Basic Chicken Bone-Broth
Bone-broth is one of the healthiest foods you can eat. It also happens to be one of the easiest things in the …
Category: Old Fashioned
Tips, tricks, stories and advice from the old-timers.
8 Things to Know About Making Bone Broth
8 Things to Know About Making Bone Broth Making your own bone-broth is a great way to boost the amount of nutrition …
How Long To Cook Bone Broth
How Long Should I Cook Bone Broth? There is no right answer to this question. It depends. Broth is a miracle food. …
Death of a Christmas Tree
A lot of folks enjoy their Christmas Tree’s until New Year’s Day and beyond. Not me. By Christmas day I have had …
Sour Cream Coffee Cake – The Only Recipe You’ll Need for the Rest of Your Life
Sour Cream Coffee Cake Just in case you wanted to make the Sausage & Rice Casserole AND the Coffee cake, I thought …
Sausage & Rice Casserole
There are no words to express how badly you need to make this dish. It is a miracle. You know how some …
Cut Out Cookies – Roll Cookies – Sugar Cookies – Best Iced Cookie You’ll Ever Eat
Every Christmas we make “roll cookies.” Some call these “sugar cookies” or “Christmas cookies” or “cut-out cookies.” On my grandmother’s recipe card, …
Meringue Shell Cookies aka Forgotten Cookies – The Best Recipe Ever
Some people call these “Meringue Shell Cookies.” My grandma called them “Forgotten Cookies,” so I do too. They are super easy and …
Homemade Chex Mix: Let’s Make SCRAMBLE!
Homemade Chex Mix. That’s what, “Scramble” is. This is a Christmas Tradition from my family that goes back generations. I’ll just go …
Horses, Hay Rides, Tractors and Kids
We went to a friend’s house. I got to pretend I was Laura on Little House On The Prairie. Or, maybe my …
Do Homesteaders Buy Groceries?
Do Homesteaders Buy Groceries? We raise much of our own food including meat, vegetables, some fruit, eggs, and dairy products. When …
Getting a Family Milk Cow – Part 3
…..in case you just tuned in. Part 1 Here Part 2 Here Here’s a recap: Our cow had spent her entire milking life …
How To Cook A Deer Leg
It’s Deer Season! If you live in Kentucky, you may be mildly aware that deer season opened up September 6. If you …
If You Want Your Family to Hate Eggs & 10 Great Articles About Chickens
So, this old guy comes in the pawnshop and says, “Get chickens if you want your whole family to hate eggs.” I …
Country Bits Everyone Should Know
Listen to Your Elders – You’ll Probably Learn Something. When we first moved to our little small town we traveled 50 minutes …