Corn on the cob is in season. Want to sink your teeth into some nice sweet corn on the cob? Corn that is still sweet, not watery with boiling? Here’s how one native Vermonter taught me to cook corn when it is hot out. Thanks […]
Fast Corn on the Cob
Tuna Crunch Dip
Easy and tasty – here is one way to turn a can of tuna into a satisfying summer meal. Avoid the scourge and money pit of purchasing fast food. Uncle Smokey here with one of my favorite summer no-cook meals. Cover Image. From our post […]
Homestead Cats
I can’t imagine a homestead without a cat. Or two. Or more. Cats are an essential component to a happy homestead. In honor of Happy Cat Month (September) we have a guest post about cats and homestead life by one of our loyal readers, Iya […]
Homesteading is a State of Mind
Homesteading is a state of mind. It is not only about buying land and starting to farm. It’s not about living off grid and raising your own food and raising livestock. Certainly it is not about withdrawing from society. It is about being willing to […]
Sweet & Sour Purslane – Verdolagas
Purslane, called verdolagas in Spanish, is a summer growing plant that has been used for regional dishes since before the written history of our area. This is a dish that uses the bounty of the season. Above cover image: purslane in flower courtesy L Rignanese. […]
Forage Purslane – Verdolagas
In an earlier post we shared using foraged purslane in Sonoran Verdolagas Cornbread. Since the monsoon rains have blessed up with ample purslane plants, let’s look at this wonderful native plant – native to the Southwest and also found around the world. Verdolagas is the […]
Homestead Update
Summertime is busy here on the homestead. Some weeks on this site we do not add a recipe or a foraged food. Some weeks we spend the same time writing and editing on the website itself. Working On It! Summer has extra sunny hours – […]
Free Never Is
Once I wrote “Free Food” as a title for one of my foraging posts, but then I changed it. Why? Because, if you take a good look, nothing on this earth is ever free. You need to trade one thing for another. When it comes […]
Mesquite Pancakes
Mesquite beans make a lovely gluten-free meal or flour. Sweet. A tad nutty flavored. Some people say somewhat carob-like. They have a delightful taste all their own. Just like we said in the post about verdolagas when asked what they taste like. Shrug. They taste […]
Sonoran Verdolagas Corn Bread – Forage Purslane
Verdolagas is the Spanish name for a heat loving plant grown around the world, Portulaca oleracea, also called purslane. It can be eaten raw, but is more commonly cooked. Above cover image of purslane in flower, courtesy of L. Rignanese. Meet the Purslane Portulaca oleracea […]