I've done it. I've officially created the BEST Pizza Dough Recipe. I mean, I'm not trying to brag here, but.... well yes I am. And why shouldn't I? I deserve it. Heaven knows I've made enough crappy pizza doughs to know a good one when I see it. In my previous post, I gave you tips on how to make ANY pizza dough recipe light & … [Read more...]
Homemade Fly Spray Recipe
This homemade fly spray recipe is the bee's knees. But it doesn't keep away bees. At least I don't think it does. Anyway, I don't care about bees right now. Here in Arizona, we are currently under attack from flies. And it's my homemade fly spray that has come to the rescue. You've never known frustration until you've tried to milk a goat … [Read more...]
How to Start a Blog (and Rule the World)
Ruling the world is awesome. Well, I wouldn't really know personally, but I hear it's pretty awesome. And what better way to rule the world than starting with a blog? Yep, I'm pretty confident that step one to ruling the world is to start a blog. Blogging is my life. I love every part of it. I love writing about things that interest me, I love … [Read more...]
Homestead Barn Hop #161
This week on the farm... I have been busy, busy, busy! Homeschooling has seemed to just run right into the summer, and we couldn't love it more! Somebody forgot to lock up the chickens at night and something killed one of our chickens, but it's all good. We got lucky that the chicken who was killed was the old non-layer who were were going to turn … [Read more...]
How I Make Money Blogging
How do I make money blogging? Today, I've decided to spill my guts! I've been blogging for the last 7 years, and boy has it been a wild ride! I can't believe it's been 7 years, it feels like 1 or 2. I guess time flies when you're....bloggin'.:) I recently wrote some tips about how to start a blog and take over the world. Because taking over the … [Read more...]
Homemade Orange Vanilla Ice Cream | RECIPE
I have a recipe for you: homemade orange vanilla ice cream! Yum. . . Summer's just around the corner, and living in Arizona, the heat is a risin' and all I can think about is Homemade Orange Vanilla Ice Cream. As you know, our little farm here supplies us with plenty of fresh goat's milk. And I'm telling you, homemade ice cream … [Read more...]
Dill Butternut Squash Fries | RECIPE
Dill Butternut Squash Fries The title alone is making my mouth water! Trust me, you're gonna love this recipe! My friend George Bryant over at Civilized Caveman Cooking was gracious enough to share this amazing recipe from his brand new cookbook. WOOT WOOT! Now, ya'll know that I don't eat a Paleo diet, but I do eat a real food diet, which … [Read more...]
Homestead Barn Hop #160
This week on the farm... It got hot. Arizona has amazing Falls, Winters, & Springs, but our Summers are pretty horrible, and we basically live in swimming pools and eat popsicles to survive! Luckily, we have a lot of shade in our back yard, so our animals do pretty well considering the heat. Welcome to the Homestead Barn Hop! Every … [Read more...]
VIDEO | Take a Tour of our Farm!
Cue twangy down home on the farm country music. Okay, so maybe we don't have twangy banjo music playing constantly on our farm (hey, that's not a bad idea), but other than that, we're pretty legit. This month marks our 5 year anniversary on our backyard farm/1 acre oasis in the city. Over the years we've had milking goats, egg-laying chickens, … [Read more...]
How to become a Master at Foraging for Wild food.
Today in my second episode, I interview Ariana Mullins of the blog And Here We Are! Prepare to be amazed at the life & adventures of master forager, Ariana Mullins from the blog And Here We Are. She forages for berries, nettles, roots, herbs, greens, pine pollen, flowers, nuts and more! Using the world as her platter, she … [Read more...]
Homestead Barn Hop #159
This week on the farm... We juiced the last of our citrus so we can have frozen slushies in the summer! YUM! My garden's in full swing and we're already harvesting carrots, collard greens, spinach, & radishes. Early spring gardens are the benefits to living in Arizona:) Welcome to the Homestead Barn Hop! Every week I will give you the … [Read more...]
Unschooling Update #2: That time we learned about Turtles, bank tellers, & The Beatles
As you all know, we've been implementing a method of homeschooling called, "unschooling". It's basically where you don't teach your kids anything and they turn out to be geniuses. Just kidding. That's not exactly how it goes. Sometimes our kids turn out to be prodigies. Okay, I kid, I kid. Here's a good description of what unschooling … [Read more...]
Homestead Barn Hop #158
This week on the farm... We juiced the last of our citrus so we can have frozen slushies in the summer! YUM! My garden's in full swing and we're already harvesting carrots, collard greens, spinach, & radishes. Early spring gardens are the benefits to living in Arizona:) Welcome to the Homestead Barn Hop! Every week I will give you the … [Read more...]
How Much Does it Cost to Run a Small Farm?
Oasis. Farm. Poop zone. I don't know if you can call our property a "farm." We do have an acre of land in Arizona. We do provide a lot of our own food and we do have lots of poop. Er, animal poop that is. I guess that pretty much qualifies as a farm, wouldn't you agree? How many animals do we have on our farm? Right now we have five goats. We … [Read more...]
Homestead Barn Hop #157
This week on the farm... We juiced the last of our citrus so we can have frozen slushies in the summer! YUM! My garden's in full swing and we're already harvesting carrots, collard greens, spinach, & radishes. Early spring gardens are the benefits to living in Arizona:) Welcome to the Homestead Barn Hop! Every week I will give you the … [Read more...]
Cow vs. Goat: The Great Milk Debate (Part 2)
As promised, Shaye Elliott of The Elliott Homestead and I are debating one of the biggest topics in history. MILK. Read our answers below and decide who won! (I'm pretty sure I won. Just sayin') 1. Why do you want a milk animal in the first place? DANELLE "Because milk of course! Just about every milk in the grocery store comes from … [Read more...]
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