Just checking in to see who is still around among the homesteading and Veterans' communities, and maybe turning over a new leaf to get back into blogging this year :) Though that's easy to say in January

This recipe for healthy homemade chocolate is beautifully simple. Once you've made a batch, you'll be happily whipping up guilt-free chocolate whenever those chocolate cravings strike. This recipe takes

Decadent, bold and oozing with comfort, this bread is sinfully good. My husband has been dreaming about a certain cheese bread experience that we both enjoyed in our youth. There used to be a bakery called

It's time to celebrate our inner witch and brew up some enticing concoctions that support healthy skin. Skin is the human body's largest organ. What we put on it, matters very much. Did you know that the

source I’m not speaking of the sons who have lost their fathers to death...but the ones who’s fathers are still alive. There is no relationship between them and if there is it’s very little. There is no

What is NeedleWorkMonday? #NeedleWorkMonday has been the go to tag for the needle arts for the past year on Steemit. It was founded in July of 2017 by @crosheille. She was later joined by @crystalize who

Good day everyone. I hope you’re all doing great. Today the weather here is getting hot like 89 degrees and with the weather like this it is not really good to be outside where the hot sun just gets into

I am finally remembering to type up my entry for @shadow3scalpel's "Meat and Beer Grilling Contest"! Well, since the contest involves all alcohol really, I went with bourbon, because "Southern

My Experience: Two months ago, @energyaddict22 (aka Jerry) wrote this post explaining how his Steemit blog helped hook him up with the owner of the War History Online website, and long story short, Jerry

Decadent and luxurious this is a really neat recipe for the winter pantry. I was flipping through my favourite recipe book for ideas on how to preserve some of the raspberry bounty and this recipe jumped

10 EASY SBD IN PRIZES! Now that I have your attention, here is what Steemit military folks (vetted active duty, veterans, and supporters who are currently members of the military community on Discord)

Using food for both nourishment and medicinal purposes is at the heart of our life on this homestead. We enjoy taking control of our health and wellness through the plants we grow and forage. This week

All photos are my own. Some of you may recall that my neighbor up the road is starting up a you-pick blueberry farm. At church the Sunday before last, he told me that he isn't going to open it up to the

As promised, I'm finally back with some more lovely photos from our trip out to Montana! It only took over a week, since I've recently been on a one-woman campaign to harvest acres of blueberries before

Today I want to tell you all about salt pipes, what they are, why, and how to use one. I've included my first Official DTube Vlog because I really could not get away with demonstrating how I use it with

There's nothing like going for a visit in a whole different place to refresh you, and reset your perspective at home. The kids and I spent a week enjoying my sister and brother in law's company in Montana,

Good #needleworkmonday morning everyone! I know I'm crazy for giving away trade secrets, but today I'm doing a tutorial for making your own quilted placemats! If you can sew a straight seam on a machine,

Cooking Tacos al Pastor After you've marinated your meat for Tacos al Pastor for 8-12 hours you are ready to cook the meat. If you are just doing a smaller batch of 2 pounds or less, you can use a 8-10"

Have you ever tried tacos al Pastor? They are one of my favorite kind of tacos. They have a sweet citrus flavor and a bit of spice. You can make them at home with just a few basic ingredients. For this

This little gal has learned to hunker down, hang on, and enjoy (?) the ride of being a pet chicken--quite literally. Where we going today, partner? All of our adult hens are tame--and amazingly tolerant--to