Okay, so you have heard me going on about making things from scratch, from your own kitchen, with your own hands. So here is something else. I made salsa earlier this year...This, however, is a bit different. I am not cooking any of the ingredients. … [Read more...] about Lacto-Fermented Salsa
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To Market, To Market
Last Saturday my family and I ventured into a new area...The local Farmer's Market.I woke early on Saturday morning and baked up a storm in our little homestead kitchen.We didn't sell out, but we sold some, made some connections and had a great time.Some stitchery.This one was my … [Read more...] about To Market, To Market
When Life gives you Apples… Make Apple Butter
We are abundantly blessed. Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.~I Chronicles … [Read more...] about When Life gives you Apples… Make Apple Butter
Step 2: Taking Action
After the l.o.n.g day yesterday of canning, we ended up with 27 quarts of tomato puree and so that makes a grand total of 103 quarts of tomatoes 'put by' for the winter. Praise the Lord!(I'm working in apples now!)In the past I have made our laundry detergent. I just finished up … [Read more...] about Step 2: Taking Action
Step 1: The Result of a Blessing
Never do you have a time when you are going through a trial that you don't have a blessing... just waiting for you to see it. You do, however, have to open your eyes and your heart sometimes to see it.A phone call on a Sunday afternoon.A neighborA church friendWilling to … [Read more...] about Step 1: The Result of a Blessing
