Homestead Geek

The Right (Fermentation) Stuff

Erin D. — Sun, 20 May 2012 19:31:59 +0000

Lately, there’s been some controversy surrounding at-home fermentation and whether it’s safe. I’m not going to comment on that here, other than to say millennia of fermentation experience [..]

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Guest Post: How I Became a Homebrewer

jay — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:28:25 +0000

My brother-in-law, Jay, is a homebrewing fanatic. He produces some really excellent beer, and a wide variety of it. His website, kruskis.com, is a continual source of mouth-wateringly [..]

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Winner!

Erin D. — Sat, 05 May 2012 03:30:21 +0000

Sara C. is the lucky winner of the Tropical Traditions 1 Gallon Gold Label Coconut Oil – congratulations, Sara! I hopped over to her blog after she was [..]

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Perks of Knowing Your Sources

Erin D. — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:45:07 +0000

Last week, the milk from our herd share (the only legal means by which Michiganders may acquire raw milk) tasted a bit off. There was a faint, almost [..]

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Fermenting in Cold Houses

Erin D. — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:48:08 +0000

Our house is generally on the cool side, between 65 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit, in the fall through spring months. This can make fermenting projects such as kefir, [..]

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“Yer Damn Skippy” Beef Short Ribs Recipe

Erin D. — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:36:42 +0000

A reformed vegetarian has a go at low and slow Until recently, when I thought “ribs,” I harked back to the somewhat crunchy, dry, pain-in-the-ass ribs from my [..]

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Guest Post at Pantry Paratus

Erin D. — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:27:46 +0000

Howdy folks - Some of you might be interested in the guest post I have up today over at Pantry Paratus; it’s about using all-natural cleaners around the [..]

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Giveaway!

Erin D. — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 18:21:29 +0000

Hey folks! I’ve been meaning to get this giveaway up for over a month now, but had hoped to have been able to report great success with making [..]

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Paralysis

Erin D. — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 22:17:03 +0000

It’s not uncommon for me to be utterly immobilized by having Too Much to Do. There’s easily a list of 100 things I need to be doing right [..]

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Mind-Blowing Buttermilk Ice Cream Recipe

Erin D. — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 20:37:40 +0000

Anyone with half an attention span has by now noticed I’ve been posting more ice cream recipes than any other food lately. Evidently, I’ve had a yearning to [..]

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