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Cranberry Apple Pear Relish

With an endless supply of apples and pears this year I was looking for something different to make and found this cranberry apple pear relish recipe.

Making a Veggie Hod

A homemade Veggie Hod is the perfect solution for carrying in vegetables from the garden. These simple directions will help you make your own.

Frugal Tips: What Financial Records To Keep

This week I am celebrating all the new “likes” the On The Home Front Facebook page has received! I never thought I’d see the day where I would have over 1000 likes! I sure do love all the support. Gardener’s Supply Company is also supporting me by supplying the prizes this week. I have a tendency toContinue reading “Frugal Tips: What Financial Records To Keep”

Back On the Home Front

It sure is nice to be back On The Home Front. As I mentioned over a week ago in a post October was a month I will not soon forget. I lost my father. What a hole he has left in my life. I am so thankful for the many wonderful memories I have. HeContinue reading “Back On the Home Front”

Recipe Box: Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Scones

This is the fifth recipe I’ve shared with the Grain Mill Challenge. If you haven’t made scones you should really give it a try. They are so easy and the final result is so tasty! This is a favorite recipe of mine, I use mini chocolate chips but you could also used dried fruit. WholeContinue reading “Recipe Box: Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Scones”

Recipe Box: Whole Wheat Bread

Several months ago I took a class at King Arthur’s called Cooking With Whole Grains. It was a wonderful class full of valuable information and I came home with this recipe! I’ve tried various whole-wheat recipes before but this is now my favorite. It’s also a perfect recipe to share with the Whole Grain ChallengeContinue reading “Recipe Box: Whole Wheat Bread”

My Garden: Fall Update

Usually in the fall my schedule slows down somewhat. I have a seasonal job that comes to an end in mid October, which means I have more time to devote to getting the gardens put to bed and preparing for the winter season. Instead, this year I have been spending my time driving back andContinue reading “My Garden: Fall Update”

Frugal Tips From My Readers

Each week I have had a giveaway related to one of the topics covered in the blog. The first giveaway was a series of books relating to budgeting and managing your money. I asked each person who entered to leave me his or her best frugal tip. I thought I would share a few ofContinue reading “Frugal Tips From My Readers”

Wild Rice Pancakes

Wild Rice Pancakes are made from wild rice flour. Using an electric grain mill makes it easy to grind flour from wild rice.

My Garden: The Last Seed Saving Class

Don’t forget to enter the WonderMill Grain Mill Giveaway! Click here to enter! Remember when I attended my first seed saving class? It was May and the garden was just beginning. It was so much fun to follow Sylvia’s garden through the seasons. I learned as much from Sylvia as I did from the otherContinue reading “My Garden: The Last Seed Saving Class”