Q and A: Mesquite beans and volunteer potatoes
Mesquite beans
I was just wondering, can you eat mesquite right off the tree, and do they have to be ripe, or does it matter?
Pete
Bowie, Arizona
You can eat green mesquite beans off the tree, cooked...
Waste not, want not
This was one of Dad's favorite sayings, one we use often today. I made a tasty baked chicken with wild rice stuffing along with a big stir fry. We ate and ate, but there...
How about 30 below?
We knew it was coming, but that doesn't mean we like it. We spent two days doing "extra" chores, getting ready for sub-zero temps with highs in the negative numbers. Will hauled out several...
We had a very nice “second” Christmas
Even though we had a good foot of snow, Bill and his family, Javid, David, and Ashley made it to the homestead for our second family Christmas get together as Bill and his family...
Q&A: Making tomato sauce, Cleaning carrots, and Growing Brussels sprouts
Making tomato sauce and cleaning carrots
April 13th, Lisa Bano asked a question, in comments about leaving tomato sauce/paste in the oven on low. She assumed this direction was for your wood stove, and wanted...