Do you need help writing content for your site, business, or blog? Have you gotten a request to write an article? That’s terrific – except you don’t feel comfortable writing it yourself.  I can help you look your best by writing it for you. One of the things I do here at Fox Pines Homestead … Continue reading Fox Pines Writing Services
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Shop at Home in The Pantry Store
Every so often I realized I have quite a bit of food stocked up in my pantry, meaning my pantry cabinet, my freezer, cold storage and whatever I might have growing in the window in winter. There is really no reason to go to a store and buy anything. My sister and I call this … Continue reading Shop at Home in The Pantry Store
Hamburger Soup
Soup is one of our favorite foods. It is filling, usually inexpensive to make, and nice and warm on a cold day. It doesn't take any special skills or a lot of time. Hamburger soup started as a recipe I saw years ago someplace, but I have modified and created my own version of course. … Continue reading Hamburger Soup
My All Time Favorite Cookbooks
Since I love to cook, I have quite a few cookbooks. Maybe more than "a few". My family knows this, as I frequently receive them as gifts. My sisters will pass on to me those they no longer want. I love to page through a cookbook to see what I might like. It's even better … Continue reading My All Time Favorite Cookbooks
Winter Magic
A heavy snow in the mountains is magical. There is an almost total silence, broken only by the call of a bird or flutter of wings near the feeder. The heavy snow just deadens all noise. Even the sound of the river is silenced. Falling snow is mesmerizing. It drifts and blows with the … Continue reading Winter Magic
Ice Cream Toppings worth the splurge
I always like an evening snack.  I blame my parents. On the farm we had supper at 5 pm sharp, then back to the barn for the evening milking, feeding the calves, and putting everyone to bed. By 8.30-9 pm we were all hungry again. It's a very hard habit to break, even all these … Continue reading Ice Cream Toppings worth the splurge
How to make Galumpki’s
My mother-in-law taught me to make galumpki's (stuffed cabbage rolls) before we even got married. Her way was pretty traditional in the Polish manner (though she would always correct her sons saying she was Ukrainian, not Polish). You need a fairly large head of cabbage, so you get large enough leaves to stuff. The number … Continue reading How to make Galumpki’s
Four Cheese and Sage Mac n’ Cheese with Crispy Bacon
What's better than lots of cheese and bacon? I have to try this! Thanks to fellow blogger Rosie for posting.
3 Key Reasons to Cook at Home
I guess I am just a traditional farm girl. Dinner was when everyone gathered around the table to eat together. Always. Every night. I really never considered any other option. The idea of people eating all different times and having different food is a totally foreign concept to me. So here are the 3 Key … Continue reading 3 Key Reasons to Cook at Home
Container Gardening
Anyone can do container gardening - on a table, in a window, on a deck or porch or in a garden setting. From the smallest, maybe a pot of two of herbs in a window, to a garden that is 25 x 40'....if you want to have some fresh plants, herbs or flowers, I am … Continue reading Container Gardening