#cookingfromscratch

When my helper friend and I planted the shallots on Thursday, we took as many of the big ones as we needed. I had a lot of shallots left for cooking, properly cured too! Friday was to be pretty cold and

Touches of autumn color On Saturday once we’d sent the chickens off to their new home, we headed out. He’d pickup up the local newspaper to see what was listed for tag sales and I’d checked the FB page

I’d decided to make jam from the Kousa fruit on Friday morning. As you can see from the size of the bowl I selected, there wasn’t anywhere near as much on the tree as I thought. I didn’t realize there

On Thursday and Friday my husband set about collecting the various ingredients for ultimate brownies for his anniversary brownie sundae. He needed vanilla ice cream for the sundae and I needed vanilla

I had a bread baking fail last week. I use the oven to proof by turning it on & off. Can you guess what's comes next?

On Thursday, I was feeling a tad better as the fever had broken in the night. My helper friend was here and as he is a wonderful cook, I had decided to keep him busy with cooking. He is here for a long

All the flavors of fall in one delicious treat! Try these pumpkin scones today! Fall is in the air, and with it comes apples, peaches, pears and all things pumpkin. I love baking with pumpkin, as it adds

Need a healthy treat on the run? Try these gluten free, dairy free apricot oat bars for delicious, gluten free snacking! Healthy enough for breakfast, too! Coming up with fun and tasty creations for your

On Tuesday I was out in the New Herb garden and noticed the Phacelia bed was overrun with lamb’s quarters. I pulled out enough for a lunch. My helper friend, who is also an excellent cook was coming and

The most wholesome thing I make on the homestead is bone stocks. Just about all the ingredients come from the farm. I do chicken stock in September and beef stock in November. For chicken stock I average

Egg and cheese rarebit on millet bread toast with wild blueberries This time of year homesteaders often have a glut of eggs. This recipe will help with that. What I liked about this recipe is that most

I try to avoid nightshades but I adore lasagna. I also avoid wheat. I found this recipe online and adapted it. I usually make a double recipe as the pan shown (pre-baking) measures 12½” x 18”. Golden Lasagna

Cooking ORGANIC lasagna from scratch with kids at a local school. A salad from the school garden is a must! Italian food from scratch for 125 children and teaching them while I do it! YUMMY!! Organic salad

Enjoy this recipe for easy pizza sauce in the video I explain how to select the best tomatoes to get the best tasting sauce Let me know your thoughts! ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS

Watch the conclusion of the previous 3 videos here.... Where I take scratch made Pizza dough, Sauce and Fresh Mozzarella and put them together for an awesome tasting Neapolitan pizza!! I hope you guys

The thought of making your own cheese can be a very intimidating one, transforming something as basic as milk from a liquid state into soft, stringy delicious cheese seems almost like a miracle! Though