One of those lovely old-fashioned skills every respectable pioneer woman ought to know is how to render animal fat. Lard from pigs or tallow from cattle was a prized possession for those who lived off of the land. It is the cooking fat of choice for many reasons and can also be used for lighting….
The door to our little cabin opens right into the kitchen. From that door you see the barbed wire that lines the front of our two acres. Beyond that barbed wire is our dirt road that blows dust into every crevice in our kitchen when it’s dry and is as slick as ice when it…
The cooler weather has me drawing into our little 300 square foot home even more. There are the necessary comfort foods like delicious, crunchy hashbrowns. There is a trick to these. Or this Sausage, Potato, and Cabbage Tray Bake. And, of course, now is as good of a time as any to learn the Easiest…
A year is how long it has taken me to sink into this new home here in central Texas. I can tell that I’m just above treading water when a few funny looking jars of stuff start sitting around my kitchen, all fermenting. Milk kefir has been happening for a while now, though I’m not…
