by No Ordinary Homestead | Nov 3, 2009 | Featured, Food
Lately I haven’t been that great about meal planning. I’m a bit uninspired and just have so much going on that I often don’t feel much like cooking. Usually meal planning would help me eliminate this problem because it would just tell me what to cook without hassle....
by Tiffany | Nov 2, 2009 | Aromatherapy, Featured, Garden, Homesteading Life
I recently picked up a copy of The Complete Book of Herbs by Lesley Bremness because I’m really interested in developing an herb garden. Actually, it will be sprawling container garden along with some things planted in our garden just because there are so many...
by Ayla the Newfie | Oct 21, 2009 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets
Hey friends! The weather has been glorious here. It’s a brisk 34°F (1°C) in the morning these days, and down into freezing temps overnight. Even though it warms up to about 50°F (9°C) during the day, there’s still frost on the grass when we go for the...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 20, 2009 | Featured, Food
I know it’s getting cold out and that usually means you don’t even want to think about eating ice cream…but this ice cream is a little bite of heaven, I swear. It is the most wonderfully creamy, rich chocolate ice cream I’ve ever eaten and the addition of little...
by No Ordinary Homestead | Oct 15, 2009 | Featured, Food, Garden, Homesteading Life
Although we didn’t have a huge harvest of pickling cucumbers (or even regular ones) this year, I did still manage to get a couple jars worth of pickles. I have always been a big fan of pickles of all sorts but a spicy, zesty pickle to eat with a hearty...
by Ayla the Newfie | Oct 15, 2009 | Ayla's thoughts, Featured, Pets
Hello all my wonderful anipals & human friends! I know I’m a day late but what can you do? Mom was too busy to help me finish my post yesterday and she said that since it’s her birthday today, she can do what she wants to do. It’s her blog, after...