To Provide for the Family
We harvested our first duck for Christmas dinner.
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Dec 14, 20184 min read
From Scratch, With Love
I am proud to say that we have accomplished much of what we set out to do on the Homestead this year. We are raising our feathered and furr
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Dec 6, 20182 min read
Tis The Season(ing)...
Using whatever variety of dried herbs you like, place in a mortar with pestle and add course salt and peppercorns.
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Nov 23, 20183 min read
Bless This Mess
In preparation for the big day, I can be a little intense... The Homestead Husband knows to stay faaar out of this Big Momma's way, when
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Nov 19, 20182 min read
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
It's the turkey day staple - cranberry sauce. Although the jelly-like tin can variety has the spotlight usually, I tried my hand at maki
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Oct 17, 20181 min read
Full Plates
We revel in long-standing traditions from holiday cliches, to secret recipes, and tried and true tricks for doing something just right.
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Oct 4, 20183 min read
A Chill in the Air
The leaves have begun to change. I always struggle with seaonal transitions.
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Sep 10, 20183 min read
Dehydrated Herbs
No country french farm scene would be complete without the scent of lavender floating on the breeze. While we are definitely not in Paris,
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Sep 10, 20182 min read
It's a Pretty Big Dill...
We have more cucumbers than we know what to do with. Went a little overboard this planting season... oops. I have been drinking cucumber w
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Sep 4, 20183 min read
When in Roma...
Using the ripened Romas, we decided to preserve some of our pasta sauce that we usually make with canned tomatoes from the grocery store.
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Aug 24, 20182 min read
Mojito Mint Syrup
Break out the mason jars, folks - we're canning! This recipe is SUPER simple.... but really delicious.
Mint Simple Syrup Ingredients:
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Aug 21, 20184 min read
Thank a Farmer
It has been just about six months of not having to buy eggs from the grocery store. While that isn't an incredible savings (yet), it is
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Jul 16, 20183 min read
The Berry Patch
Freshly picked Maine blueberries. Summer doesn't get much sweeter than that. This past weekend, we stumbled across a whole hedgefull of...
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