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Blueberry Dutch Baby

This Blueberry Dutch Baby is perfect for breakfast or for dinner if you enjoy breakfast for dinner like we do! It is good with frozen berries too!

One of the ways of being more self-sufficient is to preserve your harvest. This may involve canning or freezing the things you grow yourself or perhaps you buy from the local Farmer’s Market or local farm stands. There are many canning recipes for June. Rhubarb is one of the first crops in my gardenContinue reading “Canning Recipes for June”

Goal Setting Week 17

My first goal was to update my goal list each week. We are almost halfway through the year, can you believe it! I am really enjoying keeping my goals in the forefront. Some goals I am doing really well at, like reading and completing my knitting projects. Others, like getting 10 K steps at least 5 days eachContinue reading “Goal Setting Week 17”

The Benefits of a Well-Stocked Pantry

Having a well-stocked pantry has always been a goal of mine. When I was a teenager I spent the summer on my aunt & uncle’s farm, they were quite remote and I was so impressed by their well-stocked pantry. There are many benefits of a pantry whether you have a large family or are anContinue reading “The Benefits of a Well-Stocked Pantry”

Self Reliance Challenge Update

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Have you been following the Self Reliance Challenge blogs? For the month of May I joined up with a dynamic group of bloggers in the May 2018 ~ Self Reliance Challenge! 31 Days To A More Self-Reliant Life. We challenged ourselves to live a more self-reliant lifestyle for the entire month of May! In case you missed theContinue reading “Self Reliance Challenge Update”

Hotdogs and Beans – Back to the Basics

One of my favorite meals growing up was a simple dish my mother would make which we just called hotdogs and beans. A simple and delicious meal.

Goal Setting Week 16

Brown Bread in a Can

Boston Brown Bread or brown bread in a can, is an old American steamed bread, moist and flavored with rye, molasses and raisins.

Old Fashioned Molasses Cookies

The recipe for these old fashioned molasses cookies came from a friend. These molasses cookies are thick and chewy and filled with raisins and nuts.

Keeping Chickens

Although we don’t have any chickens at the moment, keeping chickens has always been a part of our life. When our house eventually sells and we relocate buying chickens will at at the top priority. I can’t wait. I would love to have one of my goals for the Self Sufficient Challenge to be gettingContinue reading “Keeping Chickens”