by April | Last Updated: Jan 23, 2024 | Baking
Here is a basic, no-fuss, pie crust recipe, that is versatile and quick to make. This recipe is good for sweet or savory pies, galettes, quiches, or tarts, and is exactly the flaky pie crust recipe you’ve been looking for. The key to this pie crust is keeping...
by April | Last Updated: Dec 8, 2023 | Baking
Last month my family and I were on our annual ‘Grant Tour’, meaning we were visiting the family. My husband and my families are mostly in Oregon, so once a year we travel through Oregon for three weeks straight, visiting aunts, uncles, siblings,...
by April | Last Updated: Dec 8, 2023 | Baking, Cooking, Fermenting & Cheesemaking
Now plain goat chevre is amazing; I can’t get enough of it. I’ve been making goat chevre for years and it is a staple in all of my cooking and baking. You can read about making it here if you like. I’ve also made goat milk yogurt regularly but cheese...
by Jessica | Last Updated: Jan 30, 2022 | Baking, Cooking, Gardening
I am sitting here at the beginning of January, dreaming of spring gardens as I slowly flip through my gardening books and seed catalogs. It’s slightly masochistic of me but I can’t help myself. The spring garden and the tender greens make me so happy. So I...
by April | Last Updated: Apr 12, 2021 | Baking, Daily Life, Fermenting & Cheesemaking, Food Preservation & Storage, Our Kitchen
It’s almost time to tap the birch trees again. Even though it was -20F in town as I wrote this, I know spring is almost here and the weather will start warming up during the day. This is our fourth year in a row tapping the trees around the yard and it has...
by April | Last Updated: Jul 1, 2020 | Baking, DIY Homesteading, Fermenting & Cheesemaking
I love sourdough bread. During the past year, I’ve been experimenting with ways to make a sourdough starter, not only start it but keep it alive. Here are nine ways to start and keep alive a sourdough starter. These methods are very easy and I bet you have at...
