Culinary delights through the centuries are likely to be found here, as well as many Ketogenic redactions. We’ve been following a completely Grain-FREE, Low Carb/High Fat (LCHF), Ketogenic Way of Eating (WOE) since February 2014! Additionall,y we like to explore food by make our own mustard, yogurt, baked good, etc.
Many of today’s most important crops, such as watermelon, honey melon, cucumber, squash, zucchini, and pumpkin, all belong to the family Cucurbitaceae. Alternately known as the cucumber family, cucurbits, gourd family, or squash family. Most wild cucurbit fruits are bitter and nonpalatable to humans. Those with non-bitterness to their pulp were apparently favored during early … Continue reading Cucurbits
I realized for the first time today that I kinda tend to do a little wildcrafting of one form or another just about every single day here at Emerickeskepe. I don't mean actively harvesting or processing items from our land. Sometimes it's just observing; making mental notes of what's emerging, or what's blooming. For instance, … Continue reading Wildcrafting at Emerickeskepe
Medieval custard tarts generally contain similar basic ingredients consisting of a milk product, eggs and spices. Frequently they also contain fruit, but not always. What varies between the recipes is the ratio of these ingredients as well as which spices and fruits, if any, were used. Some used butter, others cream or even Almond Milk. … Continue reading Custard Tart with Fyges and Raisouns
So making yogurt at home just seems so intimidating, or at least it always seemed so to me. I don’t know WHY, really, I mean it’s not potentially dangerous the way making soap is and I’ve made my own soap for years, now! It was several years ago, in fact, that I first purchased a … Continue reading Making yogurt using our fresh, raw goats’ milk!
I've been making my own laundry soap for several years now, using a dry version consisting of a blend of Washing Soda, Baking Soda, Borax and grated Zote soap. I don't know where, exactly, I first found this "recipe", but the one over at Heather's Blog-o-rama is (almost) the same: 1, 4-lb box of 20 Mule Team … Continue reading Homemade Laundry Sauce
So on our recent adventures to get a load of hay we serendipitously came across Sulaks Czech Bakery and Meats in Clifton, TX. We stopped in for a quick visit to their deli for lunch and ended up coming home with a bag full of fresh garden veggies and a pack of their homemade Garlic … Continue reading Rustic Sausage & Summer Squash Skillet
Dancing Moon Farmstead and Emerickeskepe 