If your backyard hens have thrown themselves into full production mode, and you want a super delicious and FAST dessert, creme brûlée pie is the recipe for you. I included this one in Homegrown and Handmade, and because it was … Read More
If you have chickens and are considering adding turkeys to your homestead, you have no doubt either read or been told by a well-meaning friend that you cannot keep chickens and turkeys together. It is widely believed that chickens will … Read More
Most people think of quiche as a complicated, time-consuming meal, but it is one of our favorite go-to meals when we’re in a hurry. We also tend to eat a lot of them this time of year because we are … Read More
Want to make your own pizza but you’re afraid the dough is too challenging? This pizza dough recipe is so easy that we taught our kids! My husband and I started making pizza from the time we were married, … Read More
Whenever I teach a class and mention flour, a hand immediately goes up, and someone asks, “What kind of flour?” Good question! Sometimes it matters, but sometimes it doesn’t. However, the reason the question is asked is because most people … Read More
For being the most important meal of the day, breakfast has sure gotten tricky over the years! The options we’re supposedly given have become a lot less healthy for us, and pretty bad for society in general. We’re told … Read More
by Melissa K. Norris One of my favorite things about growing a vegetable garden is being able to enjoy its fruits long after the first frost. While cold frames and a greenhouse can help in these areas, they’re not what … Read More
Soup is such a great food this time of year because it can really warm you up quickly! And what’s better than hot soup? Hot and spicy soup! You can make it as spicy as you want (or not) based … Read More
by Victoria Redhed Miller Here at Canyon Creek Farms, we have been raising laying hens since 2007, and laying ducks since 2008. Here’s a brief comparison of duck and chicken eggs. Productivity At various times we have raised Blue Swedish and … Read More
Yes, the headline says “tomato soup,” and yes, that is a picture of tomato soup! We used “great white” tomatoes to make it, and it was heavenly. Once you’ve had heirloom tomato soup, you can’t go back to the plain … Read More
Thrifty Homesteader was created in 2012 after the publication of my second book, Ecothrifty. The name was coined by one of my followers because I said that I didn’t want anyone to think that they had to be rich to homestead or live a greener life....
