Dear readers, I’m always so surprised that anyone visits my little blog, and I want to thank you with my first giveaway. I’ve known from day one that I want to share some of my favorite things with you, whether that’s recipes or products. This spring I was privileged enough to win two beautiful pottery [...]
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our first giveaway: camping Dutch oven with lid lifter!
Posted in camping, cast iron, Dutch oven, economy, frugal living, tagged family, Food, giveaway, life, recipes, travel on September 18, 2010 | 98 Comments »
Cole Slaw: sweet, sour, creamy goodness
Posted in cabbage, carrots, economy, Food, frugal living, fusion cuisine, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, Pickle, radish, red pepper, vegetarian, winter gardening, tagged bread-and-butter pickles, cabbage, carrots, cole slaw, dinner, economy, family, Food, health, recipes, supper on January 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Cole slaw has the refreshing flavor of summer, but the cabbage that makes up most of cole slaw is primarily a winter vegetable here (although I do get it to keep growing all summer with careful planting placement). On warmer winter days, cole slaw with pulled chicken barbeque feels like a summer picnic, although slaw is [...]
Beans, Cornbread, and Greens: a frugal, healthy Southern classic
Posted in beans, carrots, cast iron, celery, Cooking And Baking, cornbread, cucumber, Dutch oven, economy, family, frugal living, ham, health, onions, Pickle, slow cooker recipe, Southern food, turkey, vegetarian, whole grains, tagged beans, Crock Pot, environment, family, Food, greens, ham, history, recipes, slow cooker, Southern food, stove top on January 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Copyright 2010 Ozarkhomesteader. Short excerpts with full links are welcome. Beans and ham, beans and cornbread, navy bean soup, ham-bone soup, Senate bean soup: no matter what you call it, this old Southern favorite that’s not quite soup, not quite vegetable stew can include pork ham, turkey ham, or no animal flesh at all. The [...]
Spa Ozark: what to do with extra canning salt
Posted in canning, economy, frugal living, health, natural body care, pickling, spa, Uncategorized, tagged canning, economy, family, Food, frugal living, health, healthy, resort, spa on January 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A few years ago, my husband had to attend a conference in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Hot Springs is an historic resort area. As a matter of fact, the whole resort area of Hot Springs is a national park. Given that my husband’s conference was at the time of my birthday, he invited me to come [...]
Great Seed Collections: Selecting Seed for Your Garden, Part 1
Posted in economy, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, seed, winter gardening, tagged economy, Food, frugal, gardening, organic gardening on December 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Some of my favorite seed suppliers almost all have fabulous collections of seeds either in single packets or groups of packets. Today I’ll highlight a few multi-pack collections. Botanical Interests offers several gift-wrapped multipacks, including kids’ favorite seeds to grow, Italian favorites, bountiful harvest, fragrant flowers, and Asian cuisine. Renee’s Garden’s multi-pack collections include a [...]
Free Food, Free Flowers: letting your garden go to seed
Posted in economy, Food, frugal living, gardening, organic food, organic gardening, Uncategorized, tagged flowers, Food, free, gardening, seed, sustainable gardening on December 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A dying garden can be depressing, but it can also hold the seeds of your future, literally. This spring I let some red winter kale go to seed and then gathered the spiky seed pods to keep through the summer. I scattered them on the ground a couple of weeks ago, and now I have [...]
Merry Christmas!
Posted in Christmas, Christmas food, comfort food, Cooking And Baking, economy, Food, frugal living, tagged Christmas, Food, holiday on December 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We are visiting family outside the Ozarks tonight, but we are getting snow here and expect to find snow at home too. A white Christmas is always a beautiful gift! I want to wish all of my readers a merry Christmas. Thank you for visiting the blog! If you, like so many Americans, are suffering [...]
Frugal Food: Broccoli-Potato Soup
Posted in broccoli, cast iron, cheese, economy, farmer's market, Food, frugal living, gardening, leeks, locavore, organic food, organic gardening, soup, Uncategorized, tagged broccoli, broccoli potato soup, Food, frugal living on December 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Broccoli is in season, and we can get it local and organic when we don’t have any in our own garden. I bought some broccoli last week. We had the florets sauteed, steamed, and in salad. Then I took on my favorite part: the stalks. Broccoli stalks are actually sweeter than the florets, and peeled [...]
What Is a “Camping” Dutch Oven?: Living with and Loving Cast Iron, Part 1
Posted in camping, cast iron, Cooking And Baking, Dutch oven, economy, Food, frugal living, Uncategorized, tagged camping, cast iron, Cooking And Baking, Food on July 1, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I refer in my “easiest bread ever for camping and home” to a camping, or outdoor, Dutch oven. I’ll talk today about how indoor and outdoor Dutch ovens differ from each other in appearance and use. First, I’d like to sing the praises of cooking equipment that looks like it belongs in a shop in [...]
