Eggs

Avocado Egg Salad

Like many kids, Easter was one of my favorite holidays growing up. Even way out in the country, the Easter…

4 weeks ago

Mini Breakfast Casseroles

These mini breakfast casseroles are great for a quick, wholesome breakfast on the go.  Completely portable and customizable, they’re simple…

1 month ago

Pick the Perfect Poultry for Your Homestead: A Beginner’s Guide

Whether you want eggs, meat, or your own petting zoo, there's a bird that will fill the bill. There is…

3 months ago

Coconut Poke Cake

A few years ago, for my niece's birthday party, my sister told me that The Birthday Girl had requested a…

3 months ago

Cranberry Orange Walnut Bread

Over the last year or so, I've developed a real fondness for baking.  It's almost a love/hate relationship, actually.  Some…

4 months ago

Mom’s Pumpkin Bread

This week, I’ve decided, out of the kindness of my little heart, to share with you one of my most…

6 months ago

Food Insecurity in America: Ensuring Your Next Meal

One in nine people faces food insecurity in America (2018, USDA Household Food Security report ). I'm sure a lot…

6 months ago

Raising Chickens for Eggs

The popularity of keeping and raising chickens for eggs has undergone a dramatic resurgence since the turn of the twenty-first…

8 months ago

Coconut Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies, aka Scotchies

Holy cow, homesteaders! I may have just found my new favorite cookie of all time. These Coconut Butterscotch Oatmeal Cookies,…

10 months ago

Basement Bunnies and Grow-box Gardening: The Challenges of Urban Homesteading

Tammy Curry greeted me with fresh homemade bread, slathered with butter, and a glass of cool sweet tea.  It was…

11 months ago

The Best Lemon Bars

Living in the Ozarks my whole life, I’m used to the weather toying with my emotions.  Temperatures here can yo-yo…

11 months ago

Snake Lore

Words like cold-blooded, venomous, slithery, and cunning come to mind.  Not very many living creatures hold such a place of…

11 months ago