I love to cook with cast iron. If you don’t yet, I highly recommend it! Cast iron pans last forever and are comparable to the cost of other pans. They cook evenly, give a great crust to anything breaded, and are a cinch to clean. I think folks get scared off because they don’t know…
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Old Stuff (why buying used is the way to a sustainable homestead)
Shielding our eyes, we stared up to the tops of the building facades stating 1885 or some odd old number in stone. Buildings stretch along the street that would have once held the needs of a western town. The train station held its ground- now a senior center- near the downtown streets. I could just…
Thy Neighbor’s Homesteading Stuff
Is that a commandment? Thou shalt not covet thy roommate’s homesteading stuff? These things were his mother’s. I wonder if she used them or if they were a collection or if someone in her family once used them. I’ll have to ask David. But they are a fabulous assortment of things that fuel me to…
Crazy about Cast Iron
There are several inches of beautiful laden snow already and the large flakes are still coming down. I would like to put the Christmas tree back up, but Doug said no. It is ethereal outdoors. Here is a quick breakfast for you to throw together and put in the oven. Then come back and finish…
Farmgirl School 