I was talking to DW the other day, and realized what nerds we are, homesteading nerds to be exact. We get so excited about things other people would laugh at. It mostly has to do with self-sufficiency. We got so excited when our cow freshened because we didn't have to go to the store for milk or butter anymore, and we (I mean she) could start making cheese again. Then, DW got that cute little excited look in her eye and tone in her voice because she had just discovered another self-sufficiency item we could add to our list. She made ranch dressing! She had tried another recipe earlier this year, but was unsatisfied because she still had to use store bought ranch mix.
Well, through the power of the internet, she found out how to make her own ranch mix. As a double bonus, she also discovered how to make her own mayonnaise, which the ranch dressing recipe calls for. It was excellent. I asked her to add a little more homemade ranch mix to it to make it "ranchier", and that was even better. She was so happy. So now we will have homemade mayo and ranch dressing in our home.
She talked about it on her blog earlier, but she also made her own ketchup. We had TONS of tomatos left over that we had picked before our first freeze. They were turning red quick and would soon go bad if she didn't do something with them. It was a day-long project, but when she was done she had turned 10 pounds of tomatos into 3 quarts of ketchup. It tastes great! The kids rejected it because it tasted different than store bought, but after a while of having nothing else, they'll get used to it.
We're such nerds.
Well, through the power of the internet, she found out how to make her own ranch mix. As a double bonus, she also discovered how to make her own mayonnaise, which the ranch dressing recipe calls for. It was excellent. I asked her to add a little more homemade ranch mix to it to make it "ranchier", and that was even better. She was so happy. So now we will have homemade mayo and ranch dressing in our home.
She talked about it on her blog earlier, but she also made her own ketchup. We had TONS of tomatos left over that we had picked before our first freeze. They were turning red quick and would soon go bad if she didn't do something with them. It was a day-long project, but when she was done she had turned 10 pounds of tomatos into 3 quarts of ketchup. It tastes great! The kids rejected it because it tasted different than store bought, but after a while of having nothing else, they'll get used to it.
We're such nerds.
You may ask how she has time for all of this while homeschooling and taking care of 4 little kids. Well, she doesn't. A lot of projects she would love to tackle or finish get postponed. It's a little easier because with all littles, homeschooling doesn't take up a whole lot of time right now. As the kids get bigger there will be more homeschooling to do, but also more hands to help with our homestead projects. It all balances out, sort of.
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