These two recipes pair best with the slow cooker Mexican shredded chicken and the Cilantro Lime Rice but feel free to get creative and use these however you like. I’d love to hear of any variations you may come up with 😊👍. Creamy Cilantro-Lime Sauce For best results, prepare the cilantro-lime sauce the night before…
Transform boring, basic rice into something extraordinary with the addition of a few fresh ingredients. In this recipe, we paired lime and cilantro to create a classic flavour combination that brings added depth and freshness to your dishes. This cilantro lime rice is yummy paired with most any type of meat but it is especially…
Hygge is a wonderful practice that can be done any time of the year, though people often focus on it in the fall and winter months when the weather is cooler, it is darker outside, and the need for comfort and coziness becomes a priority (and the bulk of the homesteading activities calm down in…
January is usually the time of year most of us feel it’s time to “get healthy”. I know for myself, after the holidays I usually have an urge to eat a lot more fruits and vegetables and less “heavy” foods. These berry beet smoothies are the perfect way to start off a new year. Using…
With thousands of tomato varieties on the market, selecting the best options for your garden can seem like a monumental task. Since each variety offers up its own unique set of characteristics, you’ll want to make selections based upon how you plan to put your precious homestead garden bounty to use. If your goal is…
After the holiday season, if you live in the north like I do, you still have several months of winter left to cope with, so you must find ways to de-stress and relax. You were probably super busy throughout the holidays, giving you little time for reducing the stress of making gifts, shopping and going to parties or visiting…
Well if 2020 was a dumpster fire, I don’t even know what to call 2021, but it was both less and more crazy then 2020. As we all know, Covid still rages on with the newest variant of Omicron being even worse then the original in many ways. Let’s look back and reflect a bit on…
What better way to celebrate than to wake up and have a refreshing festive drink in your hand? And unlike your classic orange juice, these easy mimosas have a delicious combination of mint and grapefruit! If you’re looking for a non-alcoholic mimosa, this can be done easily enough with our suggested substitution. We will be enjoying…
If you are looking for a simple yet deliciously easy pan-fried potato recipe then you have come to the right place! These potatoes are perfect with bacon and eggs or sausage and eggs or if you are really ambitious eggs Benedict. As a busy family of five, during the week we stick to quick or grab and…
Now that you’ve visited with lots of the family and finished cleaning up that massive mess left bychildren and fun-loving pets, you peer into your refrigerator and what do you see? Tubs,and tubs of Thanksgiving leftovers. Every year, many people simply have no idea what to do with large amounts of food leftover from holiday…