Kathleen | Roots & Boots
How to Build a Chicken Run
If you’ve kept chickens for any amount of time, I’m sure you know the heartbreak of raising chicks to adulthood only to have them nabbed by a predator just when they’d started laying eggs. Losing even a few chickens from a small backyard flock is enough to make any homesteader sad, mad and determined to outsmart those…
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Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Fall is in the air, which of course makes us want to bake all sorts of pumpkin goodies. Here’s a healthy version of one of my all-time favorite pumpkin treats: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.
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How to Freeze Swiss Chard and Other Leafy Greens
Learn how to freeze Swiss Chard and other leafy greens so you can preserve your spinach, chard, kale and other garden greens for the winter.
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Fresh Garlicky Green Beans
Late summer into early fall is my absolute favorite time to harvest green beans, and garlicky green beans is one of my favorite ways to prepare them for our dinner table. The flavor is amazing and the prep is so quick and simple. If you can get your hands on fresh, local green beans, you…
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Kid-Friendly Lunch Idea: Apple Sandwiches
Fun, tasty and healthy, apple sandwiches are the ultimate #momwin.
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Roasted Cherry {or Grape} Tomatoes
We’re harvesting tomatoes like crazy around here! If you happen to have an abundance of grape or cherry tomatoes, may I suggest an easy and delicious remedy?
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Home Canned Tomato Soup
This Home Canned Tomato Soup is a great way to add extra veggies to your family’s meal plan.
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How to Dry Zucchini Noodles
You’ve heard the jokes about country folks discovering a bag of zucchini left on their porch or in their unlocked car in the dead of night…yes, it’s zucchini season alright!
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Thoroughly Equipped to Educate
Have you ever done something because it seemed like the right thing, the logical thing, to do, only to realize that it wasn’t right for you at all? Have you ever done what was expected and then discovered the freedom to break away from the norm?
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Canning Diced Green Chiles
Canning diced green chiles has been on my list for the last few years. Last year, I canned green chiles from the farmer’s market. This year I’m super pumped to be canning diced green chiles from my own garden!
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