This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. I have a confession, each month when I pick up my beef CSA order I rapidly tear into the bag. I can’t wait to see what surprises await me. We get 10 […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Looking for the Nutrition and Physical Degeneration Book Club? I’m taking this week off. It will return next Wednesday. Two years ago, I shared a post on our Lacto-Fermentation Hits and Misses. This […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Last weekend Joe and I went pronghorn antelope hunting. Well, Joe hunted. I went along for the camping weekend. We met up with our friends who were also hunting and had a great […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Yum! This is a recipe I found on Pinterest that really caught my eye. During the spring and early summer our chickens work overtime laying us lots of eggs. Finding ways to enjoy […]
A delicious and hearty hot breakfast.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. For the last several years we’ve been raising chickens for meat and eggs. Over the years we’ve had an assortment of breeds of egg laying chickens but tend to favor the dual purpose […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. The question I receive most often is “how do you afford real food on a meager (small, tight, limited, paltry, minuscule, tiny, wee, etc) budget?” I’m happy to share what we’ve found to […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Soups and stews are a great way to stretch a tight food budget. I use nutrient rich bone broth as my soup base, add a fair amount of vegetables and a bit of […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. In March we moved full time to our off grid cabin on 20 acres in the high desert. The last several months have been go, go, go pretty much non-stop. Our cabin is […]
A wonderful creamy combination. Serve over new potatoes, mashed potatoes, spaghetti squash, or rice for a satisfying main dish.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Working in the hot and dusty high desert can really make you long for a shower by the end of the day (or even in the middle). If you don’t have a running […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Over the 4th of July weekend we took a scenic drive. The drive started with Chief Joseph Scenic Highway which is outside of Cody, Wyoming. This part of the drive follows parts of […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Our new cabin is coming right along! Last month when I posted about our cabin we had just left the property with the foundation complete and the floor in progress. You can read […]
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This dish is modified from a recipe on Alaska From Scratch to utilize sprouted quinoa and lentils. Note: I make this using 1½ to 2 cups of sprouted quinoa. I adjust the amount of corn, based on the quantity of quinoa. Example: 1½ cup quinoa and 1½ cups corn or 2 cups quinoa and 1 cup corn. Essentially, you want a total of 3 cups between the quinoa and corn.
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This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Spring took a long time getting here this year! We even had a snow storm on Mother’s Day. Lots of fun things happening on our place. Kiki put the incubator to work to […]
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This dish is modified from a recipe on Alaska From Scratch to utilize sprouted quinoa and lentils. Note: I make this using 1½ to 2 cups of sprouted quinoa. I adjust the amount of corn, based on the quantity of quinoa. Example: 1½ cup quinoa and 1½ cups corn or 2 cups quinoa and 1 cup corn. Essentially, you want a total of 3 cups between the quinoa and corn.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. June was all about baby poultry. The chickens and ducks that were born in May are growing up fast and any day now will be put in the big house with the full […]
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Here’s a quick and easy make ahead lunch idea! This is inspired by the Empanadas from Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon. Dough The dough is one loaf size amount of our sourdough sandwich […]
Are you counting the days until your May harvest? Here's a few of the vegetables you may harvest this month and how to preserve them.
Perfectly spiced and made with nourishing bone broth, this enchilada sauce not too hot and is full of flavor.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Amazingly versatile and so handy. Tomato powder is probably one of my favorite pantry items. This little gem is incredibly useful. Dried, tomato powder may be used in every way that tomato paste […]
These amazing baked beans far surpass anything out of a can. This is a recipe adapted from The Complete Tightwad Gazette. This recipe will make a good sized batch of baked beans, plan on leftovers.
Sunday dinner is a simple way to get families together with a homecooked meal. Here are many great meal ideas, from the main dish to dessert.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Something that we’ve been learning about in the Permaculture Design Course that Joe and I have been taking is designing with zones and zonal placement. Zoning is about placement. The zones are numbered […]
These amazing baked beans far surpass anything out of a can. This is a recipe adapted from The Complete Tightwad Gazette. This recipe will make a good sized batch of baked beans, plan on leftovers.
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Looking for easy and economical recipes that don't heat up the house? This healthy and delicious brat recipe fits the bill.
Perfectly spiced and made with nourishing bone broth, this enchilada sauce not too hot and is full of flavor.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. This week we’re still focusing on eating out of our food storage and enjoying the few items we produce ourselves. Our freezer is emptying out rather quickly which is normal for this time […]
Navajo Tacos... a wonderfully puffy little pastry topped with a delicious chili-like sauce, and then piled high with your favorite toppings.
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. “All disease begins in the gut” Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine. Today is Day 1 of GAPS Introduction at my house. The GAPS diet is from the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome […]
Looking for a great gift for the novice or experienced traditional cook in your life? This holiday gift guide has you covered!
This page may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn on qualifying purchases. Please see our disclaimer for more information. Spring is on the horizon. We’re still waking up to snow some mornings but many of the days are quite nice. This weekend we started tomatoes, broccoli, cabbage, pumpkin and jalapenos in the […]
Easy, delicious, and hearty, these sprouted lentil patties are a family friendly and economical main dish. Serve topped with your favorite sauce, between a pair of buns as a burger, or atop a salad.
Learn how to cook dry beans the easy way! These six cooking methods make delicious and healthy beans the whole family will love.
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