Homesteading

No Knead Beer Bread

Homemade bread, is there anything like it? I absolutely love tearing off a piece as soon as it’s pulled out of the oven. But, what a pain to make it: kneading and waiting, .

Food Preservation, Homesteading, Recipes

Make Your Own Butter

Mmmmm, butter! I’m one of those crazy people that would eat butter all by itself. My husband thinks I’m disgusting, and I’m sure a few other people think I’m .

DIY, Food Preservation, Homesteading, Recipes

Canning 101: Water Bath Canning and Strawberry Jam

I will start this by saying, when I first started canning I was really intimidated. Seriously, preserving my own food seemed like a huge mountain to climb. How long would it take? Would .

DIY, Gardening, Homesteading, Recipes

Harvesting Lavender

Lavender is a plant with an ancient history that has held a multitude of uses, from helping to mummify Egyptian kings, to being worn on the wrist in an effort to help prevent the Black .

DIY, Gardening, Homesteading

Summer Planting for Fall Harvests

Have you planted a good crop or container garden this year, but kind of wish you could have planted more? It’s not too late, you can still plant some quick growing vegetables to .

Homesteading, Up-Cycling

Cleaning and Seasoning Your Cast Iron Pan

So, you bought a cast iron pan, huh? Or, maybe you found it at a yard sale. Now you have to figure out what special thing you have to do to take care of it. Believe it or not, .