Choosing to homeschool. Yikes. Milking goats. Butchering chickens. You guys have all known it would only be a matter of time before we went full weird and...HOMESCHOOLED! (dun, dun, dun). I've been mulling over this decision for over a year now. What has kept me from taking the plunge? Probably the same reasons why others hesitate to homeschool. I … [Read more...]
How to Milk a Goat : Taught by an Adorable 8 year old
Once upon a time there was a woman who bought a goat. She was so excited to get FRESH milk every day! She woke up early one morning, and with butterflies in her stomach she put her goat on the milking stand, poured some grain in the feeder, and started to tug. Nothing. ”Hmmmm”, the woman thought. She tugged and tugged. After 30 minutes and … [Read more...]
Brewing KOMBUCHA: The Basics, The Benefits, & The Bravery
Kombucha /kômˈbo͞oCHə/ a fermented drink so deliciously awesome that it will make you want to run around, your hands in the air, with the Rocky theme song playing in the background, shouting at the top of your lungs. Possibly with a knee-slide finish while ripping your shirt in two. It's that awesome. I remember when I first heard about … [Read more...]
Weekly Meal Plan 10/20/2013
(Disclaimer: I do not eat Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, or Low-Carb. I don’t focus on Raw foods & I’m not a once-a-day Smoothie girl. I focus on quality ingredients, REAL FOOD (including butter, bread, & bacon), and desserts that rock. Some of the recipes I link to may fall in any of the above categories and that’s okay. I believe in a balance … [Read more...]
How long did YOUR ancestors live while eating BACON, LARD & WHOLE MILK?
My great-grandma was a tough ol' chick. She ate real, traditional food and could cook up fried chicken from scratch. When I say "from scratch," I literally mean "from scratch." As in, she would kill a chicken, dress it, coat it with flour and fry that baby up in a big ol' frying pan of lard. She was an amazing woman, my great-grandma. That … [Read more...]
Recipe: Macaroni & Cheese (from scratch)
Cheese. Butter. Pasta. More Cheese. Mix it up, then eat it. Don't cha wish recipes were that simple? Sometimes I just want food and I want it in my belly now, know what I mean? The great - no the fantastic - thing about this recipe is that once you learn how to make mac n' cheese from scratch, you can feed your family and their hungry … [Read more...]
Weekly Meal Plan 10/13/2013
(Disclaimer: I do not eat Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, or Low-Carb. I don’t focus on Raw foods & I’m not a once-a-day Smoothie girl. I focus on quality ingredients, REAL FOOD (including butter, bread, & bacon), and desserts that rock. Some of the recipes I link to may fall in any of the above categories and that’s okay. I believe in a balance … [Read more...]
Weekly Meal Plan 10/6/2013
Disclaimer: I do not eat Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, or Low-Carb. I don’t focus on Raw foods & I’m not a once-a-day Smoothie girl. I focus on quality ingredients, REAL FOOD (including butter, bread, & bacon), and desserts that rock. Some of the recipes I link to may fall in any of the above categories and that’s okay. I believe in a balance … [Read more...]
Weekly Meal Plan 9/29/2013
(Disclaimer: I do not eat Vegan, Vegetarian, Paleo, or Low-Carb. I don’t focus on Raw foods & I’m not a once-a-day Smoothie girl. I focus on quality ingredients, REAL FOOD (including butter, bread, & bacon), and desserts that rock. Some of the recipes I link to may fall in any of the above categories and that’s okay. I believe in a balance … [Read more...]
Recipe: Healthy Homemade Donuts!
You can never have too many donut recipes, am I right? Even though I already have an amazing natural sourdough yeast donut recipe. (Yes, they're amazing, in case you were wondering.), I've decided what this blog needs is another great donut recipe. One for those who don't happen to have a sourdough starter growing in their … [Read more...]
How to get Superpowered Garden Soil
Ya' know what makes me happy? Dirt. I'm not talkin' about crappy dirt on the side of the road, I'm talkin' about real, dark, rich and moist dirt. The kind you can dig your fingers into. The kind that when you kneel on it, feels soft and squishy. Know what I'm talkin' about? Well, if you don't know what I'm talkin' about, or you've … [Read more...]
10 Spectacular Fall Soup Recipes
I did it. I went full crazy. I started making Fall soups when it was still 95 (face-melting) degrees outside. In my defense, I do live in Arizona, so 95 degrees is pretty much Fall to us. It's like your fall. But with sweat. And I don't know about you, but I'm ready for Fall. Semi-cold nights, semi-sweater wearin', pumpkin-everything, and … [Read more...]
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