Category: Recipes

Is it rain? No, unfortunately it is not. It’s the smoke haze from the Canadian wildfires.  I thought I would write on a topic that might just rile some people up but listen, I have a feeling it’s something we need to be aware of and also prepare for. I’m only going to be relating…

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Tomatoes & Cheesy Orzo <- New Recipe Alert! It’s June!! It’s finally time for the warm weather crops to be put in up here in Northern Michigan. I’ve been diligently watching the weather to make sure to stear clear of the frost and tonight is the last night (err did I just jinx myself) that could…

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Short & Sweet – Homemade Dandelion Shortbread Cookies Literally- these Dandelion Shortbread Cookies are deliciously wonderful!  Right now, go grab 2 sticks of butter and place on the counter to start warming up to room temperature. No seriously go, come back and get the recipe for this sweet treat using Dandelions! (Recipe & Video below!!) Important Note: Do…

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Healthy Chicken Nuggets +  Homemade French Fries + Homemade Refried Beans How is your May going? Any plans for gardening this year?  The weather has been nice but not oh crap it’s 90 and everything must be planted right now kinda weather.  So we’ve been taking it slow, like preparing the gardens, weeding in the herb…

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(herb garden) Screw it I’m gardening! I think I spoke to soon on a previous blog post- spring came…and then went and Winter came back again! We just received 6 inches of a white blanket in the form of snow! I know, it’s renewing the earth…putting water into the ground…yes all good stuff I get…

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(herb garden) Starting New Spring brings such hope in all things.  Our weather FINALLY broke this week and we are able to get outside and actually see the ground. You can feel the excitement in the air with the sun shining, the birds singing and the dirt just calling my name. And oh yes it…

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Maple Syrup- Rub’s- Taco Seasoning Let’s continue the talk on Maple Syrup! Boy is it delicious, nothing like wood smoked maple syrup hot outta the pan! My husband has been enjoying this very much. It combines some of his favorite things- tree’s and fire! He’s built a really great fire pit thingy (that’s the technical…

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Starting Your Seeds Indoors – Building a Trellis in the Garden – What to do with Lard Oh yes I feel the garden calling my name even though we just got another layer of snow with…more coming….again.  Yes that photo is from this morning! Here in zone 4b we still got a bit to go.…

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All About the Chickens Black Jersey Giant & Pheasant We are talking chicken today!!! I have uploaded several resources to help you along with your Food Prood journey. And one being- how to cook a whole chicken (preferably organic, we are prood’s right?) When we started raising and processing our own chickens we left them whole, so…

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Back from Vacation – Cookies – Creamy Pasta Family Vacay complete! We went from very cold and lots of snow in Northern Michigan to Panama City Beach for a week on the beach. The weather was warmer than normal, and don’t slap me, but it was hot! Lots of Portuguese man o wars were washed up…

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