Keeping an Eye on Homesteading and Sharing OldTime Knowledge

Just in time for Easter, I'd like to share that one of the many fortunes of homesteading is getting to raise your food how you want. I...

Stop ruining your homemade zucchini bread with unhealthy oil. Zucchini bread is a summer staple, but you are missing out if you use oil...

Safe and Proven Method for Egg Storage

Items needed: 24 to 48 hours Organic Russet Potatoes (I make 10lb at a time for two people) Corn Starch Salt, pepper, or other spices...

Homegrown basil is a staple to many summer gardens but storing it incorrectly can lead to an inferior product or botulism. I see many...

This is advanced pickle making on the homestead. Broadside pickles are just as the name implies, as wide as the broadside of a barn. You...

Ingredients: 2 cups water 1 Tbs oil, warm butter, or warm lard 1/4 cup sugar 3 tsp bread, instant, or distillers yeast 1/2 tsp salt Up to...

Is water glassing safe?

Items Needed: Outdoor Space or Overhead Outdoor Venting Green Unroasted Coffee Beans One Air Popcorn Popper One Large Mouth Mason Jar...

What is a gizzard anyway? It is the stomach organ of poultry, and it gets a bad rap for being gross when it really isn't. The stomach...

Items Needed: Five Hours of Your Time Pork Fat (Backfat, Leaf Lard or Fat Trimmings) Meat Grinder Stock Pot Collander Paper Towels or...

They say mature roosters are tough as an old boot, and old laying hens are good for nothing but stewing chickens. But what if I told you...

Fine Tuning Venison Stew

Advanced Homesteading Skills

How to Cook Scrambled Eggs in Cast Iron

List: -2 pounds of meat Beef or venison with pork shoulder, moose with pork shoulder, bison with pork fat, elk, etc. -Bread, hamburger...

The Secret to the Best Coffee

I giggled Christmas morning as I looked out my kitchen window to see a covey of Bobwhite quail playing in the front yard. Watching them...

Yesterday, Ronnie and I decided to go to McDonald's for lunch to celebrate the book launch. We only eat out a few times a year, and it...