We enjoy chili – whether it is a veggie chili or one that contains meat, chili is a versatile meal that can be changed up numerous ways. In today’s chili, we added ground beef, beans and a few different veggies that helps to make it a hearty meal. We also sometimes eat pasta or rice…
Cornbread Muffins
We enjoy tasty cornbread with chili or soup so we decided to turn it into a muffin. This recipe can be made both gluten free or with regular flour and is delicious with jam or honey or simply with butter eaten alongside a meal. In the 1700’s cornbread was baked without a leavening agent making…
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
We love soups in our house because soup can go a long way in feeding a hungry family, is easy to prepare and cost effective. With COVID-19 still impacting day-to-day life, we aim to grocery shop one to two times per month, so soups really help stretch a handful of ingredients. Pioneers often made a…
Easy Homemade Tomato Soup
When I think about my childhood, I am always reminded of how my gramma, who lived on the farm, made soups from fresh ingredients. At home in the city, we often had canned and store bought soups because they were cheap and fast. Fresh homemade soups are delicious, especially tomato soup. Store bought canned soups…
Banana Biscuits
Looking for a way to use up some ripe bananas? Why not make banana biscuits that can easily be made today and turned into french toast tomorrow! These are delicious both gluten free and with wheat flour!
Five Easy Homemade Household Products with Essential Oils
It is so easy to incorporate essential oils into our daily cleaning regimen and lessen the amount of chemicals that are used in the home. The chemicals we bombard our bodies with each day through the food we eat, the air we breathe, the beauty products we use, the cleaning products and cleansing agents we…
Homemade Rag-Style Dolls
Today, you can walk into any store and find an abundance of toys, and all sorts of them too at a wide range of prices. But, in pioneer times, many could not afford to buy toys at the general store nor was there a selection like there is today. A doll in the 1897 Eaton’s…
