Natural Living | Cooking from Scratch | Farmhouse Life

Do you or your kids love pancakes so much that you'd love to eat them every morning? Our kids sure do!  Mornings can be chaos around here to havin...

Did you know that my parents both come from families with eight kids?  Growing up, I didn't realize that other people didn't have big families lik...

Welcome September!  It feels like a change of season - both in the seasonal changes but also a change in mood & focus.  Since September has al...

Of all the world of pickled things, pickled carrots are king pin!  And not just any old pickled carrot.  If you're like me, you've tried lots &...

My Mom passed this recipe down to me & these beet pickles are one of my all-time favorite preserves.  Her grandma Vi lived just down the road ...

Late July into August, we start to see BC Peaches at the Farmers Markets and Fruit Stands here in Alberta.  Our climate isn't warm enough to grow ...

  Garden season is bittersweet. The garden can be so much work to weed, water, harvest, and maintain. But the rewards are so worth it. There's not...

My sister-in-law introduced us to this tomato basil & cheese salad a few years ago and it's a favorite for adults & kids alike! Every time...

It's summertime my friend! A time for salads & grilling!  Meals on the deck or in the yard!  Picking fresh salad greens from the garden! Let's...

Hello Summer! The season of salads and cool meals!  The time to eat outdoors.  The time to eat fresh ingredients from the garden or the farmers ma...

Growing up, my father spent very little time in the kitchen.  He worked at the power plant about twenty minutes away from our home town in central...

As we started our fermenting journey back in 2021, fermented jalapeno slices were one of our first forays into the whole wide world of fermenting!...