It is my pleasure to feature a guest post from Carmen Hyde of “Old House Kitchen“. I have followed Carmen for quite sometime now and I’m never disappointed! Carmen is obviously a much better cook than I am and I always learn something new (and often times yummy) from her. Enjoy! Visit “Old [...]
A potager is a french term that means “kitchen garden“. Today, that can translate into what Americans know as urban gardening! The fact of the matter is this….while many would like to live out in the country and grow food on acres of land, most folks live in urban or suburban areas and will likely [...]
Raising a family isn’t easy. Raising a large, multi-racial, adoptive family is even more difficult, with many twists and turns in the journey. Adopting three siblings almost two years ago was an answer to years of prayer….and yet rocked our family like we never expected. One thing that happened caught me completely off guard. It [...]
With the holidays over and without a garden to work in, what is it exactly that we’re supposed to be doing in January? I’ve been reading, along with 10 other books or so, “A Householder’s Guide to the Universe” by Harriet Fasenfest. Harriet comes from the unique perspective of being the child of a Polish [...]
Peppermint Meringue Cookies a Morristribe favorite! There’s a cute story here. A dear neighbor brought these to us as a gesture of Christmas cheer, years ago. I had never seen cookies like this, but after one taste, we were all hooked! The kids begged me to get the recipe and make them, immediately, if not sooner. One of [...]
This is a repost from last year, however, I suspect that my menu plan will be just about the same! Christmas is just a few days away, can you believe it? Are you prepared with your menu plan for the long holiday weekend? Being without an oven for several weeks now and without a dishwasher [...]
Do you ever get really down and discouraged with your homesteading progress? Photo credit Sometimes, despite our best-laid plans, we don’t meet our goals. Drives me nuts! You might have noticed that I am goal-oriented, always have been. I get depressed if I don’t have a goal I’m working towards, even if the goal is [...]
“Country Living” grain mill from Urban Homemaker. The decision has been made….I went manual. The warnings have been plentiful. Those very warnings have kept me in limbo for many months. “It’s so hard to grind your own grain by hand, you’ll hate it!” “No one in their right mind would get one of those!” “You’re [...]
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