The Animals Blogs

Winter Damage in the Hoophouse [Winter_garden.PNG] Freezing temperatures have damaged crops in the Hoophouse. - November 29/22 I set up my greenhouses last spring and they have been a win, win, win!  I was especially happy when I was picking and eati

Save your sourdough discard mixture and make some breadsticks for dipping. [Sourdough_discard_bread_sticks_recipe.PNG] This is a really fast and easy recipe to make with your sourdough discard.  The Ingredients • 300 grams sourdough starter discard

Backtracking Thursday, (November 17, 2022) my hydroponics gardening system from Moistenland arrived through Amazon.  Friday morning, I set up the system and planted some lettuce seeds.  The Seeds Earlier this fall, I had ordered my garden seeds for

First: sourdough discard biscuits Next: biscuits with freeze-dried powders [Sourdough_discard_spinach_biscuits.PNG] Last month, I think it was, I made biscuits from my sourdough discard and they were delicious!! I thought, at the time, that they w

Can I grow hydroponic lettuce? Let-us see if this hydroponics works for me, for growing lettuce [Hydroponic_indoor_garden_system.PNG] With the cost of lettuce rising to a predicted $10, I see that our options are to: • Not eat lettuce again until sp

Save time in the kitchen by making double batches and preserving one for the future.  [Saving_time_in_the_kitchen.PNG] I woke up in the middle of the night with my mouth watering, thinking about that delicious pear crumble that I made the other day.

Yesterday was a strange day and I just want to document it to help me reflect on what I learned from it and to plan for what I can do next.  My Goals For the Day Were  • Make some homemade bread • Update my sourdough • Grind some leftover chicken, to

I realized that my sourdough starter was starving! [Sourdough_starter_feeding.PNG] Feeding the natural yeast of a sourdough starter is vital to the process of bread-making. The Yeast  The flour that you start the sourdough starter with, as well as

As families venture into the homesteading life, one of the first things they do is cook more from scratch and that often includes baking their own bread.  And bread means flour.  [5_tips_for_storing_flour.PNG] As a homesteader, being frugal is impor

Some days you have wins and some days you have fails Today, we had a bread fail. Today’s Plan for in the Kitchen I woke up this morning with a plan to: • Cook a chicken  • Feed my sourdough starter • Make some homemade bread  • Cook another batch o

What to buy for a homesteader’s kitchen? [What_to_buy_for_a_homesteaders_kitchen.PNG] I’ve been spending a lot more time in my kitchen these days and I’ve had to buy some things and dig out some old.  And, I’ve made my wish list for things that I’d

A ”this and that” soup from scratch [Homemade_Soup.PNG] You know that PEAR CRUMBLE that I made today? Well, rather than scrubbing out all the residue of the sweet batter in the pot, I just used it “as is” for my homemade soup.  I thought it would