A Day in the Life of a Homesteader in the Kitchen
Welcome to my kitchen on my Homestead, I’m glad your here with me. Let me share with you how a typical day in the kitchen is for me. We raise the majority of our own food and at times it makes up our entire meal. In fact I purposely cook by using only what we have on hand. Running to the store is not an option for me (by choice), I prefer to use the whole, nutrient dense and organic food that we grow and raise right here on our
property.
Grab my FAVORITE Crockpot!! A glorious 10 Quart Size!
Let me tell you – it feels really good to be able to Create a Legacy of Food & Health and to share with my family these choices we make albeit it a lot of hard work but they are rewarding and well worth it.
Hang out with Laura in the Kitchen Today!
For today I needed to oil up my wood cutting board with my Homemade Wood Butter
Next up filling up a spice jar that was nearly empty with Smoked Paprika from Azure Standard – NEW customers can use code NEW15 for 15% off your first order of $100 or more! You’ll love them once you try them out. Sign up HEREÂ
Kombucha!! I’ve recently learned how to make my own Kombucha and it’s VERY exciting! I’ll have to share with you guys how I do it exactly because the benefits are pretty cool, like improved gut health & helps with inflammation. You’ll see in the video straining the 2nd ferment and also creating another round of the 1st ferment using my SCOBY – that weird jelly fish looking thing.
Next up is finishing up my Honey Butter Rolls – Sourdough by using the pinch n pull method to create a smooth lookin’ bun.
Frying up some of our organic pork sausage for breakfast! Sizzle Sizzle!
For lunch I will be making Sourdough Pizza but first up you need to do a stretch & fold and then I like to cut into 8 sections and roll into balls to help the gluten relax so you’ll be able to roll the pizza dough out.
With all the Sourdough usage it’s time to discard & feed. I also decided to place it into a new jar – I was using 2 smaller one’s because we left for a few days and I put my main one to sleep, I also had my back up in the fridge. I decided to wake them both up to refresh and then use some as my main starter and put another one back in the fridge as a back up.
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I also needed to shred up some of my Farmhouse Cheddar for the pizza that I make here on the homestead with raw organic milk from a nearby farm, how lucky am I! If your interested in learning how to make CHEESE check out my online course with videos + workbook!Â
And for a snack during the day I made these Quinoa Cakes that are delicious and protein packed
And for dinner I put in a Chicken in the Crockpot so you’ll see me bringing that out to cool down and then take apart. For the first night we’ll eat with Homemade BBQ Sauce + a Veggie Medley all from my own canned veggies from last year. (Carrots – Corn – Beans)
That’s it!!! Ok, that’s it I recorded in the kitchen. Hope you enjoyed joining me in my kitchen on the homestead!
Till next time my friends!
Your Homesteader
Laura Lawrence
Northern Michigan Homesteader
