This fluffy German pancake has many names: Dutch Baby, Puff Pancake, Dutch Puff, Hooligan Pancake, and some call it Pannenkoeken. It truly is of German origin and not Dutch. The "Dutch" part of the Dutch Baby as we know it comes from an American restauranteur using the word "Dutch" in place of "Deutsch" (which means… Continue reading Simple Dutch Baby German Pancake Recipe
Planting and Harvesting Carrots This spring when we sowed our seeds we really just sprinkled one of our garden beds with the leftovers from three different packets of seeds. We were very hands-off with our carrots this year. Even with our hands-off approach this season we managed to harvest over 20 pounds of carrots. Due… Continue reading All Things Carrots
On a crisp fall or winter day I absolutely love a grilled cheese sandwich and a warm creamy cup of bisque. Unfortunately, I am the only one in our family who eats tomatoes so it doesn’t make sense to make a big batch of tomato bisque, but I crave that bisque and grilled cheese combo.… Continue reading One-Pot Ginger Carrot Maple Bisque
Here at the Surf and Sew Homestead we are always learning and always trying something new. Come learn with us on our tiny homestead! This week we tried something out that I had been wanting to do for awhile and we made butter. I have dreams of a larger property. Sometimes even of having dairy… Continue reading Making Butter in a Stand Mixer
Learning to make pizza from scratch has saved us hundreds of dollars… The other night I got caught up playing some games with our family and quickly realized that I didn’t have time to make the dinner that I had planned before everyone would go into full hungry meltdown mode. I was able to get… Continue reading The Joys of Scratch Cooking: 30 Minute Pizza Dough Recipe
Learning to cook and bake from scratch is an essential part of the homesteading journey, and it is a huge step towards self sufficiency. It is simultaneously one of the easiest and most difficult parts as well. Developing a skill set in the kitchen will set you up for easy and stress free meal times… Continue reading Benefits of Cooking from Scratch and 5 Ideas to Teach Yourself How!
Making your own hot cocoa mix is extremely easy and only calls for 5 ingredients! Cooking from scratch is a big part of our homesteading journey, it's one of our "5 of the Easiest Changes you can make NOW to start an Urban or Suburban Homestead without any Experience". Along our journey to remove foods… Continue reading Homemade Hot Cocoa
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