Cornbread should be sweet. I've picked my side and it's clearly north of the Mason-Dixon line. I am from Canada, after all, so I guess my northern roots go pretty deep. Of course, "sweet" is always a relative term, whether you're referring to cornbread, animals or people. This cornbread lives perfectly in the middle between unsweetened and "so sweet it could double as birthday cake" sweet. It's just sweet enough and that's why I like it. If ... Read More
How To Freeze Eggs
I'm a big fan of eggs. They are delicious, easy to make and, despite what you've been told over the years, very good for you. (There is a great article on why eggs should never have been demonized in the first place here.) Fortunately for me, I have six beautiful hens running around my backyard who happily deliver 4-5 colorful eggs every day. They are quickly eaten by my growing teenage boys (the eggs, not the chickens) but occasionally I sneak a ... Read More
All-Natural Powdered Cleanser
Just when I think my Cleaning Cabinet Makeover is complete, someone asks for a recipe I didn't cover like All-Natural Cleaning Wipes. Well, it happened again the other day when a friend asked if I had a recipe for a powdered cleanser to replace that old nemesis, Comet. I pointed out that I had already replaced Comet with my All-Natural Soft Scrub, but she wondered if it was possible to make a powdered version to have as a back-up. How could I ... Read More
Freezing Herbs and a Recipe
As much as I hate to admit it, I'm a lazy homesteader. If there's an easy way out, I'll take it and I won't even feel guilty about it. Well, maybe a little guilty but I get over it pretty quick. Fall is the busiest time of year for anyone trying to live a farm girl lifestyle because the bounty of the season requires a lot of attention. Kind of like my children only tastier. It's exhausting just thinking about all the produce in my garden ... Read More
No-Mess Indoor S’Mores
Last Sunday was National Watermelon Day and to honor it appropriately I wrote a post on How To Pick A Perfect Watermelon. In case you didn't know, today is National S'Mores Day, and since I like S'mores better than I like watermelons I had to give S'mores the spotlight they deserve. So I decided to break out my recipe for Indoor S'mores knowing full well I'd first have to convince you why Indoor S'mores are so much better than traditional ... Read More
Chocolate Mint Ice Cream
I've been a little disgruntled with ice cream lately. Store-bought ice cream, that is. It's July, the heat is excruciating and ice cream should be one the most refreshing and tasty treats of summer. But that's assuming you can even find real ice cream, which is getting more and more difficult all the time. Ice cream at it's core is cream and sugar. Add a thickener and some flavoring and you're good to go. But read the label on most ice cream ... Read More
Fabulous Anti-Itch Cream
Welcome Outdoor Enthusiast! So glad you stopped by my little neck of the woods. Do you love being outside as much as I do? Do you love the sun on your face, the wind in your hair, the dirt under your feet, the...bugs biting your skin? Wait...what? Yeah, no one loves that part. That's why I (okay, my husband) created this amazing Anti-Itch Cream. Once you try it, you'll never leave home without it. There are about a million things that ... Read More
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Welcome Friend! Thanks for visiting my little corner of the internet laundry room. I've been making my own Homemade Laundry Detergent for almost two years now and I love it! I started out just wanting to lower the toxic load in my house and commercial detergents have a surprising amount of junk in them. But to my surprise, this fabulous laundry detergent also cleaned better than any store-bought brand I had ever used. And it was a ... Read More
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