The West ladies
May your holiday be filled with good food, rich fellowship, & an abundance of thankfulness! You can find some of these recipes in our cook book, also you can see how to make frugal holiday pies in our YouTube video here. Happy Thanksgiving!
The West ladies
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Well, it's fall on the farm and the chores have changed with the season and the lesser day light has us rising earlier and going to "roost" earlier too. In the early mornings before the sun has come up over the ridge and the air is still crisp and frosty, I go out to gather kindling from the woodshed, the smell of hickory wood smoke and the sounds of farm around me- wild turkeys gobbling in the woods and the horses neighing at me from the barn and pastures- I love this time of the morning. Mama has kept busy these past months drawing and re-drawing the Homestead Blessings Coloring Book.Every page is hand sketched and is a work of homesteading art- each drawing reflecting our life on the homestead and many drawings are memories and have stories behind them. We are very excited about it being finished and available now, just in time for the holiday gift giving season. You did a beautiful job, Mom! Earlier this fall we spent some time on the back roads up on the ridge tops gathering wild muskadine and fox grapes. We made quite a few jars of jelly from these gatherings. Almost every day we make at least one or two handwoven homestead potholders. These potholders sure are handy around the kitchen. We love using them! The other day we went out to gather the purple cone flower to make our tonics and such... We ended up capturing some gorgeous pictures of bees on the purple cone... The newest member of the farm... A beautiful 17month old registered Quarter Horse gelding... who is a beautiful red dun and a sweet little guy Hannah and I look forward to training him this winter His name is Pistol. Our neighbors beautiful cows What a pretty Jersey girl! Here's a parting shot from the homestead, the peaceful creek meandering along, the tire swing hanging on the sugar maple, brilliant autumn colors... simple homestead blessings!
Here are a few pictures from things happening around the farm this autumn season. Hope y'all enjoy... Gathering the last zinnias before a big freeze The very last tiny tomatoes Maybelline loves to lick Bella's belly. Bella loves it too! Cooking breakfast on the summer kitchen porch Homesteader girl, farm girl, or cow girl boots! Fleck the most handsome of dogs Seeding winter rye Ironing on the sunny porch The hoop house all ready for winter Bringing in the zinnias Gathering grasses for Thanksgiving decoration Dinnertime. Sisters. Homemade chocolate mint whoopie pies More beautiful flowers Going hunting Joining up with Tonto A girl and her faithful dog.
Tie on your apron and come join us in the kitchen as we mix up family holiday favorites with new and affordable ingredients from the homestead! Pumpkin (Butternut) Pie
2 Cups butternut squash (prepared) 2 Eggs 1 1/2 Cup brown sugar 2 Tbs. vanilla 1 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. cinnamon 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice Preparing Butternut Squash Cut butternuts in half lengthwise, scoop out seeds. Place in baking dish, skin side down, and add 1/2" water. Bake at 350 degrees until very soft, approximately 45-60 minutes (depending on size). Mix all together and pour into a pre baked 9" pie shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes or until knife inserted in middle comes out clean. Hello, Everyone. Thank you all for the wonderful comments. We are very excited about this video and hope you are too! The garlic seed, the clove, can be planted now in most areas-but try to get it in before Thanksgiving so you can have nice garlic to harvest by June or July. Garlic is a blessing and can be used as a food and a seasoning-but it's also the world's best natural infection fighter. Garlic can also deter insects so it makes a great border for your garden. Many Homestead Blessings, Vicky P.S. Tips: -When grown together, garlic and tomatoes benefit each other! -Plant garlic where no member of the cabbage family grew the year before. For recipes using garlic check out our Herbs DVD and homestead blessings cook book. |
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