As summer winds down, and days are getting shorter, it doesn’t change my love for salad! But, my salads do change! In the spring, I find a lot of foraged greens, like dandelion and nettle. As garden comes in, it’s baby zucchini, cucumbers and fresh garden greens. But there is something about a fall salad!…
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Garden Frittata
Tonight’s dinner on the homestead was a frittata. It did not disappoint! I paired it with grilled wild salmon. The salmon was caught by our friends on a fishing trip. So, a very special treat! Grab your garden basket, head to the garden and gather up what you need for this delicious dish. It’s quick…
Gathering Food
This is one of my favorite times of year. The garden is in full swing. It is busy, but the rewards are delicious! It’s the time of year that I can meander through the garden, choosing what I will feed my family for dinner. Dinner is an exciting time. It’s a time where the entire…
Everyday Seasoning
Inspired by the hubby lovin’ seasoning from THM cookbook, I made a few tweaks to the recipe based on the taste for our family. I purchase my nutritional yeast from Trim Healthy Mama. All nutritional yeast is not created equal! Did you know that only two companies in America (Trim Healthy Mama and Sari) produce both a non-genetically-modified…
WELCOME TO THE FARM
Welcome to C&J Homestead. Happy New Year. Just like that, we are into 2026. Another year, we celebrate how good God is and his blessings on our lives. We enjoyed the Christmas season. It was quieter than usually, as family did not come in from out of town this year. But it wasn’t quiet on…
Thanks for joining us on our adventure!
Several years ago, we decided to make some changes in our life. We wanted to eat regional and local. This journey took us to local farmer markets. Meeting local farmers and buying meat and produce in season. We then started a small garden and started canning foods during season like my mom and dad did….
Our Farmhouse Kitchen 