Real Food, Dairy Free Cupcakes with Frosting

Dairy Free, Real Food Vanilla Cupcakes and Chocolate Frosting

by Meghan // July 24, 2019 // No Comments

I always find myself trying to convert recipes for our family’s health needs- real food ingredients and dairy free- for special occasions. So, I wanted to share a new favorite recipe for yellow cake cupcakes with chocolate frosting! A few... Continue reading →

Traditional Foods: Making Milk Kefir with a Video (or two …)

by Meghan // June 17, 2019 // 3 Comments

This is a repost from 2013. We are still making kefir, using our goat milk and love our kefir cheese! I wanted to explain how easy it is to make Kefir. I read and read about doing it, but having... Continue reading →

Frugally Feeding Farm Animals {supplementing goats}

by Meghan // September 7, 2018 // No Comments

If you’re a naturally minded,p homesteader or farm-girl wanna be like me, then you’re probably here to learn more about something you already love- saving money and caring for your animals. There are definitely ways to frugally feed your farm... Continue reading →

Elderberries {wordless Wednesday}

by Meghan // August 22, 2018 // No Comments

It is almost fall, and August here is telling us it doesn’t want to wait. Here is hoping the cool weather is here to stay! We have been enjoying so much outside time, which has included picking and eating elderberries... Continue reading →

First Steers on the Farm {a Grateful Reflection}

First Steers on the Farm Go to Processing {a grateful feflection}

by Meghan // May 8, 2018 // No Comments

We have spent the last 2 years raising, loving, and caring for our big ole’ “baby cows.” These ornery boys have been so much fun to learn the ropes of raising cattle on our little farm. They left with scratches,... Continue reading →

Traditional Food How To: Bone Broth {in the slow cooker}

by Meghan // February 8, 2018 // 5 Comments

I get lots of questions about how I make my bone broth. I started out using a recipe from a book, but have adapted my own way of doing it since then. Bone broth is FULL of nutrients that help... Continue reading →

Crunchy Baked (dijon) Chicken with GF Alternative

by Meghan // January 9, 2018 // No Comments

I saw the original recipe on Rachael Ray . Her title for it was Baked Devil’s Chicken-I adapted it a bit for our family. You may want to look at the original recipe for other ideas. It is a deliciously... Continue reading →

Friday on the Farm: {Birthday & Camping Edition}

by Meghan // September 8, 2017 // No Comments

I am writing this on Sunday and back dating for the sake of hitting Friday on the Farm. *insert cheesy face here* We have spent the last 2 weeks celebrating birthdays … one right after the other. It has been... Continue reading →

Cornish Cross Meat Chickens ready for Butchering

FMF: Visit {& Processing Meat Chickens for the Freezer}

by Meghan // May 27, 2017 // 2 Comments

This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt is Visit . . and go! I am outside on this beautiful Memorial Day weekend writing my FMF post, because I didn’t have 5 minutes yesterday … on Friday. Visit is a great prompt for... Continue reading →