This year instead of using a coloring kit from the grocery store, why not use some natural dyes. Here are some ideas. Usually, the more of the natural ingredient you use and the longer the egg soaks (maybe even overnight) the darker the color will be. Natural Egg Food Coloring REMEMBER: Not all of these eggs will be safe to eat. Do not eat eggs that ... [ Read More ]
Cocoa Mounds
Cocoa Mounds Print Author: Mamma Ingredients 2C (500ml) sugar 1 stick (4 oz./125 ml)margarine or butter cannot use whipped margarine nor low-fat) 4-5 (70ml)Tbsp. Cocoa ½C (125ml) milk ½C (125 ml)peanut butter (smooth or chunky) 1 tsp (5 ml)vanilla 3C (750 ml)uncooked oats Instructions Combine dry ingredients in 1 qt. (1 ltr.) saucepan and stir to remove lumps in Cocoa. Add milk and margarine. Over medium heat, bring to boil, stirring occasionally. When mixture ... [ Read More ]
Hot Cross Buns
Hot Cross Buns Print This recipe will make 2½ dozen buns. Author: Mamma Recipe type: Baked Goods Ingredients 2 packages active dry yeast ½ cup warm water 1 cup warm milk ½ cup sugar ¼ cup softened butter or margarine 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg 6½ to 7 cups all-purpose flour 4 eggs ½ cup dried currents ½ cup raisins 2 Tablespoons water 1 egg yolk 1 recipe Icing (below) Instructions ... [ Read More ]
My Moms Old Fashioned Candied Sweet Potatoes
I remember growing up that these candied Sweet potatoes were a part offer holiday meal growing up. We only got them on those days never any other time, so I really looked forward to them. I have made them for my family for 3o years now. These sweet potatoes are different from what you expect from sweet potatoes and they are always a big hit. My Moms Candied Sweet Potatoes Print Prep time 45 mins Cook time 30 mins Total time 1 hour 15 mins Author: Mamma ... [ Read More ]