I just read that the sales of cereal have risen 214%.
That’s quite an increase! I get it. If you are exhausted, and need something to eat, and you don’t care to cook, a bowl of cereal can fit the bill!
Old Fashioned Cereal Cookies
A Bike Ride in a Cornfield
Sales of Peleton bikes and bicycles are up 172% and 121% respectively. There is a revived interest in riding a bike, for exercise or as a form of transportation.
Derecho Devastation in Iowa
I was planning to post about an easy and thrifty way to can pickles that taste like expensive deli pickles.
But instead I must discuss the Disastrous Derecho (Source: weather.gov) that blew in on August 10, 2020 that has brought Midwest farmers to their knees. (We were one of few that missed devastation, where the epicenter was less than 20 miles away. We are stunned the Derecho went around our tiny spot in the state.)
Small Farming Can Save Big Money
Whelp. The corn market sucks and the bean market sucks more. Or is it suckier?
Nevermind.
Green Beans With Onion and Tomato
In keeping with more postings of thrifty and easy recipes, here’s a recipe from the 1960’s. I don’t think Grandma was aware of the words Keto or Whole 30 back in the day, but she did have the good idea to put together this tasty side dish.
Easy Pulled Pork
Change. We’ve all had some! There have been a couple hundred thousand of you who have voted by visiting my Pinterest account that you need thrifty, homemade food! So, starting today, I will be posting easy from-the-farm recipes more often until we all get through this. And because Lila gave me her large collection of vintage Midwest farm cookbooks, we are set for decades! (I’m not kidding…)
What Matters Most
Prepare Like a Farmer and Apple Cider Beef Stew
Holy Cats! I caught the TV news and saw shots of empty grocery store shelves. No toilet paper, canned goods or frozen vegetables as far as the eye could see! My heart goes out to anyone experiencing stress getting needed supplies.
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Choosing a New Chicken Flock and Rice Raisin Pudding
Our hearts are a little bit broken. Most of our chickens have died this year. Our flock lasted ten years, and then over the span of six months, they passed a few at a time, and now only two remain.
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Cleaning a Farm Windbreak and Simple Fruit Salad
We let things go! Trees, broken branches and undergrowth have gotten a bit out of control in our windbreak. We will work in January instead of the summer to cut out undergrowth and trees because it’s easier to pull out vegetation when it’s dead and the ground is not yet frozen solid. No chemicals are used, just hard work.
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