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  • We had a great week with putting up food and getting things ready for winter. The garlic is in, the garden is ready, and most of the food has been put away. I still have a bit of squash and sweet potatoes to do. I ca…

  • Getting Ready for Winter

    l.- pickled garlic; middle-broccoli soup; r.-pumpkin pickles It has been busy here around our little "homestead". We've been getting ready for winter, and putting up some food as well as putting the garden to bed.…

  • October's Stock-up, Winter Storage & Frugal Mussings

    I requested my RiteAid rebate yesterday, after making sure everything qualified. I always file online, so I know before hand if everything was correct. I have relied on the store's shelf postings in the past, and have…

  • Broccoli Soup

    Broccoli crowns are on sale at our local grocery store, so I decided to try the Broccoli Soup recipe in my Fagor "Home Canning Cookbook" to see if it would be something I'd like to stock on the shelves for th…

  • Happy Columbus Day!

    Here it is, almost the middle of October already. This is my last school year with my son home, and it's going by so quickly. Friday, he went to visit one of the universities he's interested in attending. He came ho…

  • Homemade Buttermilk

    I decided on trying a few recipes, and one of them was for homemade buttermilk. I asked my husband to stop at the grocery store on the way home to pick up a quart of buttermilk to use as a starter. I was not pleased…

  • We ended getting rain - and quite a bit of rain to boot, so the garlic still sits here waiting to go in. Well, at least have of it made it in before the rain, so that will have a good watering to give it a start. I d…

  • Time for Change

    Autumn has finally come to visit, and we had our first frost on the 14th. I still can't believe the weather we are still having. Today is in the 70's again, and is supposed to continue for the next few days. We still hav…

  • Peppers, Peppers Everywhere

    I've been busy canning and drying hot peppers and am finally seeing the end in sight - for now :) I'll have to put up a few more probably by the end of next week. It looks like we will finally be seeing a frost soon. I c…

  • Busy! Busy! Busy!

    My life hasn't been far from the kitchen these days. No, I'm not complaining - just stating the facts :) I've been canning and freezing things, and every time I get almost finished, a new batch arrives from somewhere. G…

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