I just realized – I never posted a “Hey I’m blogging somewhere else for a while” post. So, in case you were wondering (yeah I know you were wringing your hands, weren’t you!), I’ve been focusing on my other project, the Homesteader Kitchen. So head on over and check it …Read More
Cooking
Using the whole chicken – a creative way to use the bones!
Just a quick micro post today since I haven’t posted much but I was thinking about this. People often wonder what to do with the bones… and yes, we can make stock, but then what? Well… did you know you can burn leftover chicken bones (or, anything really) and they …Read More
Canning Dry Beans and Homemade Convenience Food
OK so one thing I’ve been doing lately that is wonderful is making homemade convenience food (and canning dry beans). I love the fact that I generally have time to cook from scratch nowdays but sometimes I need something quick.
My experiment this week – living off my pantry
OK so I started an impromptu experiment this week. Given the fact that I live in the foothills of Mt Rainier now, and last time we had snow we had about 18 inches, I’d say it’s safe to say I should be able to “hole up” and be comfy, right?
HFCS
So I’ve made the decision to fully cut out HFCS from our family’s diet. The stuff is so bad for you, in spite of being “derived” from corn, it is still unnatural and our bodies are not processing it the same way. In spite of some people’s belief, I do …Read More
A nice sunny weekend! Part 1
Hi everyone! Well this last weekend was great! Sorry about the long absence… no promises that it won’t happen again, either I just don’t have time while I’m still working but the good news is we probably only have another 6-9 months to go before I can officially be a …Read More
Meatball Stroganoff
I’m just blogging this since I threw it together tonight and it turned out really good. 1 large onion, chopped2 lbs mushrooms, slicedcooking wine2 cans cream of mushroom soup1 can beef brothitalian style meatballs10 oz or so of sauerkraut1 box rotini pasta
Making granola!
So I decided to make granola the other day… found a recipe online, modified it a bit (of course!) and voila! Fantastic! I think my oven runs hot because it’s pretty dark so next time I’ll cut the baking time a bit but wow… what a great tasting breakfast, also …Read More
Sourdough bread
When I was a child, we lived for several years in Nuernberg, Germany. We were missionaries and my dad did a lot of work with local churches in addition to making trips out to the poverty-stricken eastern european countries. It was a very formative time in my life in many …Read More
I'm
a thirty-something wife and mother of two and I firmly believe that people
should be living life on their own terms. My terms involve
lots of domestic things, animals, and teaching my daughters to drive a
tractor. We're not on our property yet, but so far I've made it from
working city mother to country housewife. Follow along my journey with
me! I blog here at Uncle Dutch Farms and I also have another site at 
