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Preserve & Savor: Pressure Canned Chicken Soup Made Simple
I love this chicken soup recipe because it is flavorful and really easy to put together. The best part about pressure canning your own chicken soup is that you are aware of each ingredient that goes into it and there will be no surprises. No artificial ingredients or preservatives! You can add veggies from your garden or farmers market and put chicken in it that you grew at home or bought locally. All you get is a hearty and healthy meal for your family to grab quickly and heat up. You can eat it as is or add noodles or rice, as a side, appetizer, or main meal! We eat…
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How to Easily Maintain a Smell-Free Chicken Coop
When I told my husband I wanted chickens, all he could do was complain about his grandfather having chickens and how their barn was so darn stinky. He really didn’t want to get them because of his experience. I kept telling him about all the things I had researched and how I thought I could do it better. Now he brings people back to the back and talks about how we have a smell-free chicken coop and tells them all the tricks to doing it too. Even though he is NOT the one who deals with it. haha, But that is okay. I let him have it. I love that…
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Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe with Streusel Topping: Delicious and Easy
Okay okay I know I said in my Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Recipe that there was only one rhubarb recipe you’d ever need but that was until I tried this Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe. Now, you definitely need both of them. My husband says it is his new favorite dessert and has requested it a few times since I perfected the recipe. This is a big deal because he doesn’t have too much of a sweet tooth so you know it’s good if he is requesting it! Read on for the recipe and tell me what you think when you try it! Spoiler alert…the secret ingredient to this cake is sour…
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Unlock the Secrets to Raising Chickens While Being Busy
Chickens are the easiest animals I have to care for, even as a busy mom. I hear people all the time say I don’t know how you do it. But honestly, I always laugh and say I am a super lazy farmer. So I thought I would share with you my secrets to raising chickens from one busy person to another. I get it, I was overwhelmed with the thought. I wanted chickens so badly. But I was so afraid to add anything to my plate. My want though, won over my fear. So when my neighbors offered up a little beat-up coop they were getting rid of I jumped…
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Lilac Jelly Recipe with your Sweet Lilac Blossoms
Lilacs mean spring to me and I cannot get enough of their sweet smell! I knew I wanted to make lilac jelly. Last year after the lilacs were all done in my area, I saw someone post a recipe for a cake with lilac blossoms. My mind was blown because I did not realize lilacs are edible! Fast forward to this year and I was determined to make something with these lovely flowers. This spring canning recipe is super easy to make and it’s a fun way to celebrate the first few weeks of spring. So HURRY, go get your lilac blossoms, and try this recipe before they are gone…
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Ducks And Niacin – What The Quack Is This All About!? And When Things Are Going Wrong How To Fix It.
UGH – Where to start! So I got ducks, Jumbo Pekin Ducks to be precise. We can start there. (wink) We waited over a month for the ducks to arrive and in that time I did tons of research. Our family was so excited to receive our three little cuties in the mail. I ordered them from Metzer Farms. I figured three female Pekin ducks would be the perfect addition. And when they showed up they were the hit of our little homestead. That is until things started to go wrong. I ended up having ducks with a niacin deficiency and I scrambled to learn all I could so I…
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Mason Jar Gifts with Cookie Recipes
I have received so many compliments on the mason jar gifts that I gave out around Christmas last year. It was so fun to receive pictures of my friends and their kiddos baking these cookies and brownies together. I’ll be making these super easy gifts again next year. Pinterest is the best for providing some free resources that I used to put these all together. I can’t wait for you to give them a try! This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but will help us offset the cost of running the blog. We only share products we use and would recommend to a friend. Thank…
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Craft Your Own Plantain-Infused Oil!
Infusing oils is such a great skill to learn. Infused oils can be used in so many ways. You can use infused oils in beauty products, cooking, aromatherapy, and for medicinal purposes. Plantain-infused oil is one of the newest ones in my arsenal. What is a plantain you ask? I know most people immediately think of the banana-looking type of plantain when I start talking about this. But what I am referring to is commonly known to most people as a weed that grows throughout the world. This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the cost of running the blog. We…
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How to Make Homemade Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
I don’t know about you but my family LOVES strawberry rhubarb pie and crumble. We usually have a lot of it during spring and summertime and then when rhubarb season is over all the fun stops. A few years ago I learned about Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling. Since then I started making these delicious summer homemade pies all year long. When you can the pie filling all you have to do to make your dessert is dump it in a crust or crumble and bake! Super fast and easy! I also freeze strawberries and rhubarb if I don’t have enough time to can the pie filling. Make sure to…
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Upper Michigan Pasty: The Ultimate Recipe for Authentic Flavor
My husband’s family has some roots in Upper Michigan (check out our thimbleberry jam recipe if you don’t believe me 😆 ) so I knew it was in my future to try to make a pasty. Pasties are like a Yooper delicacy that became popular in the 1800s. If you’re unfamiliar with a pasty (pronounced pass-tee), it is like a big meat and potato hot pocket! They became popular with the copper miners because they were cheap and easy to make. The miners could stick them in their pockets and they’d be safe until lunch. My husband’s grandma made these for her family and we just came across the recipe…
