Well, that’s debatable. And as someone who is very good at seeing both sides, I’m here to debate it with myself for you. It’s a confusing time to live in. Grains are bad by half of the diets out there. And yet grains are ever so important in other cultures (and even within history!). For…
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THE BEST Fresh Milled Wheat Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
*this post contains affiliate links* Do you have a recipe that you’re just like, known for? I think this might be mine. And it’s a good one! It’s even approved by my friend who claims she doesn’t even like whole wheat, yet gobbles these up, no questions asked. Now that is what I call a…
Ground Beef Sausage Pattys Recipe
*this post contains affiliate links* We love beef over here. It’s such a mild flavor, it’s kosher for our kosher friends, we can get it really cheap locally, everyone likes it, so on and so forth. I’ve never really loved the texture of pork sausage patties (and definitely not links!) so I set out to…
Fresh Milled Wheat Fruit Bars with Pie Filling
*this post contains affiliate links* About 2 years ago I canned a bunch of triple berry pie filling. I’m finally nearing the end of my stash and I’m planning to can some more this season! I’ve got my strawberries and black raspberries in the freezer. Next up is to pick and freeze some blueberries! And…
How to Render Tallow
*this post may contain affiliate links* I first shared a reel on how to do this a year and a half ago, but I’ve since changed a few of my methods and I thought I’d share an updated process reel on my Instagram. Which made me realize I hadn’t actually written a blog post on…
Fresh Milled Banana Bread
*this post may contain affiliate links*We just got back from a beautiful family vacation to the smoky mountains. I was about to go grocery shopping, so I was taking inventory of everything and I found 6 perfectly yellow-brown bananas that we had forgotten about, whoopsies. Either way, if you’ve been following along for awhile you’ll…
Simplified Budgeting – Free Printables
*This post may or may not include affiliate links* My husband and I have recently gotten into a groove of budgeting together (only took us 7 years) and I wanted to share some helpful things we’ve been using and doing to keep us on the same page. First, I want to preface this with saying,…
Holy Hygge Questions – Free Printable
Hello! I hope you’re all having a wonderful winter. I recently joined a Facebook discussion group on the book Holy Hygge by Jamie Erickson. So far, it’s been such a great book, even if I haven’t been able to join any of the discussions so far, reading with a group keeps me consistently reading this…
DIY Tallow Skin Care
*this post may contain affiliate links* Hello all, and also, hello fall! I hope everyone is having a very restful and slow September! The month is almost over, and I feel so recharged and refreshed from all the slowing down. It kind of helped that I was sick this past week, so I really couldn’t…
Cookie Dough Eggnog
*This post may contain affiliate links* We are nearing the end of our first week of Slow September! I hope everyone has been really enjoying the change of pace. I wanted to share this recipe for cookie dough eggnog that you can enjoy as the weather is cooling down. It is the perfect drink to…