Rustic Simplicity Farms

12/31/2024

When the majority of of your family is sick…you make cold medicine at 5am.
Elderberry Astragalus Mullein cough syrup.

12/28/2024

Do yourself a huge favor. Grab yourself some 20Mule Borax, Washing Soda, and Lemon Essential Oil Citruc Acid and make yourself some dishwasher detergent. Just three ingredients. Smells amazing and does a great job of washing the touch dirt and grime.
Full disclosure, I rinse off my dishes before I put them in the dishwasher.

12/11/2024

11/28/2024

Wishing everyone a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving.

11/28/2024

In preparation for today I put two rotisserie chickens in our roaster to make stock for our dinner. 2 3/4 gallons of beautiful golden stock. This is your reminder to save all of your onion skins and celery ends for after thanksgiving turkey stock.

11/04/2024

Tried out some new recipes this weekend. A rustic almond cake, lemon cobbler, steak bites with a chimichurri sauce, and chipotle Mexican chicken. All turned out pretty good. Will tweak them for next time. Spent the rest of the day prepping for lunches this week. Scratch cooking at its finest.

10/29/2024

When your husband might die without lunch cookies…chocolate peanut butter chip cookies.

10/02/2024

It’s that time of year folks!!!! Run, don’t walk to get yours.

Three Ladybugs - a family farming operation building and expanding on a successful three generation v

09/29/2024

The husband has been bugging me for quite a while to make him apple fritters. Today I had all the ingredients so I caved. Be gentle this is my first attempt. I give you Sourdough Discard Apple Fritters with a Maple Glaze.
I really miss being able to go to Lattins Apple Cider Mill and getting fresh fritters and real fresh pressed non pasteurized apple cider. This is the best I can get from 1460 miles away.

09/29/2024

Chore day tomorrow so I had to get my sandwich and toast bread baked today.
No store bought bread for this household, just a few simple ingredients makes the best tasting bread anyway. This one is a mix of sourdough discard and yeast. Good way to use up a lot of extra discard.

09/26/2024

Gonna brag on our milk lady. Leslie’s cows produce the best milk. Look at that cream level. So excited that she is back milking. It is a lot of work for her and we really appreciate her.

09/24/2024

I might have been hoarding these smoked ham hocks for just this very day. Cool weather means it’s time for a childhood favorite. Ham hocks and navy beans. I canned these beans a while ago so the are ready to eat without soaking. Those little extra steps make future days so much easier.

09/23/2024

Finished dinner. Tasted amazing if I do say so myself.

09/22/2024

Real ingredients DO make a difference. Our home raised pork and hamburger, homemade sourdough soaked in raw milk, organic eggs, freshly grated Parmesan cheese. All to make meatballs slow cooked in a gravy. Tonight we will toast garlic sourdough and add mashed potatoes for an open faced meatball sandwich for game day dinner.