Sharing one my family’s traditional Christmas dishes, one with many fond memories and a recipe that has lasted generations Every family has those holiday foods they grew up assuming everyone ate. The dishes that simply appeared each year, without question, as much a part of December as socks drying by the woodstove.Then you get older […]

Grandma’s Christmas Pickled Deer Heart | A Unique Classic Dish

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Pickled Beef Heart

Warm, gooey, and just the right amount of pumpkin spice! Breathe in the warm cinnamon sugar and enjoy another tasty dish this season brings! Delightful Bites of Fall To me, a comforting dessert consists of two things: Watkins spices and gooey dough. I love making my caramel rolls and sourdough cinnamon rolls and thought I’d […]

Pumpkin Spice Dough Bites with Icing | A Tasty Fall Treat

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Pumpkin Spice Bites

It’s apple season and the sunrises and sunsets are getting colder here in Minnesota. This is when I reach for a quick, warm, and tasty drink to kickstart my day. Making Homemade Apple Tea It’s that time of year again, when my kids and I are craving a warm drink before heading off to start […]

3 Ingredient Dry Apple Tea | A Favorite Fall Tea

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Dry Apple Tea

    Using Earth + Flax as my guide helped me lean more deeply into natural finishes, trusting cedar to age well and using products that work with the wood instead of coating over it.     Why Cedar Benefits from a Natural Finish Cedar is already tough: it naturally resists rot, insects, and weather […]

Earth and Flax: Finishing Cedar the Old Way

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protective pine tar

Every good coop or shed deserves a little whimsy. Ours came in the form of a hobbit door and a round window—because why not? A farm is full of chores and straight lines; it’s a gift to break that up with something unexpected. Plus, I needed to add this to my carpentry resume. A Decorative […]

How to Build a Rounded Hobbit Door with Trim

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chicken coop with hobbit door

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