Tag Archive for ‘bread’
HOMESTEAD HELPER: POWDERED MILK
I remember my grandmother mixing powdered milk into regular whole milk as a way of making the milk go further. She used the instant dry milk and, back then, that did help to make the price of milk more economical.
URBAN HOME-STAND
Thank you for coming up and making our first( of hopefully many) “Homestand’s” a positive and successful event (estimated nearly 200 dropped in throughout the day). Also a big thank you to those who came bearing homemade gifts and complimentary comments. We appreciate your support!
REAL FOOD, REAL SIMPLE – URBAN HOMESTEAD MEALS
On the food front… The figs are finally ripe so we devoured our first fig quesadilla of the season. I know, sounds odd but it’s soooo delicious!
REAL FOOD, REAL SIMPLE: Weekly Meal Wrap Up
Whew doggie! It’s been a busy week here at the urban homestead. Busy with bees (getting ready to harvest some honey!), battling bad bugs, moving the tender greens to cooler spot in the yard and getting things ready for a major can-a-thon.
CORN VS POTATO?
Taking stock of what we have here in the urban homestead’s pantry for our next co-op order, a recent comment from a friend got me thinking. Been doing a lot of that lately, especially when it comes to our food staples that we don’t grow. Now, I am all for choices but sometimes I think Ma Ingalls had it, well, “easier.”
GIVEAWAY WINNERS
The FIVE winners, chosen by random.org, of our Homestead Blessings DVD giveaway are:
GIVEAWAY!
So how are you liking the new blog and boat load of new posts to boot (12 new entries in 18 days!)? We took a bit of a break after the BIG revamp, but we are right back working on more improvements as we speak. There’s much more to come, but in the meantime, we’d [...]
GINGER SODA RECIPE
Recipe will make eight 16oz bottles INGREDIENTS: 3 ounces of fresh ginger root (You can add more if you like strong ginger taste.) 6 tablespoons of citrus juice (Lemon &/ or orange) 3/4 cup of sugar (Natural cane is best. Light brown sugar gives an extra richness to the flavor.) 4 1/2 quarts of water [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP x2
Our readership is growing by the day, so a warm welcome to all you new readers. For those of you who are internet savvy you can follow happenings on the urban homestead on FACEBOOK and TWITTER! Weeks are going by so fast, by the time I turn around I am already behind in posting our [...]
WEEKLY MEAL WRAP UP x2
Whoosh. That’s the sound of time flying by! Where does the time go? One week, turns into two and I am already behind in putting up our weekly meals. Father time is going to need to slow down a bit. Given that we are smack dab in the middle of winter and enjoying fresh tomatoes [...]
