Posts about cooking, crafting, and anything else that happens in the farmhouse.
With Mother’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to create a post all about gift ideas for the mom in your life. Am I writing this in hopes Andrew might read it and get me exactly what I want for Mother’s Day? Maybe. I’ve been trying to decide how I […]
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I cannot get enough of chips and salsa! We have a lot of Mexican restaurants in our area, and they are all amazing. I’m sure I am not (or I hope I’m not) the only one that gorges on chips and salsa before my food arrives. You’d think that would stop me from eating my
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Have you seen the price of eggs lately? Of course you have, unless you live under a rock or even better a fully sustainable homestead in the middle of nowhere. The rest of us, however, are trying to decide whether to live without eggs or commit to the scariest thing in the world living right
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Let me start off by saying that I know sourdough bread is all the rage nowadays. I’m not here to argue that yeast bread is healthier than sourdough. We all know that sourdough is the healthiest option by far, but that doesn’t necessary mean it is the only way to go. I have two issues
The Best White Sandwich Bread Read More »
This is by far my favorite bread to make. It is so easy, yet feels so fancy. I’m all about fancy bread. Baking bread is one of those odd things that don’t quite make sense. Most bread recipes, like this one, are very easy. I have found in my short amount of time baking that
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I finally decided to do something that I have been putting off. I enjoy cooking in my cast iron skillets and use them a lot. When it comes to certain breakfast foods, though, I am afraid to cook them in the cast iron skillets. The two foods that make me the most nervous are scrambled
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I mentioned in my last post that I am going to be shopping my local farmers market regularly. I will be posting what I purchase and how I use each item. In this post I will share with you my recipe for Spinach Dip in a farmers market sourdough bread bowl. This sourdough bread was
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Today I thought it would be fun to share with you what I cook when I use my cast iron skillets. It’s Saturday, so I have a little more time to put into cooking. This is not necessarily a recipe post, although I do share how I make these meals. The point of this post
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I know there is more to cast iron cookware than skillets but I am still probably going to refer to all cast iron cookware as cast iron skillets. I received my first cast iron skillet as a wedding present 17 years ago! I started using said skillet about a year ago. Why? I’ll give credit
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