More Heirloom Seeds
| November 26, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Gardening |
I know everyone is busy getting read for Thanksgiving this week. I just wanted to quickly share a link to The Sustainable Seed Company. Thanks to Concretin from Concretin’s Colluquium over at Just Measure’s Radio for bringing it to my attention during one of The Medic Shack’s (a show I co-host) broadcasts. The Sustainable Seed Company […] more
How To Render Lard In A Crockpot
| September 9, 2013 | Frugal Living, Slow Cooker - Crockpot, Techniques, Traditional Foods |
Rendering lard is super simple to begin with. It’s even easier in a crockpot. Take the pork fat you have trimmed up and saved, and pop it in the freezer. It’s much easier to cut when frozen. Once it’s warmed up, it starts to get soft and greasy, and more difficult to cut into pieces. The […] more
Meals In Jars
| September 6, 2013 | Canning, Dehydration, Frugal Living, Make Ahead Meals |
I have arrived late to the party when it comes to this great idea, Meals In Jars. Apparently, this is a marriage of food storage and convenience meals. How could I have missed this? I was cruising YouTube looking for new ideas for food storage, and finally stumbled upon this rather ingenious method of storing […] more
Crockpot Portuguese-Inspired Pork Stew
| September 5, 2013 | Slow Cooker - Crockpot, Using Up Leftovers |
Growing up in a heavily Portuguese city, I was totally spoiled rotten on gloriously delicious food. Two of my favorite dishes, caçoila (a type of Portuguese pulled pork) and pork alentejana (pork and littlenecks) have many similar ingredients. My mom and I used to out to eat once a month for alentejana, and she would […] more
Recipe: How to Cook A Maple-Spiced Fresh Ham
| September 4, 2013 | Frugal Living, Gluten-Free |
The best way to buy meat, hands down, is to buy an animal direct from a local farm. Small, local operations are your best bet for the best quality at the best price. Thanks to market demand, more and more farms are raising grass-fed/pastured cows, pigs, chickens, and goats. We recently bought a 600lb cow […] more
Homesteading for Health
| September 3, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Homesteading (General) |
A lot has been weighing on both my mind and my heart the past few months. Sitting at my laptop, a few lines would manage to find their way to my screen, but would be ultimately deleted. Nothing that I wrote seemed to sound quite right. My mother passed away this past April. She’d had […] more
Slow Cooker Indian-Spiced Steak
| March 18, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Gluten-Free, Home Remedies, Slow Cooker - Crockpot |
It’s time to show a little love for some wonderful people, a new favorite cookbook, and for a must-have appliance- the slow cooker. All three have been lifesavers this week since I sprained my ankle. Last week, I fell and severely sprained my ankle. While this has totally disrupted my routine and ability to do simple […] more
Portuguese Kale Soup
| January 31, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Gluten-Free, Paleo Diet Recipies, Recipes, Traditional Foods |
There is the crazy idea out there that eating nourishing foods is either: Too expensive Takes too long to cook This is a recipe that defies both of those myths. This soup is a great way to use up the leftovers from a roast chicken, and get the most for your money. At the same […] more
Homegrown Income
| January 24, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Homesteading (General), Self-Sufficiency |
Yesterday, I wrote about why I think paying off debt is the best use of one’s tax return money. But, everyone’s circumstances are different. Sometimes, there is nothing left to cut from the budget to make ends meet. There is only one solution: increase household income. Some people work two jobs, or raise money to pay […] more
Best Use For Your Tax Return- Pay Off Debt
| January 23, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Self-Sufficiency |
In yesterday’s post, I listed 25 ways to allocate your tax return to increase self-reliance, which is at the core of homesteading. This was not an exhaustive list, rather a starting point, especially if you are new to all this. Out of all the twenty five items I listed as a good use for your tax […] more
Top 25 Ways To Invest Your Tax Return
| January 22, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Homesteading (General) |
When people think of investing, many people think of Wall Street, 401Ks, IRAs, mutual funds, and financial advisors to help us navigate these turbulant waters. Tax time is also upon us. Many people are anticipating getting back some portion of what the government collected in taxes throughout the year in the form of a tax […] more
Prosperity In Any Economy
| January 21, 2013 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Uncategorized |
The tagline of my blog is “Prosperity In Any Economy.” However, I haven’t focused much on the “prosperity” side of homesteading, as I have on growing food, sourcing food locally, and cooking from scratch. I have taken it for granted that the connection between these things, as well as other homesteading-related activities, and creating prosperity […] more
The 13 Skills in 2013 Challenge
| December 21, 2012 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Home Remedies, Self-Sufficiency |
Every Yuletide season, I think about what I’d like to accomplish in the coming year. Some years see more success than others, and those more successful years typically have a couple of things in common. A specific plan to attain each goal Making a declaration, even if just to myself, that a goal will be […] more
Non-Toxic Art Supplies for Kids
| December 12, 2012 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Homeschooling |
Need a holiday gift idea for young children, and want to keep it non-toxic AND made in the USA? Typically, I do handmade gifts, but this year has gotten away from me. Plus, there are plenty of things I cannot make (or just don’t know how to yet), and art supplies for the kids are […] more
Food Storage Challenge Weeks #2 and #3
| November 16, 2012 | Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Food Preservation, Home Remedies, Uncategorized |
Talk about a stomach flu that you wouldn’t wish upon your worst enemy! I was down for the count for the better part of ten days, and prior to that was caring for the rest of the family while they had the bug. Therefore, my updates for the food challenge for the past two weeks […] more
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