Split pea and ham soup is in regular rotation at our homestead during the colder months. My husband will regularly ask for it. I usually have ham bones in the freezer, saved from the holidays, or bits of ham I need to use up. This soup is filling, delicious even when it sits in the … Continue reading How to Make Split Pea & Ham Soup
Tonight I was home for dinner by myself. I decided to eat healthy, and a salad was in order. I had romaine lettuce as a base, which I sliced up. Rather than having Caesar salad, which I already made once this past week, I decided to add some vegetables. So I sauteed some orange bell … Continue reading Salad made from leftover veggies
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
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
I read a disturbing fact recently about wasted food - almost 40 percent of the food produced in the USA is wasted between the time is is grown and harvested and then spoils or goes uneaten. Homesteaders and farmers are close to the land. We grow a lot of what we eat. And precious money … Continue reading Americans Waste Too Much Food