Mint Chocolate-Chip Ice Cream
Mint Chocolate Chip Ice-Cream. I love ice-cream. My favorite flavor (like most Americans) is vanilla. One of the benefits of having a …
Category: Old Fashioned
Tips, tricks, stories and advice from the old-timers.
2 Reasons You Need a Screened-in Back Porch
My favorite room in my house is my back porch. Technically, it’s not a room. Technically, it’s also not in the house. …
141st Running of the Kentucky Derby!
Today is the 141st running of the Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby is known as “the most exciting 2 minutes in sports”, …
Creative Ideas for Easter Baskets
Creative Ideas for Easter Baskets It’s spring! The birds are singing. The frogs are croaking. The flowers are emerging from the earth. …
10 Reasons You Should Make (and eat) Bone Broth
10 Reasons you should make (and eat) bone broth. I am not an expert on bone-broths. I make them all the time. …
How To Make Hot Fudge
How to Make Hot Fudge If I share a recipe it is a good one. This one’s amazing. So easy, so fast, …
My 12 Favorite Things To Do With Bone-Broth
Now that you’ve filled your freezer with delicious, nutritious bone-broth let’s look at what you can do with all that goodness. The …
How To Tap Maple Trees & Make Homemade Maple Syrup
In winter I don’t seem to have as many ‘homesteading’ activities to do. The garden is sleeping. There’s nothing to can. The …
10 Things About Making Maple Syrup
We did some “Maple Sugar’in” last weekend. We tapped 3 Maple trees. This is the time of year when maple sap is …
You Might Be Ready For Homesteading If…..
You Might Be Ready for Homesteading if… You may be 20 years into the homesteading journey, or you may be in a …
Handmade Soap – Get the Benefits without the Work or Cost
Soap making. I’ve not made soap before. It is something that I would like to learn how to do. I have not …
The Best Chicken You Ever Ate – Make It Tonight!
I have cooked a lot of chicken in my life. Roasted Chicken Crock-pot Chicken Grilled Chicken Baked Chicken Beer-can-in-the-butt Chicken Smoked Chicken …
How To Make A Kentucky Hot Brown
There are some remarkable dishes that were created by culinary geniuses right here in my backyard: Kentucky. Some, you may have heard …
10 Reasons Why You Should Save The Bacon Grease
I raise my own pork, so I want to be sure to save all that wonderful, bacon grease. Bacon grease is really …
Basic Beef Bone-Broth Recipe
This recipe is almost identical to the recipe for beef bone-broth I posted last month, without the Sunday school lesson. If you want …