Knotty Oak Homestead

I'm going to be trying to revamp the ol' blog here. I'd like to focus on more homeschooling stuff mixed in with homesteading, re...

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...

I'm usually not a soup person, but with the cold turn in weather I have been craving something warm and soupy all the time. I'm sure...

I've been enjoying all the autumn foods! I made some Apple Cider Spiced Donuts and they turned out pretty tasty! I've got puree...

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!)...

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'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...

So, I've been looking into replacing more things that I usually buy in a box with homemade recipes. And guess what?! You can totally mak...

In recent years, I'll admit, I've developed a new soap box. What is it this time, you ask? Well, it's the kids' options o...

My husband and I are big fans of hot wings. But we're not a fan of how expensive they are at restaurants. So, awhile back I set out on ...

I've been trying to find subtle ways to sneak some squash into our diet. I really like the flavor of butternut squash, but I have a prob...

Right now there are thousands of "new and improved" turkey recipes floating around on blogs and throughout the internet tel...

Sorry for the delay in posting. October was a crazy month. I know everyone says stuff like that, but no. Really. (My family and I went on a ...

Okay, maybe it's not that dramatic, but I just made this bread last night, and the following recipe really changed the way I think about...

The real name for this recipe is: Coconut-Cherry-Carrot-Zucchini Muffins. Quite a mouthful! But I changed the name because my favorite thi...

Do you love root beer? Do you love ice cream? Do you love root beer floats? If you answered yes to any or all of those questions, then you...

I've been working to eliminate corn syrup from our diet. The movie King Corn  helped this desire along. They have a section in the movie...

This recipe is the best late-spring recipe! I was excited to get some rhubarb at the farmer's market and remembered this as my favorite ...

You may have read before of my failed attempt to turn sour milk into yogurt. Well, I had some more  sour milk on my hands. It seems the wond...