• DIY - Eat

    Butternut Squash as Baby Food (DIY)

    Last weekend, for the first time ever, we officially made our own baby food for Sprout. It’s funny how the little things can make a Mama so happy, isn’t it? You know…organic, free from additives, delicious, pure, baby food? Oh yeah! Add to all that Sprout’s gorgeous smile and no…

  • Eat

    How to Pressure Cook an Old Laying Hen

    One of the hardest parts about keeping laying hens is the act of culling them. Hands down. No matter how intentionally we began on this path of keeping chickens or how many times we think about or talk about the process, it just doesn’t get any easier. I know I…

  • Eat - Local Bite

    Raw Milk Recipes & Resources

    Without getting into the politics and polarized perspectives about the benefits and dangers of raw milk, I thought it would be fun to pull together a few recipes and resources to share with you all in honor of having our very own local dairy as well as eating locally and all of…

  • Eat - Local Bite

    Blue Corn Posole

    Posole is a staple here in New Mexico. It’s one of those things that I’ve eaten ever since I can remember. It’s also one of those things that, until now, I’ve never made myself. I know, I know. But now, yes, I’ve officially purchased my very own blue corn posole…

  • DIY - Eat

    Got Wheat-Berries? Grind Your Own Flour!

    You know that saying about the best laid plans? Yeah…well, I think the Universe is trying to drill home some crazy message about how plans fall apart and new experiences arise and it’s OK to adapt and be flexible and try something new. The last year has been ripe with…

  • Eat - Family

    Corned Beef and Cabbage

    There are those who can trace their ancestry back hundreds and hundreds of years.  I am not among them.  Yes, my maternal Grandmother’s father came over from Ireland when he was a child, but that’s all I’ve got beyond stories and jumbled memories from a childhood filled with a storyteller’s…