I’ve been enjoying drinking my daily Nourishing Herbal Infusion (NHI). I usually make it using Stinging Nettle (and add a little marshmallow root to decrease the drying effect it has on me). However there are many herbs that make great NHI for instance: Oatstraw – which is great for bones, teeth, nails and the nerves […]
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Fresh Herb Stuffing
INGREDIENTS 1 pound loaf of French or Sourdough bread, cut into 1-inch cubes (you can use bagged bread cubes if you wish, you’ll need around 12 cups) 1/2 pound ground pork sausage, browned 1 stick of butter 1 cup granny smith apples finely chopped 1-1/2 cups finely chopped celery (leaves and all) 3/4 cup onion finely […]
Caramel Peanut Butter Popcorn
I admit, this isn’t the healthiest recipe out there, and that’s okay. It’s one of my family’s favorite holiday snacks, this and homemade “Chex mix with a twist”. I have a policy – if I’m going to have a treat it is going to be a delicious, decadent, full fat, full calorie, make-it-worth it treat. […]
Brining Your Turkey
Well, here we are, the weekend before Thanksgiving. I know it’s only one day but it seems the several days before the day we are bustling with activity on the homestead. Fortunately we have a couple of beautiful turkeys we raised sitting in the freezer for the last two feasts of the year. We are […]
Taming Your Tomatoes
We have an abundance of tomatoes, and I mean abundance. This was by design. If there is anything we use on a continual basis (almost daily) it’s tomatoes. I use them in stews, soups, sauces, casseroles, and so on. A big goal this year was to try to preserve enough tomatoes so I wouldn’t have […]
Day 7 Off-Grid Cooking
Who doesn’t love chocolate chip cookie bars? Okay, I know those people exist but they aren’t my friends just kidding, but seriously, are they normal? We haven’t made chocolate chip cookies in way too long and what better way to bake them than the Sun Oven? INGREDIENTS 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking […]
Got Green Tomatoes?
We had to pull a bunch of tomatoes while they were still green, the frost hit us a little earlier than we expected so I have pounds and pounds of green ones. Fortunately we still have a hoop house with active tomato plants which will provide more red tomatoes for canning. I was in a […]
Sun Oven Eggs (day 6 off-grid cooking)
If you have laying hens you understand the continual frustration of getting a hard-boiled egg that will actually peel! I found the only solution was to use a pressure canner if I wanted an egg that would peel without tearing the egg apart. Now I have another method – the Sun Oven. I haven’t tried cooking […]
Sun Dried Tomatoes in the Sun Oven (day 5)
We are finally in the tomato harvest season and holy cow, we have a lot of tomatoes. We are going to be working full time to get these preserved in the coming weeks. One benefit of having a Sun Oven is the ability to utilize it as a dehydrator when our Excalibur is occupied. The […]
The What and How of Hydrosols
Products I use and recommend: Copper Distiller and Hydrosol Book Hydrosols used to be quite a popular item, even more than essential oils, if you can believe it! You’ve probably heard of rose water, lilac water, lavender water; these are all hydrosols (if done through […]
