I have always been interested in food history, and learning about food from the Great Depression (which impacted the world from 1929 to 1939) is definitely worth learning about, especially in our times now. With rising costs of food, I thought it would be a great lesson (and perfect for our homeschooling) to learn about…
Category: A Day in the Life of a City Pioneer
Vanilla Snow Ice Cream
Winter can feel long sometimes, so enjoying snow however we can is a must! When it snows and blizzards (and sometimes it can snow a lot), I often place a couple bowls outside to catch fresh snow to make snow ice cream. We have been making snow ice cream for several years. It is something…
Harvesting Corn Seed
We started growing corn this spring indoors and planted it in my mom’s garden where there was more room for it to grow. It did exceptionally well where it gets both sun and shade and plenty of water. This summer, the corn grew so well and the cobs had properly formed kernels that when cooked,…
Quick to Sew Pot Holders
It is easy to make your own quick to sew pot holders!! We love different sewing projects that are easy, especially since we are sewing-beginners! These pot holders took me less than an hour to make, and probably took me more time to decide what fabric I wanted to use than to sew the pot…
The Most Delicious Beet Pickles
The pioneers often stored vegetables in root cellars but to keep them lasting much longer, they preserved their vegetables either by making pickles, relishes or chutneys or even drying them to help prevent spoilage since there were no freezers. I love making a variety of pickles and relishes to preserve our garden goodies. We enjoy…
Easy Sourdough Bread
This sourdough bread is simple to make and is a great way to use that extra sourdough starter! I love adding sourdough starter to a variety of recipes because I love the flavor it adds. This bread also uses items that every well stocked pantry will have. This wonderfully easy sourdough bread only requires a…
Behind the Scenes with Our City Homestead
Who does not love behind the scenes? I know I always enjoy reading what goes on in the making of my favorite books, tv shows/movies, blogs and so on. I decided to share a bit of the “behind the scenes” at Our City Homestead. Ever wonder what goes into our blog posts? How we create…
An Old Fashioned Homemade Christmas
This year we decided to do an old fashioned homemade Christmas — a pioneer-style inspired Christmas complete with homemade gifts and simple good food. As I stood by the tree, filled with our homemade decorations, I gazed out the window and admired the beautiful sunset filled with colors of oranges, yellows and pinks peering through…
