Haphazard Homestead

An odd but decidedly cool thing happened in our family recently.  A couple of weeks ago, I entered a book giveaway for a book about foragi...

This recipe originally came from the book "301 Venison Recipes - The Ultimate Deer Hunter's Cookbook".  It's a sweeter twi...

I was hoping to come up with something clever, witty, and generally brilliant today, so here....have a recipe. I found this recipe in a cook...

I know I haven't been around much.  Here's why: - Between Thursday of last week and yesterday, we processed and froze 84 pounds o...

In my slow, but ongoing, series of posts about fermented foods , today I want to write about milk kefir (pronounced keh-FEAR, or sometimes K...

I love trying new recipes, so for a dish to make it into heavy rotation, it has to be something we all love.  I make this one about once eve...

Be forewarned that this "experiment" definitely falls under the heading of haphazard homesteading .  I think I jumped into this w...

Kat didn't have to go to school today, but is unfortunately not feeling well.  I have my hands full with caring for her and all the usua...

Who here is familiar with kombucha tea? It's a fermented tea drink that is thought to be healthful.  If you've not heard of it, here...