Category: recipes
Making Mooncakes
After teaching online in China for 3 years, my students wanted me to prepare and serve my children mooncakes for…
Throwback Thursday – Cooking from the past – Rice Pudding – from 1893
So this recipe wasn’t what we expected. It did not thicken the way that we expected when we took it…
From our Homestead – All About Calendula
Calendula is a plant. The flower is used to make medicine. Calendula flower is commonly used for wounds, rashes, infection,…
Solar Oven (or crockpot) Chicken Fajitas
Another Super-Simple recipe to put in the Solar Over or crockpot. We utilize all of our solar oven pots when…
Solar Oven (or crockpot) Steak and Chop Pork Chops and Build Your Own Solar Oven
This is one of the simplest recipes in the solar oven…. Pork Chops with a Steak and Chop sauce –…
From our Homestead – All About Tomatoes
Late spring in Northern Arizona is one of my favorite times of the year. It means that I can plant…
Sausage Potato Bake
I love the convenience of casseroles for our family. With so many mouths to feed, a casserole sometimes is just…
From our Homestead – All About Tomatoes
Late spring in Northern Arizona is one of my favorite times of the year. It means that I can plant…
Easy Boule Bread – A Family Favorite.
ea This is a GREAT recipe to make bread bowls as well!!! Divide the dough into 4 or 5 smaller…
Mushroom, Spinach and Chicken Bake
Love being able to put this chicken dish in the oven (or Ninja cooker) and walking away. It is so…
Throwback Thursday – February 6 – Cooking from the 1800s – Creamed Cabbage
Join us on our journey of creating 1800 and early 1900 recipes in a modern farmhouse kitchen. And learn to…
Homemade Chai Tea
I love the taste and the smell of Chai Tea… I hate the price tag at coffee shops…. So, Let’s make…
Using Freeze-Dried Foods – Orange Jigglers
I am often asked how I use the freeze-dried foods that we create. So in our freeze-drying journey, I am…
Roasting Chestnuts
I love the taste of chestnuts, but since they are not common where I live, they are hard to come…
Low Carb Muffins
For most holidays on our homestead, we walk to Nana and Poppie’s house across the acreage for breakfast. Nana is…
