Silky Panna Cotta with Raspberry Sauce Panna cotta is the ultimate, fancy comfort food. And today’s recipe just hits the spot for Spring. Garnished with a freshly, homemade raspberry sauce and mint, this panna cotta is both creamy and refreshing. It’s both rich and light. I could seriously eat this stuff by the bowlful! What […]
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For a long time, I’ve scribbled down our family’s weekly meal plan menu on scratches of paper, used the “Notes” app in my iPhone, and well, you get the idea. But as the years have progressed and I’ve tried to progress along with them. Today, I’m sharing with you my latest developments in our family’s
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The Perfect Pumpkin Pie Recipe From overly-orange and sweet pumpkin pie to pumpkin pie cheesecake, there’s a lot of “pumpkin pie” recipes to explore. But trying to find the perfect, traditional pumpkin pie recipe? Well, that’s easier said than done. What makes that ~perfect bite~ of pumpkin pie? For me, it all comes down to
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It’s easy to get lost in Pinterest recipes boards. And before you know it, you’re overwhelmed with the “simple task” of making a meal plan. Why is it so difficult to plan breakfast, lunch, and dinner? I ask this question somewhat tongue & cheek, because obviously meal prepping isn’t for the faint of heart. If
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Ya know how they say common knowledge isn’t actually that common? Homesteading knowledge is a lot like that. Even though your grandma’s grandma definitely knew how to sew, bake bread, and probably even pluck a chicken, this once-very-common-knowledge is going extinct. I’m not going to pretend for a minute ya’ll that I am a some
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How to Actually Deep Clean Your Home Most days I’m just glad to have dinner made before 6 pm. Forget having time to deep clean. But oh, how I love having a deeply cleaned home. Isn’t it so dreamy to finally get all of those hard-to-reach nooks and crannies cleaned? Deep cleaning vs. tidying Tidying
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There is farm life and there are farmhouse aesthetics. The first is filled with milking, shoveling poop, and lots and lots of chores. The second–the farmhouse aesthetics that I admittedly adore–is really just about looking like a farmhouse. A farmhouse lifestyle is not the same thing as “life on the farm” Ironically, the Instagrammable farmhouse
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Having a little homestead comes with many blessings. And many responsibilities. Working on a farm requires months of commitment and planning and preparation. And it’s taught me to look ahead and use a calendar. Both of which I’m not used to doing. I usually don’t even have my birthday plans figured out until the day
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Buying store bought flour is tricky. First, you have to look for whether it’s conventionally grown versus organic. Then, you have to examine its protein content, sell by date, and whether its whole grain, all-purpose, bleached or unbleached. But did you know, you should also be researching how the flour was milled? Yikes. Breadmaking and
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Dish towels, bar towels, and flour sack towels can help liberate you from continually buying paper towels. An in-depth, real-life guide to making the switch from paper to cloth.
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