I love cheesecake, and back in Oregon when we were milking Alpine goats, I made it regularly with our soft goat chevre. I adapted a recipe from Donna Hays, and instead of using ricotta and cream cheese, I just substituted chevre. This winter squash cheesecake recipe is one of the most ...
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Garden-Inspired Meal Planning
Although I'm extremely passionate about growing and eating really good food, you've probably noticed that I don't post a ton of recipes on this blog. One reason is because I'm a "dash of this and sprinkle of that" kind of chef, so it's hard for me to keep track of ingredients as I toss! But also, ...
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A Day on Acorn Hill Homestead
A few weeks ago, a group of blogger friends were discussing how hard it is to accurately convey the life of homesteader.
How do you describe the crazy blend of muddy boots, messy houses, amazing meals, gorgeous sunsets, homestead births and deaths, poop on everything you own, the struggle to ...
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In the Garden :: Late June
The Midwest has been hit with a number of severe thunderstorms over the past few weeks, making this year's late June garden particularly challenging. On the one hand, there is a LOT of lush growth, like this volunteer Butternut squash, for instance. It conveniently grew out of a compost pile, so ...
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The Ultimate Guide to Growing, Harvesting, and Storing Garlic
Learn how to grow garlic and find out everything about harvesting garlic and storing it correctly!
Garlic is one of my absolute favorite crops. Not only is it an incredible culinary and medicinal plant, but it's also easy to grow, hardy, and stores well for many months. When I have ample ...
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A Homestead Calf is Born
As if the arrival of bees and baby chicks last week was not exciting enough, Friday morning's breakfast was interrupted by Brian's announcement that there was a baby calf in the pasture!
We had been excitedly preparing for Creme Brûlée's labor, knowing that it would happen between the dates ...
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