How has January been treating you? It started off freezing and has become more mild for us. That makes a HUGE difference when taking care of farm animals. I had to even leave them in the coop with a small heater on for a few days there. I tried opening the door a crack and...
I hope you’ve have a wonderful week. Before we get to the Homestead Blog Hop, I wanted to pass on a few of my favorite January projects. When it’s cold outside and I hibernate inside, I like to think about Spring and make new plans for the coming garden, what new chickens or ducks I...
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Before we get started, check out what’s new at Simple Life Mom: 10 Best Herbs and Essential Oils of the Year. These are recipes that were top tier and what a lot of people found helpful last year. Check them out and add a few home remedies to your...
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically anything related to homesteading. Meet Your Hosts! Follow Their Blogs Natasha – Houseful...
Welcome to the Homestead Blog Hop! Homestead Blog Hop will take place every Wednesday and is for all things homesteading: real food recipes, farm animals, crafts, DIY, how-to’s, gardening, anything from-scratch, natural home/health, self-sufficiency, self-reliance, natural remedies, essential oils, & more! Basically anything related to homesteading. Meet Your Hosts! Follow Their Blogs Natasha – Houseful...
Do you want to learn how to make your own chili powder for your chili recipes at home? Chili powder is an essential ingredient in many chili recipes, adding flavor, heat and spice. Making your own chili powder at home is surprisingly easy and fast, and allows you to control the amount of heat in...
I recently wrote all about how to get started making maple syrup. I discussed what equipment to use, what type of trees to tap, and when to tap them. You can learn all about how to get started here. Today I’m going to discuss how to make maple syrup from the sap that was collected....
Since we’re talking about simplifying our lives, we have to talk about simplifying our cooking, specifically, introducing simple and healthy breakfast ideas into our lives. Today, I’m going to give you a number of ideas, including recipes that may help you simplify breakfast time, while keeping it healthy. Real food is a must. The less...
Interestingly, my kids learned how to make homemade butter before I did. Well, I vaguely remember doing it growing up, but it had been long enough that I wasn’t sure what steps you may need to take in order for it to turn out right. They have since made it a number of times in...
Emergency preparedness is something a lot of people think about after an emergency occurs. A lot of us are busy living life and trying to get through every day. If you haven’t been spurred into thinking of preparing for emergencies or trained by family or friends, then it may just not occur to you…until now....
Here’s another way to simplify breakfast and make it quick, easy, and homemade. It’s too easy to skip breakfast all together, or eat junk for breakfast. Instead, have a quick fix ready by making this homemade pancake mix recipe ahead of time. Yes, I’m talking about not eating junk for breakfast and then give you...
Welcome to the Simplify Your Life Series! Over the next few weeks, I am going to be delivering to you a free series on how to simplify multiple areas of your life (including how to begin to simplify your life today): Simplifying your Schedule Simplifying Your Homeschooling Simplifying multiple rooms of your house: We’ll simplify...
Today, we have a wonderful guest from Little Family Adventures. Nicky always has great family activity ideas and amazing recipes to share, so make sure you give this Clean Eating Pumpkin Ice Cream recipe a try and then head over and check out her blog. Welcome Nicky! Hi There! Today I’m sharing with you a...
Cole slaw is made with one of the strongest cancer fighting vegetables you can eat: cabbage! Just another reason to add this tangy, light greek yogurt coleslaw recipe to your summer BBQ and family get togethers. I admit it. I always avoided coleslaw because it just seemed too soupy for me. That and the mysterious...
It’s a challenge sometimes to provide snacks for my kids that are healthier than the average, overly processed, dye filled snacks. A lot of healthier alternatives are very expensive, even if they are more accessible in stores these days. In an effort to keep it real, I make these No Bake Chocolate Chip Granola Bars....
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