Broccoli harvested last  month

                          Elderberry flowers that we gather to dry and make tea with in the wintertime

                                                Little kitty taking a nap on the front porch

                         Jasmine and Julia are working on editing the Homestead Blessings cookbook

                                                          Ready for blackberry pickin'?

                                                                      Black Gold

Believe it or not, this picture was taken at the crack of noon, in the middle of a major thunderstorm. It got so dark in the house that we needed the lamps to see by.

                     Canning "pineapple" from zucchini, using pineapple juice and raw sugar.

It tastes just like pineapple and you can use it as you would in any recipe calling for pineapple. This recipe is just one of the many handy homestead recipes you can find in our upcoming cookbook!!!

Today we canned green tomatoes, also using the recipe out of our cookbook. As you can see, Jasmine is reading from the sample copy that we just got back form the printers!

The complete, finished Homestead Blessings Cookbook, is coming soon, so keep checking our website!

www.homestead-blessings.com