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Our Range Died… A Homesteader’s Nightmare
Our range died. A homesteader’s nightmare, to say the least. Early last week, I was in the kitchen and the appliances sounded weird. Running hard,…
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Creamy Tuscan Chicken Bow Ties
This was another dinner born out of our week without a working stove. I started pulling things out of the fridge… chicken, bacon, mushrooms and…
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Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Sausage & Bacon
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When our stove died, dinner had to get a little creative. This creamy pesto gnocchi came…
hey, i’m courtney.
I’m figuring out how to grow it, cook it, preserve it, make it from scratch and occasionally wondering why I didn’t just buy it at the store.
half assed homesteading. is about learning old-fashioned skills without pretending life is picture-perfect. You don’t need acres of land, a spotless kitchen, or a color-coded pantry. Just start somewhere.