Couscous has become one of my new favorite old things. While folks in North Africa and the Middle East have been enjoying the stuff for…
We’re all busy, right? Work, family, chores, and the goings-on of everyday life often leave us with little desire to spend an hour or more…
Reader discretion is advised: this Homestead Year in Review contains graphic images of poorly stacked firewood. One lifetime is simply not enough to fit in…
For years I hated mushrooms. My young palette had not yet developed an appreciation for the little darlings and I avoided them in every preparation. …
Growing our own produce is an important part of the homesteading lifestyle. However, planting and depending solely on annuals season after season can be exhausting…
Persimmons are a delicious and unusual fruit to grow on your homestead. Persimmons like a warm climate but other than that, they are not particularly…
Boeuf Bourguignon, or Beef Burgundy, is a classic French peasant dish made most famous by the late, great Julia Child. Though the French pronunciation is…
It was a cool and gloomy morning in the mid-October woods. But despite the lack of sunshine, the timber had a glorious glow. This particular…
If you’re looking for something new for breakfast (lunch, or dinner), quiches sound fancy, but they’re actually quite simple to make. By changing up the…
Mushrooms, or mycelium, make good sense for us homesteaders. They make good sense for someone who just dreams of being a homesteader. It doesn’t matter…
Springtime gardens turn into summertime weed lots. Does this happen to you? You till and dig, bring in dirt or compost, broadcast fertilizer, and perhaps…
Where I come from there are three topics that are impossible for the locals to tell the truth about: buck, trout, and merkels. The bucks…