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Great Smoky Mountains Mush Recipe

This morning, my toddler decided that 3:15AM was an appropriate time to wake up. It was not. For better or worse we were awake. So while my not-yet-awake brain was shoveling cereal and coffee into my body, I flipped through the amazing new cookbook that I bought while I was in the Smoky Mountains a… Continue reading Great Smoky Mountains Mush Recipe

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Healthy Grilled Chicken with Creamy Goat Cheese Sauce

Guys I love summer. In part because I love to grill. Probably way too much. I hear all of these ads that are like "you need to buy dad's grilling essentials!" and in my brain I tell them they are wrong because mom is the one who needs the grilling essentials in our house (I've… Continue reading Healthy Grilled Chicken with Creamy Goat Cheese Sauce

Farming, Food, Uncategorized

Mozzarella- My Nemesis

It takes me about 20 minutes of arthritis inducing hand milking my family cow, Belle, to produce a gallon of milk. So far, I have wasted FIVE of these precious gallons trying to make mozzarella cheese. Every recipe I have looked at says things like "Super easy mozzarella recipe!" or "No fail mozzarella". I CAN.… Continue reading Mozzarella- My Nemesis

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Giving Thanks for Cranberries

I really don't want to use the phrase cranberry sauce because so many people are prejudiced against the stuff from a can. GUYS ITS SO EASY TO MAKE YOUR OWN STOP TORTURING YOURSELF! Homemade cranberry sauce is sooooooooo good and it is incredibly easy to make. Try it and your opinion of cranberry sauce will… Continue reading Giving Thanks for Cranberries