I am so proud that here on our farm, we grow or raise all of our own vegetables and meat. We love to have a 100% home grown meal. It’s...

If you’re not from the Appalachian region, you may not know what Decoration Day means. On the outside, it’s simply when family members...

The first time I saw a picture of my great-great-great grandparents, my heart did a little flip-flop because the big photo was so eerie....

It only seems fitting to write a post on the subject of Mother’s Day, since Mother’s Day is this Sunday. Every year (for the past four...

Chard is beautiful. The vibrant red stem just contrasts so nicely against the big green leaf. It is a lovely addition to any garden. The...

Have you ladies figured out what makes your husband happy? It can be many things, obviously…but one thing that makes mine happy is some...

Still have fresh berries that need to be used up? Here’s a quick and easy vinaigrette for a salad. I had strawberries and salad greens...

I would love to say I milked my own cow and used the cream in this recipe. As of yet…no milk cow. Just goats, and the cream is so...

I love preserving the harvest by canning. I will can anything that I can…can. So, as I’ve been writing about strawberries this week, I...

(Makes two crusts) 1 ½ cup all purpose flour ½ tsp salt ½ cup butter, cold, cut into pieces 1 tsp vinegar (white distilled) 6 tbsp ice...

It’s been strawberry day at my house. I’ve been researching ways to use my strawberries and this pie is my own invention! Along with my...

I’m dubbing this week Strawberry Week. It may or may not be a “thing”, but it sure has been around our house. I’ve debated about whether...

Ramp hunting has been a springtime tradition for generations around here. A ramp is not a wild critter related to a snipe…rather, it is a...

It has taken us three years to reap a good harvest from our asparagus crop. Our raised asparagus bed has been popping out little spears...

Does anyone have a leftover Easter ham? After everyone has cut all the good ham pieces off the holiday ham, the bone is left with little...

I’ve been making all my own bread here lately. One, because I bought a wonderful new cookbook called The Prairie Homestead Cookbook,...

Spring has sprung in East Tennessee. Proof of new life is everywhere on our farm. The trees have popped out their new buds. The Dogwood...

I have to start with a funny story. I titled this post “Poke Greens the Right Way” because I did it the wrong way the first time I cooked...

2 cups cornmeal (I used self-rising.) 1 egg 1 1/3 c. whole milk ¼ c. lard 1 cup cracklins (Out of my own rendered lard) Preheat oven to...

A long time ago during hog slaughtering day, the lard (fat) was usually cut off and set into a big iron pot. Since it was cold enough,...