Like many kids, Easter was one of my favorite holidays growing up. Even way out in the country, the Easter Bunny would find our house…
These mini breakfast casseroles are great for a quick, wholesome breakfast on the go. Completely portable and customizable, they’re simple to make and are fun…
Whether you want eggs, meat, or your own petting zoo, there’s a bird that will fill the bill. There is plenty of poultry to pick…
A few years ago, for my niece’s birthday party, my sister told me that The Birthday Girl had requested a chocolate sheet cake, but what…
Over the last year or so, I’ve developed a real fondness for baking. It’s almost a love/hate relationship, actually. Some recipes can be a little—or…
This week, I’ve decided, out of the kindness of my little heart, to share with you one of my most treasured recipes. It’s one I’ve…
One in nine people faces food insecurity in America (2018, USDA Household Food Security report ). I’m sure a lot of Homestead.org readers are baffled…
The popularity of keeping and raising chickens for eggs has undergone a dramatic resurgence since the turn of the twenty-first century. Laying hens are making…
Holy cow, homesteaders! I may have just found my new favorite cookie of all time. These Coconut Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies, aka Scotchies, are delightfully crisp…
Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea. It was in the high nineties outside…
Living in the Ozarks my whole life, I’m used to the weather toying with my emotions. Temperatures here can yo-yo so quickly, it’ll make your…
Words like cold-blooded, venomous, slithery, and cunning come to mind. Not very many living creatures hold such a place of respect, awe, and downright fear…