Recipe: Buttermilk Biscuits
Biscuits for breakfast not only warm up the kitchen, but it also sticks to your ribs. Because I hate heating up the oven during the summer, this is biscuit season! And you can use up some of that homemade jam … Read More
Review: The Willpower Instinct
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do To Get More Of It by Kelly McGonigal seems like a great book to review this time … Read More
Review: The Log Book
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Who knew that anyone could write more than 100 pages about heating your home with wood? Well, that’s exactly what Will Rolls did in the second edition of The Log Book: … Read More
Fun with bread!
Whether you’ve made lots of bread in the past or are completely new, you can create some lovely loaves this holiday season. Don’t be shy about doing something creative. You can make a braided loaf of bread by rolling out … Read More
Review: The Resilient Farm and Homestead
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Even though we live on a homestead and produce 100% of our own meat, dairy, eggs, maple syrup, honey, and a lot of our fruits and vegetables, I felt like a … Read More
Recipe: Sour Cream Cookies
I’m not sure how I came to think of these cookies as something that we only have at Christmas time, but that is indeed the only time I ever think of making them! Perhaps it’s the nutmeg that reminds me … Read More
Pumpkin Chévre Cheesecake
Having a hard time deciding whether you want pumpkin pie or cheesecake for dessert? You can have both in the same dessert by making this yummy, all-natural, lower-fat version of cheesecake that we make with goat cheese, more correctly known … Read More
Cold Ducks: Keeping Ducks in Winter Weather
by Victoria Redhed Miller We have raised laying ducks for nearly six years now, and one of the things we are asked about most frequently is how to care for ducks in the wintertime. We live in the foothills of … Read More
Recipe: Apple Cinnamon Muffins
If you still have some fresh apples sitting around, this recipe makes a great snack or even breakfast. It’s low calorie and low sugar. They stay nice and moist, so you can make them in afternoon or evening for the … Read More
Life on a Small Acreage Goat Farm
By Elyse Nicholson One of the biggest myths surrounding goat ownership is that you have own a lot of land for them to graze on, and that they need a way to go in and out of a shelter whenever … Read More
