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Soft White Wheat Waffle
Soft and fluffy waffle with a crispy outside. A soft white wheat waffle made with freshly ground flour, sweetened with honey. I eat these waffles for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Paired with bacon and eggs, chicken or even fresh fruit. This soft white wheat waffle recipe even works great as a pancake recipe when needed. I use freshly milled flour in all my current recipes. There are many different types of wheat berries that taste great in various homemade goods. With waffles, pancakes or even muffins, I use soft white wheat. This is because batters don't need the higher protein that bread dough needs for a good rise. Soft white…
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Chocolate Chip Muffin (Milled Soft White Wheat Berries)
Healthy muffin with freshly milled soft white wheat berries. Sweetened with honey and semi- sweet chocolate chips. Easy breakfast for on the go, busy mornings or dessert. I like making these the night before and even keeping some in the freezer. This chocolate chip muffin recipe is easy to include banana, raisins or even blueberries as well. I have been milling my own wheat for awhile now. When I found out about the chemicals and toxins in the store bought flour, I knew I had to make a big change. Thankfully the processes of milling flour is easy. Only one more step was added to my baking steps. Freshly milled…
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Milled Einkorn Yeast Bread
The is the first bread I made with freshly milled einkorn. It is so easy and simple. This is a no knead yeast bread, perfect for beginner bread makers or someone looking to start their journey with freshly milled flour. The taste is earthy and nutty while complex and filling. This freshly milled einkorn yeast bread is great for breakfast or snacking with plain butter. Einkorn is a ancient grain found to have more nutrients than the average wheat berry. It was grown in Egypt thousands of years ago and even found in the temples as an item people wanted to take with them to the afterlife. Einkorn has half…
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Vanilla Ice Cream
I always thought I needed a fancy ice cream maker to enjoy fresh ice cream. Turns out, I did not need one. If you have a freezer, cream, and sugar you have the base for many different kinds of ice cream. In this recipe, I will be making the family favorite, vanilla! It is great for our family because we can add any topping we want and everyone can enjoy a fresh scoop of rich delicious vanilla ice cream. Now this is not the healthiest way to make ice cream but it is easy and tastes amazing. I use heavy whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk (homemade or canned), and vanilla…
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Gardening in April (Zone 5)
Gardening in April can be a lot easier when beginning your gardening journey for the first time. All you really need to do is start getting seeds into the ground and begin the fun season of fresh food. Although, if you have a space and light to start seedling indoors, you can get a major head start in the growing season. I like to have indoor and outdoor seeds started as soon as January. By the time I start gardening in April, I already have over 200 seedlings ready to be planted outside. I haven't always started seeds indoors. In fact, I love to winter sow many seeds. Winter sowing…
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Making apple cider vinegar
One of my favorite vinegars to use around the homestead is apple cider vinegar. Vinegars have been around for thousands of years. It is a natural anti-bacterial and anti-fungal remedy used in many homeopathic recipes. I like adding apple cider vinegar to foods, drinks, and body care. All you need to make apple cider vinegar is apple cider and a mother of vinegar. If you don't have the mother, you can still make vinegar but it can take months to establish a mother of vinegar. Mother of vinegar is made up of cellulose and bacteria. The mother eats the alcohol in fermenting fruit and turns it to acetic acid. The…
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Sourdough Ciabatta
Crusty small loaf bread with a soft chewy center. Sourdough ciabatta is a prefect bread for sandwiches or just dipping in olive oil. This bread is similar to the french bread but smaller and flatter. I started with this bread before attempting to make more difficult recipes. With only a few ingredients, this bread is easy to make and delicious. Sourdough is a lot like other dough but has a distinct sour flavor. The sour flavor comes from the natural yeast used to make the dough. This yeast is called starter. Made with flour and water, it is a natural rising agent found to be full of probiotics and easier…
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Preparing the garden bed
In the fall, I like to make sure my garden is as ready as possible for the spring. In the process of preparing the garden bed, I layer up many things I find in the yard that will compost over the winter. Things include leaves, twigs, chicken manure, vegetable scraps and dirt. I find that it is easier to accomplish the layering when the items are readily available and not frozen. The first step is cutting back all dead plants in your garden bed. If there are weeds, I will bag those up and dispose of them but if it's just dead vegetable plants, I cut them up into small…
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Gardening in March (Zone 5)
Gardening in March can feel overwhelming but rewarding. Many, many seeds can be planted mid-march if you have a last frost date of May 15th. I like to start most of my flowers and some secession seedlings indoors. While also having plants in my outdoor winter sowing containers. This gives me many plants with my limited space indoors. Growing seedlings indoors helps control the environment in which seeds can grow. Gardening in March indoors can give you a head start while your outdoor winter sow seeds are still warming up. This creates a nice secession or garden that will continue to have different plants ready at different times. Lets say…
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Baked French Fries
I am always looking for a way to be healthier and eat less processed food. These baked french fries are made with real potatoes, olive oil and topped with seasonings. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside is how I like my french fries. Although deep fried food tastes so good, these baked french fries are still crispy and delicious. Making your own baked french fries takes more time than making the frozen fries from the store. However, making them yourself lets you decide what ingredients to use. This recipe is eaten best when freshly made. I have not tried to store them long term. Just leftovers in…
