Welcome to Our City Homestead where we share our love of good old fashioned cooking, meals made from scratch, gardening and crafting fun!
Cinnamon Rhubarb Bread
It is not rhubarb season here yet, but I am craving something baked with rhubarb! Luckily I have some rhubarb in the freezer, so why not bake a delicious quick bread!?! This cinnamon rhubarb loaf has a nice cinnamon flavor, is fluffy and tender, dotted with rhubarb which makes a moist loaf, and simply delightful…
Mediterranean Quinoa Salad
Quinoa was a staple food in ancient times and with colonization was soon replaced by European grains. But has become popular once again. You can read all about the history of quinoa Here! There’s a lot of variations of this Mediterranean Quinoa Salad which dates back to the 1960s. It’s quinoa with olives, cucumber, lemon,…
Apple Fig Bars
These apple fig bars are moist, full of apple and fig flavor with a hint of spice and bursting with oats. They are simply delicious. They are like a hearty granola bar. Let’s get started! Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs to butter mixture, one at a time and beat until…
Barley & Lentil Soup
This barley and lentil soup is a very hearty soup. It’s great for those chilly days and we used ingredients inspired by the Bible. Genesis 25:34 says: “Then Jacob gave Esau some bread and some lentil stew. He ate and drank, and then got up and left.” Barley & Lentil Soup has a rich ancient history….
Palmiers
Palmiers are also called pig ears, palm heart or even elephant ear. It’s a french pastry made from puff pastry, rolled in such a way that it’s shaped like a palm leaf. Since it’s Palm Sunday today, we thought we’d make these scrumptious cookies. To make palmiers, we are going to make puff pastry. You…
Bringing Food from Hay Day to Life — Games Days
Before we head back into 1940s Days (because we actually miss following rations, trying new recipes and listening to old fashioned music), we are doing Games Days!! We are kicking it off with Hay Day by Supercell which came to iOS in 2012. I’m not in any way affiliated with them, we just enjoy playing…
At-Home Disney Days
We are taking a step into today and enjoying at-home Disney Days! My girls pick menu items from the Disneyland or California Adventure menus found on the Disneyland website and we make our own at-home versions based on the description. Then we eat these yummy meals, snacks and desserts, find hidden Mickey’s that my girls…
Hot Fudge Sauce
This hot fudge sauce is rich and creamy and oh so fudgy! If you love chocolate then you’ll love this fudge sauce — it’s definitely for chocolate lovers!! It is quite different from the chocolate sauce from the 1940s and you do not need nearly as much as you do chocolate sauce. It’s wonderful in…
