Category: Homesteading

The Sweetest Deal You Can Get on Black Friday
Black Friday is infamous for being the busiest shopping day of the year. Some wake up in the early morning hours on a pilgrimage to malls and shopping centers where they wade through throngs of deal-hungry masses and drastically discounted wares. It’s a holiday that has never sat well with me, particularly from my background in the retail and service industries. I hated how … Read More The Sweetest Deal You Can Get on Black Friday

Ditch the Can, Get with the Cran: How to Make a Sauce the Whole Family Will Love
Happy Thanksgiving! Today I want to share my recipe for the most neglected item at everyone’s Thanksgiving feast: the cranberry sauce. Why do other dishes get planned days or weeks in advance while cranberry sauce is just plopped onto a saucer straight from a tin can and we call it a day? Think about it: It stays in the shape of the can and … Read More Ditch the Can, Get with the Cran: How to Make a Sauce the Whole Family Will Love

An Eggs-ercise in Patience
IT FINALLY HAPPENED! OUR QUAIL ARE LAYING EGGS! The last two and a half months with our little avian friends have presented us with many troubles and triumphs, but nothing is more satisfying after so many difficulties than picking up these tiny butt nuggets like an Easter egg hunt! We would get only one or two eggs a day in the beginning, but now … Read More An Eggs-ercise in Patience