Knotty Oak Homestead: The Old Cookstove

An alphabetized directory of all the recipes found here at Knotty Oak Homestead.

Breads/Pastries
100% Whole Wheat Bread
Banana Bran Spice Muffins
Cinnamon Butternut Squash Muffins
Cinnamon Rolls (For REAL)
Cornmeal Molasses Pancakes
Fried Biscuits
Homemade Hot Wings
Homemade "Pop Tarts"
Homemade "Twinkies"
Hush Puppies
Indian Fry Bread
Oatmeal Bread
Old-Fashioned Oatmeal Bread
Raspberry Cream Rolls
Yeast Donuts

Canning

Blueberry-Lime Jam

Dairy

Mozzarealla Cheese
Ricotta Cheese

Dessert
Blueberry-Rhubarb Crumble
Caramel Corn
Chocolate Almond Coconut Bars
Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
Fruit Sorbet
Marshmallows
Shoofly Pie
Snappy Gingersnaps
Whole Grain Puffed Rice Marshmallow Treat

Main Dish
Breakfast Burritos
Homemade "Hamburger Helper"
Homemade Hot Wings
Homemade Mac & Cheese
Homemade "Rice-A-Roni"
Fancied-Up Tomato Soup
Spaghetti Soup
Spanish Rice
Sweet & Sour Tofu
Tamale Pie

Mixes
Biscuit Quick Mix
Cornbread Mix
Instant Oatmeal Mix
Pancake Mix

Miscellaneous
Deodorant
Dishwasher Soap
Hand Sanitizer
Laundry Soap
Toothpaste

Sides & Other Foods
Baked Pumpkin
Granola
Granola Bars

Render Your Own Lard

Roasted Pumpkin Seeds
Salsa

The Most Amazing Pizza Sauce Ever

A little more about Sarah

I have a passion for self-reliance, food from scratch, books, and history. I cook and read a lot! I graduated from Utah State University with a degree in History and a minor in Museum Studies. I've worked in museums since I was 13 and consider them to be an invaluable resource to our communities! My goal is to make history accessible, hands-on, and interesting for everyone, and I hope to eventually create a program/curriculum that I can share with homeschoolers and groups at museums.

My historical interests include: Early 20th century domestic life, the domestic experience of WWI & WWII, and technology that impacted the 1800 - early 1900s American home (the invention of the sewing machine and frozen food for example) or what I like to call "domesticated technology."

Some Goals of Mine

Help preserve heirloom breeds of animals
Raise a pig - wanted to since I was a teenager :-)
Make my own sausage
Have a few sled dogs to mush with
Live for a month without electricity to see if I could hack it
Build my own log cabin - even if it's a tiny one
Learn to knit sweaters & socks
Finish the quilts I've already started (3! - it's shameful I know)
Sew more of my own clothes
Own a spinning wheel & get better at spinning wool
Raise chickens
Have a cat or two
Have a practical garden w/ food we actually eat
Own a modest-sized homestead
Turn a lifetime of writing into a published book
Make my own cheese & yogurt
Make my own soap (hand, laundry)

Schooling at Home

The Old Cookstove