Ozark Mountain Family Homestead

I just had to share with you, who may not have seen this yet, that there is a giveaway going on for this incredible Homemaker's Or...

One of my dear friends introduced this basic recipe to me a few years back.  She moved to the Ozarks from the great state of Texas and...

Having just barely gotten past our Blueberry season, the Blackberries are ripening!  These pictured here are the thornless and tame b...

Glorious Blueberries!! Not only are Blueberries totally delicious, they are extremely healthy too.  Blueberries are known to h...

REST That is one of the best little words my weary mind and body can eagerly comprehend, especially at this time of year.  It seems...

Pin It Here it is, the end of the first full week in January and I have been looking forward to being elbows deep in our sewing projects,...

This year has included a huge canning and preserving learning curve for me, but invaluable experience makes it so much easier each tim...

This was my first time ever making and canning applesauce and I have to say that NEVER (hopefully) again, will I purchase applesauce from a...

It is Autumn here in the Ozark Mountains!  Sadly enough, most of the apple trees are bare this year.  Lots of spring rain, then extreme hea...

Pin It As each season comes upon us, we celebrate and treasure what each one holds.  Autumn is no different and I have felt for many years...

 For the record, I am crazy about our new cast iron ware that I got for my birthday.....thank you Mom and Dad!  Since it's apple season...

I absolutely love the changing seasons and each new harvest that the good Lord gives us.  We were blessed with getting some extremely ...

Fresh picked sweet corn, there's nothing that says summer more!  We can make a meal out of just sweet corn and we practically did last ...

Pin It Nothing says Autumn more than an Amish wagon loaded down with the fall bounty of pumpkins, squash and gourds, a crisp wind and the...

This year has been full of exciting discoveries in the garden and in the kitchen.  Has anyone ever heard of Heirloom Jumbo Pink Banana ...

The good Lord has truly blessed us with an abundant apple harvest here in the Ozarks this year.  We have been picking apples for several...

Anxious to pickle up the banana peppers, I began the process eagerly.  After an unwise choice of not wearing gloves when cutting up some h...

After a few weeks of wandering off to secretly work in the shop, my dear husband presented me with this today!  He is so clever and I am ver...

Today was the first Harvest Festival of the season and what a beautiful day it was here in the Ozarks.  Blue sky, mild temperatures, a cool ...