recipes
Nigerian Dwarf Meat and Goat Goulash Recipe
We have fallen in love with goat meat all over again, and it’s all because of a goat we called Horny Dude. Time for true confessions here. In the fall of 2016, a doe gave birth to a single buckling, … Read More
Butternut Squash Soup is So Easy!
One of the quickest and easiest recipes I have is for butternut squash soup. This is one of my “fast food” recipes. Just cook the squash, add 3 tablespoons of butter, sprinkle with a five-spice blend (if desired), then blend … Read More
Flourless Peanut Butter Brownies
When I discovered I had a gluten sensitivity, it meant a huge shift in the way that I cooked. I used to eat breakfasts filled with flour — homemade pancakes, biscuits, waffles, French toast and plain toast from our homemade … Read More
It’s soup season!
As the temperatures fall, I start to crave warm beverages and soups, stews, chilis … you get the idea. So I thought it would be fun to pull together some of my favorite soup recipes. I quit buying canned soups … Read More
Can you tell the difference between edible and poisonous berries?
by Janie Hynson I recently met Helen Yoest who is an expert edible and waterwise gardener, garden stylist, and particularly an advocate for creating pollinator-friendly backyards. Lucky for me, I live in the same city as Helen so have been … Read More
Buckwheat Zucchini Fritters
If you have a garden and you planted zucchini, there’s a good chance that you have more than you know what to do with. So, I thought I’d share one of my favorite zucchini recipes with you. We started making … Read More
Celebrating Summertime with the Best Varieties of Tomatoes
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Reading Epic Tomatoes by Craig LeHoullier took me back to my childhood and enjoying tomato sandwiches with my grandfather during the summertime. Though I’ve reviewed many books this year, this is one of the … Read More
What’s So Bad About lard?
For most of the twentieth century, people believed that lard was indigestible and unhealthy. They mistakenly believed that eating foods that contained cholesterol would raise your cholesterol, which would lead to heart disease. We now know that all the above … Read More
Homegrown Pork: Learn to raise ‘the Einsteins of the farm animal world’
As an Amazon, Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. As I’m getting started with pigs, I was happy to discover Homegrown Pork: Humane, Healthful Techniques for Raising a Pig for Food by Sue Weaver, and I can’t imagine a more comprehensive … Read More
