Do you experience major weather changes in seasons? I love the seasons in the Midwest: we get a little bit of everything. It has officially been fall for a month but the weather has not felt like fall until this past week. Finally, cooler temperatures have arrived allowing us to break out the sweaters and…
We have been canning for six weekends straight, dedicating most of our time to this task. Although it feels like we may never finish at times, we are grateful for the opportunity to preserve food for our family. It requires hard work, dedication, and perseverance, but the reward is priceless. Our children are learning the…
Come along with me as I share about different parts of our remodel. Today I’ll share about our staircase. In the original home, the stairs were situated between the living room and the kitchen, flanked by two solid walls. The cabinets and the refrigerator lined the kitchen side of the wall. As we started removing…
Trying another new recipe…fake pineapple. It’s actually zucchini that tastes similar to pineapple. What a surprise it actually tastes as good as I hoped! We tried it hot out of the pot before canning it. We haven’t opened a jar yet to try it at room temperature or even cold but the time is coming….
My kitchen is amazing! I’m sure it’s not for everyone, but for me, it works, and I love how it turned out. We bought our house about 3 years ago, and it has been a long time for us to get to where we are now. The original kitchen was set up at the back…
It was difficult to find a recipe for canning jalapenos that are not pickled. In the end I chose to can them using the same method as canning other … Canning Jalapenos (not pickled) Sharing from the blog: https://nysiashomestead.wordpress.com/2016/10/02/canning-jalapenos-not-pickled/
Reading is one of my favorite pass times in the evenings. I usually sit and read all the time. Now it seems the only time I have to read is at night after everyone has gone to bed. It helps me unwind from the day and rest my busy mind, so I can fall asleep….
I’m so excited to see our wild plum thickets doing so well. I’m hoping we will be able to produce tasty jam from the fruit. We have been searching for recipes online that look good and meet our needs. I one day hope to have a book full of our recipes and how we have…
Have you ever tried fresh apple cider? I love apple cider. As soon as I see it in stores, I buy myself a jug to enjoy. It’s best warm in my option and on cool fall mornings. This year, though we were chatting with some fellow church goers and discovered they had an apple press….
Last week we had a storm blow in with high winds which caused several fruit trees to drop fruit on the ground. It was time to make good use of that fruit. Labor of love Over the 3 day Labor Day weekend we spent two of the three days taking care of the fallen fruit….