THC – The Lost Internet Edition

Welcome to this week’s Homesteading Carnival. I am terribly sorry it is so late, but for the past two days, our internet has been out, therefore prohibiting me from posting it for all of you loyal readers. But, enjoy it anyways!

We’ll start in the Kitchen, getting something warm to eat this cold winter day.

In The Kitchen -

First, to start us off on the many posts we are going to be reading today, we are going to stop in the the kitchen of Danielle Hull at Teaching, Learning and Encouraging, because she posted the Baked Peach French Toast recipe that her family enjoys in the wintertime. “This is the recipe I made one year for Christmas breakfast that has now become our tradition for Christmas breakfast.  I don’t think the kids want me to make it any other time.” This one could become a family favourite, so hop on over to her blog and see the recipe.
Next we’ll go to Mrs. Stephanie’s kitchen at Stop the Ride! She posted about Canning Stew Meat. Ooh, this is perfect to warm you up for a good days work out in the barnyard on a cold day. “Canning stew meat makes this meat tender, and creates a ready to go start for quick and easy meals like beef and noodles or beef stew.”

Grandma Rosie at Texas Rose wants to share with you a lovely homestead recipe – Basil Rice Soup. She said “Fresh basil adds such a nice flavour to this soup. Any aromatic rise, such as basmati or jasmine, can be used for the regular long-grain rice.” You should go on over and try out this recipe to get you all warmed up tonight!

Now for the sweet stuff for after dinner –

Katie at Making This Home said that Those Apples Are Getting Saucy. “I sort of went overboard at the farmer’s market.  The organic apples were really cheap (1.99 a kilo, which is less than a buck a pound), and I managed to wedge thirty of the suckers into my bike basket between the yogurt and soy milk.” Ooh, you gotta go over and take a look at the recipe she has for the applesauce. I can taste it right now!

Miss Amanda at The Daily

Planet posted about her favourite Homeschool Memoirs: Winter Treats. She said that “I don’t really have a special food that I eat in the winter… except for peanut brittle. During the winter months is the only time people give us it, so I guess it can be called my winter treat.” You gotta stop on over to her blog to pick up the recipe to make your own homemade peanut brittle today!

And last but not least, we’ll go to the kitchen of the HappyCampers at The Adventures Of The Williams Family to learn all about how to make  caramel in her post Don’t Buy Caramels Anymore…Make Your Own!. She said that “A few weeks ago, Jeff & I were talking about Christmas traditions and he remembered homemade caramels as a special Christmas time treat. Given my limited talent in the kitchen, I wasn’t sure if I could pull off Homemade Caramels or not.”

Homesteader Belle also wanted to show you all the Handmade Christmas Gifts: Embroidered Tea Towels. “I am making homemade gifts for the women in my family. I am making them embroidered tea towels. Below are pictures of the embroidry I have done for the tea towels.” Wouldn’t it be lovely to sit at a table with one of those lovely tea towels to dry your hands on.

In The School Room –

Chris presents Household survival tips – How to Prepare for Disasters and Emergencies posted at Home I Own. If you ask ten people what it means to be prepared for an emergency, you will get ten different answers and for a good reason – the level of preparedness that people feel comfortable with changes from family to family, from person to person.

Homesteader Belle over at Homesteaderbelle’s Blog wants to share about the Handmade Decorative Hair Pin she made. “In a magazine, I found an idea to make very cute, decorative pins to wear in the hair. Above is a picture of the pin I made. I made it with a bobby pin, a 12 inch piece of 26 gauge wire, seed beads, and one larger bead for the center.” Take a look at that hair pin! I wouldn’t mind having one of those in my hair.

Before we leave here, Belle presents Our Christmas Window posted at Homesteaderbelle’s Blog. “Everyone in my family made paper snnowflakes to put on the windows,” she said. Go on over and see some pretty snoflakes that she and her kiddos made together.

In The Barnyard –

Now, before we settle in for the night, we are going to the hen house to check in on  Summer over at Wired For Noise who posted For The Birds. She said that “I’m officially chicken crazy. Today was spent drawing out plans to make a chicken coop, going to the library to check out books for me and the kids on chickens, and diving along ally ways looking for houses with stacks of old wood sitting out back.” Go on over to her blog to read about her chicken adventures.

While we are still out in the barn, head on over to the goat stall and read about my adventures in milking. I posted about the first day, and the second day, and the third day, and, well, you get the idea. On day three, “I drug myself out of of bed to go and milk the goats.” I also posted a recipe for goat milk soap that you can find here.

Okey-dokey, I think that about does it for today. Hope you all enjoyed reading all them posts… I had fun putting this together for you!

Matthew 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
I hope you have enjoyed reading the thoughts and happenings of a fifteen-year-old girl from the country. “You can do all things through CHRIST who strengthens you!” Philippians 4:13