Monthly Archives: December 2012

Happy New Years From The Gals At Lil’ Suburban Homestead

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

The Gals and The Viking and I would like to wish all of our readers a prosperous and healthy New Year for 2013! We have been so thankful to share with all of you our hopes, our dreams, our successes … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Frugal Holidays, Homesteading, Keeping Chickens, The Suburban Homestead Life | Tagged 2013, backyard chickens, best wishes, chickens, dreams, failures, happy new year, Happy New Years, healthy, hopes, keeping chickens, New Year, New Years Eve, prosperous, readers, successes | 9 Comments

New Years Eve Ham Rolls

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

First of all I have to start this blog post off saying this isn’t my recipe I give my sister-in-law credit for this recipe however in her email to me when she sent me the recipe she doesn’t take credit … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Frugal Holidays, Money Talks, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results | Tagged appetizer, budget, Christmas, Cook, delicious, economical, festive, Free, frugal, ham, holiday, home, magic, poppy seeds, Recipe, rolls, secret sauce, starter, tools | 9 Comments

Christmas Morning Scones

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I absolutely love scones…..I love how heavy, creamy and how they crumble just so if they are made correctly and they are certainly filling so when I found a recipe for them that looked simple enough I decided to give … Continue reading →

Posted in Festive Frugal Holidays, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, The Tools of The Trade, Uncategorized | Tagged baking, Christmas, cooking, delicious, festive, frugal, holidays, homemade, inexpensive, Pastry, Pastry blender, Recipe, recipes, scones, tools of the trade | 2 Comments

The Best Things Are Made With Love

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I love Pinterest and this past year I found a vegetable hod for gardening that I wanted this was the inspiration “Vegetable Hod” and when I showed it to my husband he said “It’s a shame I don’t have time … Continue reading →

Posted in DIY, Homesteading, Le Jardin (French For The Garden if your not sure ;)...), The Active Homesteader, Uncategorized | Tagged diy, frugal, garden, gardener, gardening, gift, great, handy, Hod, home, idea, Pinterest, plants, project, seeds, thoughtful, tool, vegetable, viking | 9 Comments

Holiday Greetings From Lil’ Suburban Homestead

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

We are very grateful this year at our Lil’ Suburban Homestead that we all have had a healthy year and have been blessed with more blessings and surrounded by those we love and who love us in return than we … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Fun, Festive Frugal Holidays, Homesteading, Making Your Home A Haven, Uncategorized | Tagged #happyholidays, #tistheseason, bacon, Christmas and holiday season, gift, gift giving, Greeting card, happy holidays, holiday, homesteading, Jesus, merry christmas, monetary, money bags, readers, rewards, suburban homestead, sustainable living, validation, viking | 11 Comments

Freezer Mishap Turns Out Amazing Lamb Burritos

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

You know I almost called these Carnitas but then changed my mind and called them Burritos and they ended up being a big hit with the men in my household plus my son had one of his close friends over … Continue reading →

Posted in My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Uncategorized, Unprocessed Food Staples | Tagged Burrito, Carnita, cooking, Fajita, Flour tortilla, healthy, home, make your own take out, nutritious, recipes, Sour cream, United States, whole foods | 9 Comments

The Most Egg’citing Time Of Year!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Our gals have been enjoying our balmy December weather this month giving us approximately six eggs a day sometimes even more. They have been loving the warmth and sunny afternoons and have been surprising us with beautiful eggs for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating Whole Foods For Health, Festive Frugal Holidays, Keeping Chickens, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Uncategorized | Tagged #backyardchickens #breakfast, abundance, breakfast, Burrito, Christmas, eggs, exciting, Flour tortilla, freezer, future, holidays, meals, nutritious, oamc, once a month cooking, preparation, prepared, Scrambled eggs, Tortilla, viking, whole foods | 8 Comments

Cajun Fish Stew and You Have To See This Puffer Fish!

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I could have called this stew a great many different names it actually is a recipe that I tweaked that was passed on to my by some dear friends of ours but the thing is I wanted the title to … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating Whole Foods For Health, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Uncategorized | Tagged bacon, Costco, creole, fish stew, frugal, garlic, healthy, nutritious, puffer fish, soups, stew, whole foods | 6 Comments

Chex Mix A Holiday Tradition

Posted on December 9, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I love Chex mix but not the Chex mix that is already made that you buy in a bag in the store but the kind that is lovingly made at home with stirring and some butter and spices. I don’t … Continue reading →