Becoming Self Sufficient

  It is one thing buying meat from the supermarket. It is another watching someone else kill an animal for meat.  But butchering an animal for meat yourself is hard. It is real. I butchered my first rooster using an … Continued

  If you bake then you probably have come across a recipe saying that you need to add some sort of extract. Now the coolest thing about extracts is that they pretty much last forever and will not go bad. … Continued

  During the warm months we crave something cold. Usually we reach inside the freezer for some ice-cream. While we love ice-cream, frozen yogurt bars have something that ice-cream doesn’t: good bacteria (known as probiotics). This is great for our … Continued

  I wanted to create something that made harvesting fruit and vegetables a whole lot easier.  I did not want to bend down. I  also wanted my hands to be free. I desired not to hold a bucket in my … Continued

Every parent shows their child they love them differently. My father shows he loves my sisters and I by bringing us boxes of fruits and vegetables. This time I got blessed with two boxes of figs. I was so excited. … Continued

  The prayers the night hubby made girls a mud kitchen consisted of thanking God that their daddy had made them a mud kitchen. It might seem like a small thing to do but for our girls it meant everything … Continued

I love it when the leaves of a fruit can be enjoyed, and grape is one of those amazing fruits. Here are four ways you can use grape leaves: Pick them in the spring time when they are still young. The … Continued

  Have you ever tried Churchkhela? When I first saw a picture of the churchkhela, I knew I had to try it. This is a traditional Georgian candle shaped candy. To make this candy all you need is grape, nuts, and … Continued

  I don’t know about you but this COVID-19 pandemic really opened up our eyes. We realized that we weren’t ready if something bad happened. We realized that being prepared for doomsday, an outbreak, end of time, loss of job, … Continued

I have always admired (still do) people who could make things from scratch. Homemade bread, jam, ice cream, butter, homemade soap, and so on looked too complicated to me years ago. I believed in the lie that only a few special or … Continued