I am so excited to share with all of you some of our family favorite and frugal freezer meals! This summer has flown by so fast and it’s Back To School time already. It seems like just yesterday I was anticipating the smell ... Read More
Homesteading Health Tip: Sneaky Sugars To Watch Out For
As part of my Gluten Free journey, I removed refined sugars from my diet and even cut back on the natural sugars that kind of appease my sweet tooth. Of course, that meant checking what is added to food when when go grocery shopping. I did ... Read More
Jerusalem Artichokes: The Prepping Plant
If you would have asked me 10 years ago what a Jerusalem Artichoke plant was, I probably could not have told you. Truthfully, if I had seen a picture of the tubers, I would have thought I wouldn't eat them anyway. Interestingly enough, along my ... Read More
Shake Off Those Old House Blues
Houses are more than just buildings. They are our homes, and they are filled with our memories. They are the place our children take their first steps, and where they pack up all their prized possessions when they move out. (Except, of course, for ... Read More
Homemade Wine & Why You Should Make Your Own
It’s Cheaper! If you are a wine drinker, I have learned that it's much gentler on your wallet to make your own homemade wine. For the cost of about 50 cents to about $1.50 a bottle you can fill up your wine cellar for this wine and have some on ... Read More
7 Tips for Combating Fruit Flies in Your Kitchen
As soon as fresh fruits and vegetables come into the house from the backyard garden or farmers market, we usher in a pest along with it: the pesky fruit fly is just waiting to prey on all of our delicious goodies! I think you all would agree with ... Read More
The Cheeky Chickpea: A Must For My Pantry
The little pea known as the chickpea or the garbanzo bean is, in this writer’s opinion, vastly under-utilized. While well known as the main ingredient in hummus, the humble chickpea has many lesser-known uses. Once you learn its secrets, homesteaders ... Read More
Homesteading Health Tip: Using The Right Oils In Your Daily Cooking
We don’t actually realize how many toxins we come into contact with every day but over time those toxins add up and take a toll on our bodies. Cooking with the right oils on a daily basis is one way we can combat this problem and start reversing any ... Read More
