Debbie Pribele

[Homesteadian_book_giveaway_2.PNG][Homesteadian_Book_giveaway_1.PNG] YOUR HOME IS YOUR HOMESTEAD What have you created this year for your home/homestead? Share with us, to teach us, to inspire us. Share your DIY project with us and your name is a

Yesterday was bread MAKING day and today was bread BAKING day - and it all paid off! The Recipe The recipe/directions for my mini-loaf is from “The Sourdough Whisperer” book by Elaine Boddy  In the book are many variations, not only for the sourdoug

Is today bread day? [Is_sourdough_starter_ready.PNG] Why, yes, I believe it is!! The Plan My goal is to make bread first thing tomorrow morning and Elaine’s basic recipe schedule is based on making bread in the afternoon … .. until you turn the pa

Grow your own food … indoors … in the winter … in Canada …. Can I? That was the goal and the question when I decided to try using a hydroponic gardening system. I’m now 18 days in and I’m so pleased and excited.  The Seeds The lettuce seeds are th

Sometimes things just fall into place and you weren’t even thinking about it! First, I was given a magnetic signage set saying “Merry Christmas”. It is so cute but what will I do with it? And, then, I go to a friend’s place to see some vintage tools

My sourdough starter had gotten watery. A watery sourdough starter mens that it is hungry. According to Elaine Boddy, The Sourdough Whisperer, giving it a boost helps to bring it back to healthy. Yesterday was day one of boosting my “Mz Ella” st

My book arrived three days early and I’m so excited!! “The Sourdough Whisperer, by Elaine Boddy ” [Homesteadian_free_draw_Sourdough_whisperer.jpg] As you know, I’ve tried a few different sourdough starter recipes and I have learned a lot along the

Baby, it’s cold outside .. and it is getting that way inside, as well. We have been without power for about six hours, so far today. The weather outside has been very cold (around freezing) very rainy, and very, very windy (thus the loss of power).

I am so enjoying my journey with sourdough. Now, I have to admit that I haven’t made a lot of sourdough bread but I have been learning lots about the wild yeast that makes the bread AND I have been finding a lot of master bakers who have years of expe

Oh there’s no place like gnome!  Every year, for the family get-together, I make a little something for each place setting.  This year, we are getting gnomey.  The Gnome The gnome is a little mini mason jar, with handle, and the required gnome hat.

Cook a chicken; eat some; make bone broth; have leftovers; grind up the rest for chicken salad … for the win!! [Ground_chicken_leftovers.PNG] I absolutely love my new meat grinder attachment for my KitchenAid stand mixer.  Somewhere in my cupboards

Here we go again — high winds vs my hoophouses / greenhouses. Will the garden structures survive? [Hoophouses_and_high_winds.PNG] When I first set up my hoophouse, within a couple of days we had extremely high winds, which picked up the structure an