Come along as I show you all my favorite goodies from Azure Standard. Eating healthy doesn’t have to be expensive. Thankfully, Azure offers great prices on organic, real food. As you may know, I’m a naturally frugal person (which is how we were able to pay off our old house in less than 5 years and pay cash for our new farmhouse). I hate spending money unnecessarily, but one thing that we do spend some money on is healthy food. This is really an investment into our
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Easy Summer Meals: What We’re Making Now
Here you can find my favorite summer recipes, tried and true, rich in fresh homegrown veggies. Expect to find easy meals that enable you to be outside during the warm summer days, rather than cooped up in the kitchen. It is summer, which means everything is ripe, available, and in abundance. It’s a fun time to experiment in the kitchen with simple meals, while still having time to enjoy the outdoors. That said, all the pools in the area are closed, so we are enjoying playing in the
Homemade Pasta With Einkorn Flour
Einkorn pasta is an easy, nutritious alternative to typical wheat pasta. You simply need two ingredients and a few tools to make this delectable, fresh pasta. When we bought our homestead nearly one and a half years ago, we knew that one of our focuses would be slow living. We aren’t interested in the hustle and bustle of life, but rather spending time together as a family, doing things we love and enjoy. The first year brought a lot of changes, renovations, and a little more
Homemade Fermented Ketchup
Homemade fermented ketchup is one of the easiest ferments to make and will easily take your backyard BBQ up a notch in flavor. If there is one ferment you may want to start with as a beginner, homemade ketchup is where it's at. While I have been fermenting just about every vegetable for awhile now, condiments may be my favorite. It’s like a sneaky way to get in probiotics with no one noticing. My kids are far from picky. You will frequently find them asking
Gluten Free Lemon Cake
Hearty and full of lemon zing, this rustic gluten free lemon cake with Earl Grey lemon icing is made from scratch with whole food ingredients. Warm weather just calls for delicious lemon recipes. There is nothing like a summer evening overlooking the cut flower garden while sipping sparkling strawberry lemonade. We’ve been so busy on the homestead this year. Building fences, goat stands, preparing orchards, and recently, Luke built an arbor into the garden for