Making Mozzarella
And you thought I’d forget to post about this… 😉 Gathering Supplies: When I wanted to make mozzarella I knew the place to go was cheesemaking.com. I had heard of Ricki Carroll the “Cheese Queen” more than once. She is the go to person for beginning cheesemaking. I am not going to describe the cheesemaking […]
I Like It
I like this post so much that I think you should all go read it right now. It’s safe to click, I promise. It describes what I have trouble saying… yes I care about the environment and yes I want to keep myself healthy but I really could take that way too far if I […]
Time Takers
At the risk of sounding cliche, I’m beginning to think in terms of goal-setting as we approach the new year. I want more focus in my life. Perhaps this is just how life goes but lately I feel like I’m running in 10 different directions! Dave Ramsey says (yes, Dave says Dave says Dave says, […]
The Best Carrot Cake Ever
I served this tonight at my sister’s birthday party. Everyone was raving about it! I was a little apprehensive when my sister requested a carrot cake but it was very easy to make. I’m not going to repost the recipe here since I didn’t make many alterations to it. The recipe can be found in […]
Gleaning Pumpkins
This is my post for Works for Me Wednesday. Check out other great tips today over at We Are THAT Family. ***Imagine a big picture of my pumpkin here. You know – that picture that I haven’t got around to taking. ;)*** I love gleaning things. According to Wikipedia: “Gleaning is the act of collecting […]
What do you miss?
For the most part I think the readers here are the type to make sacrifices in an effort to either help the environment or save money, or both. Around here we’ve given up almost all processed and prepackaged goods. I generally don’t miss these things. I really miss Kraft Mac N’ Cheese. In a box. […]
Deep roots!
If you were expecting a post about our family history sorry to disappoint! Brian was working up the field that borders one of our pastures and he hooked this alfalfa plant. Wow! I had no idea the roots ran that deep.
Every Apple in the House
Instead of “every light in the house is on”… every apple in the house is peeled. Sure there are a few eating apples left but every apple that was destined for a jar is in one now. Last year I think I was done with apples in September. Not so much this year! I made […]
Drowning in Milk
This post is linked to Frugal Fridays over @ Life As Mom. Click the image below to check out the other great tips! You may recall that awhile back we joined a cow share program. I had really good intentions of making all sorts of things with the milk but have yet to get around […]
How I Freeze Homemade Bread
This posted is linked to Works for Me Wednesday. Check it out for other useful tips! I’m lovin’ homemade bread now that I can make a good loaf consistently. My schedule doesn’t allow for baking every day or every other day so I like to make several loaves when I can and freeze them. This […]