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Continue reading →: Pan Seared Lamb ChopsWe’ve been raising lambs for 5 years now. We started with 13 little bottle-baby Katahdin lambs and have been growing our flock ever since. This year we finally had enough to process and sell as market lambs, which has sent us down a whole new path of marketing, billing, and…
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Continue reading →: Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Maple Cream Cheese FrostingIt is October and we are officially into autumn and all the pumpkin vibes! Our household is one that eats pumpkin year round…yep! Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin coffee, pumpkin pasta… Anyways, you get the point. My husband has a sweet tooth. As in, he must have something sugary and…
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Continue reading →: Raw Milk Coffee CreamerWe bought our lovely jersey cow, Harley, about a year ago. Ever since, we’ve had an abundance of milk that we can create all kinds of goodies from. Cheese, yogurt, kefir, butter-the possibilities are endless! I’m aways looking for ways to use raw milk to replace our grocery store staples…
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Continue reading →: English MuffinsKristen shares her experience with motherhood, work, and prioritizing, emphasizing the importance of food. She provides a recipe for homemade English muffins, offering an alternative to sourdough. With simple ingredients and easy steps, the muffins are ready to enjoy in a few hours. Homemade, healthy, and delicious.
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Continue reading →: How to Start a Garden (beginner friendly)The last couple of years has been nothing short of an eye-opener for a lot of folks in regards to how our food is sourced. Grocery store shelves are often lacking or empty, prices on everything have skyrocketed, and a lot of places are rationing products. Who knows how long…
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Continue reading →: Dow Farm Renos: January UpdateWell, I think we are finally at the “peak” of the uphill climb we have been on since October 2021. Every single bit of plaster was removed, every wall torn out, every ceiling brought down. We have a shell at this point. So, I am definitely not saying we don’t…
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Continue reading →: Cinnamon Roll Peach CobblerAs if peach cobbler needs any help with being delicious…why not add chunks of cinnamon roll and some gooey icing? Do I have your attention now? Well read on and I will tell you how to do it… Back in the summer, a good friend of mine dropped off a…
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Continue reading →: Pluck-It CakeThis popular dessert goes by many names; Monkey Bread, Bubble Bread, Pull-Apart Bread…Call it what you want, but I’m going with “Pluck-It Cake” only because it makes me laugh a little. If you’ve never heard any of the aforementioned food items, they all point to a gooey, bubbly, brown sugar,…
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Continue reading →: Mammaw’s Drop BiscuitsHas anyone noticed when following a recipe that says anything about “Grandma’s Recipe” it often isn’t that good? It’s probably because “Grandma” didn’t write that recipe, because “Grandma” doesn’t measure anything and often cooks with slightly different ingredients. So, there isn’t really a recipe to be written. One of those…
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Continue reading →: Orange Slice GarlandI don’t know about you, but I LOVE old timey traditions and decor, especially around Christmas time. I am not one to put up a lot of “Christmas” decor. Instead, I decorate for winter and add a few Christmas pieces that can easily be taken down after the holidays without…
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