Natural Living | Cooking from Scratch | Farmhouse Life

Okay, it's time to get on the LEFTOVERS train!  One of the best ways to stretch your food budget and to make multiple meals from one roast or one ...

What is lard? Lard is the pure fat from pigs.  The fat is set aside during butchering, then it is "rendered" down to the pure form of fat. What is...

Happy Monday friends! I don't know about you but I plan my summer garden to stock my pantry & freezer with fruits & veggies to use for bak...

What makes a bagel so chewy and crispy on the outside and soft & delicious on the inside? You might be surprised to learn that bagels are boil...

Last week, I was slammed by a nasty virus that knocked me on my ass.  Kamden and I visited the Fibre Frolic event in Edmonton (an event for knitte...

  Did you know that you can freeze lemons? As a home cook who prefers to have ingredients on hand instead of hitting the grocery store often, I wa...

Confession. I don't drink coffee. I love the smell of freshly brewed coffee, the smells of a coffeehouse, the atmosphere of a coffee shop.  I just...

Have you ever wondered what's in the "pumpkin pie spice" that so many recipes call for?  Of course, you could just go out an buy a premade pumpkin...

What is lard? Lard is the pure fat that is rendered from the fat from a pig.  The fat is heated over low heat to melt down the fat into a liquid. ...

 A few years ago, Scott & I visited Texas & Louisiana on a road trip.  We love to eat and made sure to sample as much cuisine as we could ...

This is by far the best appetizer to pack when heading over to friends or family's house for supper! Focaccia bread is super simple to make.  Mix ...

What is kombucha? Kombucha is a sour, fermented beverage made from sugar-sweetened tea.  The sweetened-tea is fermented by adding a community of o...