Brenda This is one of my very favorite chicken recipes. It is SO easy and very yummy. Ingredients 3 pounds chicken pieces (legs, thighs and/or breasts) 1/2 cup butter or ghee, melted sea salt and black pepper 1/2 cup white wine or chicken broth (for gravy) Directions Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup of … Read more
I shared this recipe in a newsletter back in the fall, but I figured that it should probably be on the site so that people can access it whenever they want! I did not think I would like Brussels Sprouts, but this recipe is SO, SO, SO good. My kids, especially Farm Boy 2, LOVE … Read more
Two weeks ago we went to Disneyland. We spent 3 days there and we loved it. Last week my husband went to California again, for work. He does not have to travel often (thankfully!), but sometimes he has to. This time it was for THREE DAYS. Yikes. We missed him! While in California, this time, … Read more
A few weeks ago, my family started trying a few foods that are not on the GAPS Diet. We have been on this diet 2 years and 3 months now, and we figured it was time to start. I wrote my belly fat post, and around that time we were considering 2 options: Doing the … Read more
I’m saying we as in me, you, all of us. Farm life has made us realize how disconnected we are. What are we disconnected from?? Our trash. Where does it go? Every week we set a can out at the curb and a truck takes it away and we never have to think about it … Read more
As a hog farmer (who appreciates heritage breeds and pigs who forage), I am concerned about this Michigan ruling. Here are some of the pigs we raised last summer. They are part-hertitage breed. We plan to eventually raise all heritage breed pigs (for natural foraging abilities, better quality meat, better bacon, better lard, etc.), and … Read more
The last time I tried lamb, I didn’t like it at all. We had purchased 1/2 of a lamb through a farm a year or so ago, and I didn’t like it. My husband ended up cooking it whenever I wasn’t going to be home for the evening or I was away on a retreat … Read more
We have a ton of blueberries in our freezer, and I’ve been trying to think of ways to use them (summer is coming faster than we think, and my kids and I love blueberry picking in the summer!). The Farmer worked from home today (I love those days!) and I wanted to make a better-than-average … Read more
This is the Carrot Raisin Salad in A Whole Food Holiday. It’s yummy for the holidays for for any day, really! Enjoy! PrintCarrot Raisin Salad (GAPS Friendly) Rating: 51 Prep Time: 4 hours Yield: 4-6 servings GAPS Legal Carrot Salad with no refined sugars. Easy and perfect for holidays or every day! Easy to prep, … Read more
There’s a poem in the beginning of The Encyclopedia of Country Living about the life of a homesteading woman. I want to share it with you: Mama’s Mama by: Anna Rees Henton Mama’s Mama, on a winter’s day, Milked the cows and fed them hay, Slopped the hogs, saddled the mule, And got the children … Read more