To make life easier, all homesteaders need to have some basic meal staples ready to go, especially on those days when you’ve been out in the paddocks all day and are too tired to do anything else! This post is a round-up of my 20 favourite tried and true meal prep ideas, that are suitable to make using an Instant Pot, slow cooker, or stove.
Weekly round-up 27 June 2021
Just because the week starts off quiet, doesn’t mean it will end that way! A new farrier, some horsemanship realisations, starting a gardening project, and more!
TJ’s Epic Cold Pasta Salad
A fantastic cold pasta salad that’s heart enough as a meal on its own or as a side. You can’t go wrong having this in your Arsenal!
Brisket burgers
An easy brisket burger for all occasions!
Air fryer winter chestnuts – learn how to master one of winter’s sweetest delicacies
Chestnuts are fantastic, and such a special thing to enjoy in the winter. See my process on preparing, cooking and eating chestnuts in this post!
Sarma
Sarma – the best and most known Balkan food. If you’ve ever been to any type of Balkan function, this has been served. And now you can have the recipe and make it yourself!
Weekly round-up 20 June 2021
A sombering end to the week. Lots of lessons learnt, and small failures on my part as a human which impacted nothing but my ego. Lots of recipes and food prep, and positive news in my husbands recovery.
20 Best Vegetables For Canning (and pickling!)
When you have all those extra vegetables, what do you plan on doing with them? Sure you could give them away, but what would be much better is if you canned and pickled them! In this post, we talk about the 20 best vegetables to can and pickle and the brief process in doing so.
Mandarin Jam
When you have an abundance of mandarins, the only logical thing to do is make mandarin jam! Read on for the recipe!
Easy sausage rolls (including gluten free option!)
An Aussie favourite. And so easy to make! Sausage rolls are a bakery fave and I’ve been craving them for what feels like forever. Only difference is mine are gluten free and with gourmet sausage.