Knotty Oak Homestead

Our roosters getting some fresh air and relaxation before the end... Farewell, Gussie, Kung Pao, & Hot Wings! We'll miss your love...

For me, brown sugar is one of those things that I don't really think about until I need it in a recipe. Usually I have some on hand, but...

We're into our second day of snow here in Maryland. A lot of it had melted by the end of yesterday; sadly our sledding tracks were mostl...

Yesssss!!!! And, boy, was it delicious!

My garden is slowly winding itself down. It's looking very weedy and overgrown (in case you were wondering if I weeded or not. haha!)...

We still have a couple weeks before official autumn, but today we have been blessed with lovely cool weather. The kids and I ventured outsid...

that they were right. Bon Appetit magazine taught me how to make the best fried chicken of my LIFE . To be honest, I've actually never r...

I just learned about this book, Natural Canning Resources Book , through the Cultures for Health website and I just had to take a look!...

After a few days of fairly flat sourdough starter with only some bubbles, I realized that I had been only feeding it every 24 hours instead...

My husband and I LOVE sourdough bread. I've been wanting to try making my own sourdough using home grown sourdough starter for a long ti...

Just made me some of these. Totally yummy! http://www.snack-girl.com/snack/kale-chips-recipe/ Especially since I sprinkled them with not...

Today I finally made some plum jam. My kids and I had picked the plums at Larriland Farms about a month ago. I had prepped the fruit and put...

I'm always wary of vegetarian recipes. Even though I used to be vegetarian as a teenager, I now enjoy and actually like eating meat. I d...

Last year we bought one of those gel canister ice cream makers and have really loved it! Since we started experiencing that horrible he...

We have a local Angus beef cattle farm down the road from us. Initially, I was really excited about this, especially as they advertise ...

When I saw this book, I knew it was written just for me! It really pacifies the "made from scratch" side of me and answers all sor...

Do you ever overestimate how much food to make for dinner and make too much? Can you only handle leftovers of the same meal so many days in ...

Oh my gosh, no WAY! It was a total fluke that I ran into this article outlining how to make your own stinkin' homemade jelly beans! I...

It is unfortunate that my whole family loves Ramen noodles. I do not. In college I refused to eat the stuff; even during my study abroad...

Last year at my church's annual Women's Conference I taught an Emergency Preparedness workshop. For this year's conference they...