Marin Homestead
My husband is not a huge fan of sweets. He doesn’t like cake that much and prefers a crispy cookie to a mousse.
One of his favorite desserts is Baklava. He loves the crispy, buttery layers of phylo as well as the chopped nuts.
Every once in awhile we will buy some baklava from the [...]
One of my dear friends just had a baby so my nurturing tendencies kicked in. I was raised in a family that showed love with food. I was very excited to meet the new baby and of course bring them something to eat.
One of the hurdles I had to overcome was her dietary restrictions. [...]
My poor husband has been sick for the last few days so I thought I would make something yummy for him.
At first I thought a soup but wanted something a little heartier. I love the addition of lemon to this soup. It ads a little more acid and reminds me of greek chicken lemon [...]
I have been in a bad mood because 2 or the 3 chickens that were laying eggs went broody so I was only getting about 1 egg a day.
Then on Friday, October 28, one of the silkies laid an egg. I think it was Silkie J. She was 26 weeks and 2 days.
It [...]
My husband LOVES figs. He likes that they are not too sweet and loves the crunch of the seeds. I love figs as well, but heck, I love most fruit.
I grew up with a black mission fig tree in my parents yard but really did not start [...]
We had a late summer this year and it did not really get hot until September but I am not complaining because we are lucky enough to have an Indian Summer. Tomatoes and peppers are still ripening.
Normally figs ripen in August-September but this year they did not start ripening until October. My parent’s have [...]
It looks like we are having another Indian Summer. It is the end of October and still 80′s out. Time to harvest my hot peppers. Now what to do with them? Pepper Jelly, of course. They are really cute and make great holiday gifts.
Here is the final product!
Serrano [...]
I just got a membership to Costco. I was going to make dinner and needed 4-5 carrots and bought a bag from Costco. It was like a 10 lb bag of carrots….so what do I do with all the extra carrots I have?
Tammy’s Carrot and Pineapple Cake
Ingredients
For the [...]
In this previous post I wrote about how much I LOVE getting a weekly milk delivery. It has inspired me to make cheese! I have made Ricotta Cheese before so I know if you have good instructions and fresh ingredients, not only is it not THAT difficult to make but the end rewards [...]
As you can imagine with 2 little kids, we go through ALOT of milk. We use at least 2 gallons of milk a week and about a pint of half-and-half and cream.
Luckily we are located in an area with local dairies and one of my favorites is Straus Family [...]
We were so excited to come home from a family wedding. We were only gone for the weekend but I did miss my chickens. When I checked the nest box, I found the most wonderful little gift! A light blue egg from our Easter Egger, Trixie.
I could not have been more proud. Not only [...]
I have been craving oysters lately so Steve hopped in the van and made his way over to Hog Island Oyster Company. We like to pick up our oysters at the Farm and it is only 45 minutes away and the drive is absolutely GORGEOUS!
We love the Kumomotos for raw eating and [...]
So I just posted about what I harvested from the garden yesterday. I have been anxiously waiting for my first batch of tomatillos so I could make some salsa verde. I LOVE salsa verde….it is my favorite salsa and I can practically drink it.
We had some friends come over so I thought I [...]
It was a cooler spring and summer but the garden does not seem to mind much. The plants are happy and producing yummy goodness for the family daily. This is what I picked from the garden yesterday. It doesn’t look like much BUT my 2 sons eat the cherry tomatoes [...]
Well the chickens are almost 16 weeks so theoretically, they can start laying eggs….most likely I will not get any eggs for another few weeks though.
I thought I would update with some pictures of the Ladies… Yes, I said “Ladies”…I got rid of the roosters. Or at least I hope I got rid of [...]
Another great year in the garden. I truly do not know why more people do not grow their own food. The quality and variety available is so much better than what you can get in the stores. Also, if you have the room and a sunny spot, it is not hard to grow if you [...]
It is berry season here in our little garden and the timing could not be more perfect.
The kids LOVE picking berries when they are out back playing. The eat them throughout the day and know how to wait for the berries to get really ripe before they pick them.
Here are some of our [...]
I built this chicken coop for Tammy for mothers day. I had no idea what I had signed myself up for as it turned out. I spent close to 100 hours building this on weekends, evenings, and days off from work. I learned that chicken coops have lot’s of moving parts, and they have to [...]
We have some beautiful cockerels looking for a new home. Pick Up only. They would make great pets or be great Roosters to lead your flock.
Unfortunately we are not allowed to keep roosters. They are 6.5 week old Bantam chickens.
We have 2 Easter Eggers.
