Thursday, September 29, 2011

Remodel Project: Boys Room

What was done:
  • Patch Walls
  • Paint Ceiling
  • Heat Added
  • Paint Walls
  • New ceiling fan
  • Cleats Added
  • Window Treatments
  • Nautical Decor


Before:






After:







Budget: $250

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Gourds

Here is this year's Gourd harvest. Next year I would like to add handled gourds and mini pumpkins.

Cayenne Peppers

We have several strings of Cayenne Peppers drying. I wish I knew what we were going to do with them all!


Monday, September 26, 2011

Canning Apples

We purchased one bushel of mixed variety apples from Elegant Farmer, located between Mukwonago and East Troy on Hwy ES.

Check it out! www.elegantfarmer.com

With the apples I made:
  • 2 Quarts Apple Butter
  • 7 Quarts Apple Pie Filling
  • 9 Quarts Apple Sauce
Yum!



Monday, September 19, 2011

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Scrambled Eggs

Leaving my two year olds in charge of my egg basket is not something I will do again.


Saturday, September 10, 2011

Canning

We have canned:

Spaghetti Sauce
Stewed Tomatoes
Pizza Sauce
Dill Pickles
CayenneGarlic Pickles
Green Pepper Onion Pickles
Pickled Green Beans
Blackberry Jam
Blackberry Jelly
Blackberry Pie Filling
Cherry Jam









Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Hops = Beer = Yum!

We also grow our own hops. We have three different varieties including Cascade, Gaulding & Mount Hood. Cascade is used in the brewing of our signature wheat beers. Harvesting of the hop at the right moisture level is critical. After picking they are dried for a few days, processed in a food processor and frozen for future use.

Did you know eating a fresh hop makes your mouth go numb?

Turkey

My husband is an avid hunter and the land we live on provides quite the bounty. Here is a picture of a few of the wild turkeys enjoying our newly discovered Organic Apple Tree.

Can you find them?

Organic Apples

Here is a photo of 1 of 2 Organic Apple Trees that we have discovered on the farm.

My twins are two and a half -- the perfect age for putting apples into a basket as I shake the tree!