Benefits of Milk Kefir While there may be debate on how you pronounce the word Kefir, there is certainly no debate on the nutritional health benefits.Milk Kefir is a cultured-fermented,…
Carrot and Ginger Soup
Carrot and Ginger Soup Brrrrrr is it cold out there! With early winter comes carrot harvest. Did you know that carrots are sweeter after the first frost? True story y’all!…
Dairy Animal Mistakes; My Epic Failures
Early last year, in the prime of calving season, a dear friend of mine lost her beloved dairy cow. She had just calved a beautiful Jersey bull (one of Tanks…
Homemade Quick Mix
Move over Bisquick™, there is a new quick mix in town. Around the homestead, I am the main cook. However, there are a few dishes that my husband has mastered, pancakes…
Homemade Vanilla Bean Coffee Creamer
Homemade Vanilla Bean Coffee Creamer For the majority of my adult life, I have been held hostage by the delicious and famous French Vanilla CoffeeMate™ Coffee Creamer. If you have…
Milking Parlor and Processing Room Tour
When I started with the hopes of one day owning a raw dairy, I had an image in my mind of how the milk parlor would/should be set up. However,…
Homemade Taco Seasoning
My family could live on tacos. Seriously, its my go to meal. Loaded with garden fresh veggies and grass-fed beef from the pasture, tacos really couldn’t get any easier. Taco…
10 jobs for kids on the Homestead
10 jobs for kids on the homestead Being a solo female homesteader is not easy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m happily married to the man of my dreams, however, he…
Tomato Canning Recipes
I have a sweet summer crush this savory lycopene rich juicy red fruit. So much so, that each year I plant roughly 75 tomato plants and can at least 5 dozen jars of tomatoes. Its actually my favorite…
The Homestead Kitchen Cookbook Review & GIVEAWAY
WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT AT THE BOTTOM… As some of you may already know, my dear friend Heather from Green eggs and Goats, recently published her debut whole foods cookbook, The Homestead…