…offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God… Romans 12:1-2
Ingredients:
4 tbsp butter
2 cups sugar
½ cup cocoa
½ water or milk
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp salt
1 cup peanut butter
1. In a large pot, bring to a boil butter, sugar, cocoa, water or milk. Allow to boil 1 minute, stirring constantly.
2. Turn off heat and stir in salt and vanilla.
3. Slowly add in peanut butter.
4. Spoon out onto parchment paper and allow to cool and harden.
5. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
Breadsticks
1 ½ cups of warm water
1 packet of yeast
2 tbsp sugar
4 cups of flour
2 tsp salt
4 tbsp of butter
Butter Sauce
4 tbsp butter
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp onion powder
¼ tsp Italian seasoning
¼ cup parmesan cheese
Directions:
1. In a small bowl mix together yeast, 1 tsp sugar and warm water. Let sit for 5 minutes until foamy.
2. Meanwhile in the bowl of a stand mixer, add the dry ingredients, starting with 3 cups of flour.
3. Next add the butter.
4. Then add the yeast mixture.
5. Mix until well combined, adding a little flour as needed until the dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl.
6. Knead 5 minutes.
7. Slightly oil the bowl. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
8. Punch down the dough and flatten into a 13×18 baking sheet. Using a pizza cutter or a knife, cut 1 inch by 6 inch strips.
9. Let rise for another 45 minutes.
10. Preheat oven to 400.
11. Bake for 12 minutes.
12. Remove from the oven. Brush with the butter sauce and sprinkle with cheese. Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 cup of softened butter, divided
1 ½ cups of sugar
2 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 cup of sour cream
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup chopped pecans (optional)
1/2 cup of sugar
2 tbsp cinnamon
Directions:
1. Beat ½ cup of butter and 1 ½ of sugar until creamy.
2. Beat in eggs one at a time.
3. In another bowl sift together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Add to the creamed mixture, alternating with the sour cream.
4. Beat in vanilla.
5. In a small bowl, mix chopped nuts (optional), sugar and cinnamon.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
7. Prepare a Bundt pan by oiling and lightly dusting with flour.
8. Pour in 1/3 of the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle with ½ of cinnamon mixture.
9. Pour an additional 1/3 of the batter, smooth with a spatula. Then sprinkle with remaining cinnamon mixture.
10. Pour the rest of the batter and smooth it out.
11. Bake for 1 hour.
12. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 1 hour.
Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1lb ground beef
1 egg
½ tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp chopped onion
½ tsp dill weed
½ salt
¼ black pepper
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Roll into balls, then flatten to form patties.
3. Preheat a lightly oiled, frying pan.
4. Cook on medium heat.
5. When browned on both sides transfer to a paper towel lined plate to allow the extra fat to drain off.
Ingredients:
1 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 cup of sugar
1 egg
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp vanilla
Directions:
1. Mix all ingredients together. Using a small spoon, scoop up the cookie dough and roll into 1-2 inch sized balls.
2. Place onto a baking pan and press the tops down with a fork, making the classic peanut butter cookie design!
3. Bake at 350 for 10 minutes.
*Recipe makes 2 dozen cookies
The Easiest Chicken Salad
Ingredients:
5oz can of chicken breast
½ cup mayo
1 tbsp sweet relish
1 chopped green onion
1 small garlic clove, minced
¼ tsp salt
¼ tsp sugar
¼ tsp pepper
¼ onion powder
Directions:
1. Mix together all ingredients.
2. Serve plain, with bread, or crackers. Enjoy
With the upcoming Homestead Move and the recent goodbyes to our livestock, the homestead kids were definitely feeling the emotions pretty strong. Besides my oldest daughters’ working dog Cami, they’ve always had animals to care for, play with and love!
What could we do that would occupy their thoughts and time, would benefit the homestead and be small enough to travel with us?
A cat, of course!
…So meet Tiger- Our newest addition to the Homestead. He’s the perfect feline friend; loves attention, but wants his freedom.
Not only has he been great for the kids but we’ve come to learn that there’s actually many benefits in having a homestead cat:
Mice and rats. The most obvious job of a cat is to control the population of rodents. Every homesteader at some point while storing livestock food has had some trouble with mice and rats. But no sign of any now that Tiger is here.
Very low maintenance. Feed once a day and he gets his water from the creek. Tiger stays outside so there’s no need for a litter box. And unlike my oldest daughters daily dog chore of the ‘poop scoop’. My youngest daughter, caretaker of Tiger, doesn’t bother because he buries his.
They eat bugs! Yes, Bugs. I couldn’t believe it either until I seen Tiger chasing a bug. Not only beneficial if your overrun with pests but highly entertaining to watch!
Everybody has their favorite way to make mashed potatoes but this recipe is by far the tastiest and the creamiest I’ve tried.
Ingredients:
3lbs potatoes (cubed)
4 tbsp butter
½ cup sour cream (add more if needed)
1 clove garlic
2 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
Directions:
1. Place cubed potatoes and garlic clove in a pot and cover with water.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Cook on low for 20 minutes.
4. Drain water.
5. Add butter, sour cream, salt and pepper.
6. Mix on high until creamy or your desired consistency.
7. Serve and Enjoy!
Ingredients:
1 package yeast
2¼ cups warm water
3 tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
5 – 5 ½ cups of flour (finely ground)
Directions:
1 .Dissolve yeast in warm water, add sugar, salt, oil and 3 cups of flour. Beat until smooth.
2. Stir in remaining flour ½ cup at a time, until a smooth dough ball forms.
3. Knead for 10 minutes.
4. Lightly oil bowl. Cover and set in a warm place, let rise 1 ½ – 2 hours until doubled in size.
5. Punch down and divide in half.
6. Shape each into a loaf and place in oiled loaf pans.
7. Cover and allow to rise an additional 1 hour or until doubled in size.
8. Preheat oven to 375.
9. Bake 20-25 minutes until golden brown and hollow when tapped.
10. Transfer from loaf pans to a wire rack and allow to cool.
11. Slice and enjoy!
Ingredients:
¼ cup orange juice
3 ripe bananas
½ cup frozen mangos
½ cup frozen strawberries
½ cup (any flavor) kefir
1 scoop super blend
Instructions:
In a blender, combine all ingredients, blend until smooth. Add orange juice until desired consistency.
Serve, Drink and Enjoy!
The Pilgrim Homestead 