Southern Mama Homestead

Planted 46 Bull’s Blood Beets (R2B1) And 38 Chioggia Guardsmark (R2B2) before we ran out of warm soil (had 2-5 gallon buckets in the...

As if I didn’t have enough to do….

My daughter likes an electrolyte beverage with the initials BA. You can get 8 bottles (96 oz) for $6.50. However I made this with fruit...

Make 8 servings of smoothie for about the cost of one at a smoothie bar. Smoothie Yields 8 (8 oz) servings = 64 oz 32 oz yogurt, any type...

Banana Bread Serving Size : 12 Prep time: 20 minutes; Cook time:  60 minutes ⅓ c butter, melted  ¾ c sugar ¼ c brown sugar, packed  3...

Summer Nostalgia I’m not gonna say I hate winter. But I don’t like when my garden is mostly unalived or dormant either. So excuse me...

6 grocery store zucchini made 2 batches. With homegrown zucchini, it only takes 2-3. I despise buying produce from the store, but some...

Yesterday was cold, but it was pretty outside. So we got the herb bed ready for winter. When I planted my lemon balm this past spring, I...

All about mint… including Getting Mint Ready Winter… Or at least everything “I” know about mint. So first off, I’m not going to assume...

Let me just start off saying this recipe is not supposed to make quite so many rolls, but I cut these small because I have a bunch of...

Bacon, Onion, Mushroom Egg White Omelet Serves 2 4 slices bacon, fried, drained and crumbled 1/4 sautéed mushroom slices 2 T salted...

Homesteading does not have to cost a lot of money. Use what God gave you wisely; be intentional. Let your homestead meet you where you...

Potato & sweet potato harvest. I waited way too long to harvest these potatoes and sweet potatoes. They should have been harvested months...

Beef Stroganoff Beef roast, ~3# (can also use steak      tips, stew beef, ground beef, etc) ~1# mushrooms, sliced ~3/4 T chicken breader...

Ok, this has been sitting in my drafts for almost 11 months. I don’t even know why… I’ve been posting so many recipes, that I haven’t...

Homemade Pizza Pizza Dough 1/4 c warm water (110-115°) 1 tsp sugar 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast 1 T EVOO 3-4 c bread flour (may not use 4...

Pork chops and gravy  10 thick boneless pork chops (I cut       my own from a pork loin) Parsley (divided) Thyme (divided) Chicken...

Blackened Catfish EVOO 6-8 catfish filets 1/4 c blackening seasoning  1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped finely 3 cloves garlic, pressed 2 limes...

Shrimp & Pappardelle Shrimp, raw, deveined, no tails 1/8 c Lemon juice 1/4 c Seafood seasoning (I make my own) 1/4 c Lemon juice...

Blueberry Mini Loaves Bread: 1/3 c melted butter 1/2 c sugar 1/2 c brown sugar 2 eggs 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1...