Adventures in Dehydrating

This year I took the leap into dehydrating. In the Essential Homesteading Skills Survey I did, I found that drying meats herbs, fruit and vegetables for storage in the pantry were essential. I have had issues in the past with space for extra canned goods, especially fruits. How much Jam or Chutney is too much,ContinueContinue reading “Adventures in Dehydrating”

Mushroom Hunting October 2023!

Last Saturday we took the opportunity while the rain stopped, to get into the back country and go mushroom hunting! New to this as we are, Alex and I packed up a lunch, the dogs and followed some friends who have been lifetime mushroom foragers up the logging roads and into the peaceful wilderness southContinueContinue reading “Mushroom Hunting October 2023!”

Perfect Cheese Scones with sourdough discard

These cheese scones are a great way to use your sourdough discard, I developed these for my friend Liz who frequently laments the poor quality of coffee shop scones. Liz, this ones for you mate! They’re quick to make and this batch went so fast that I didn’t even get a fancy picture of oneContinueContinue reading “Perfect Cheese Scones with sourdough discard”