Tag Archives: cooking

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

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

Herb Of The Week: Rosemary For Remembrance

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

“There’s Rosemary, that’s for remembrance; Pray you love, remember.” Hamlet – William Shakespeare I absolutely love the smell of rosemary (Rosemarinus officinalis) not only is it a savory herb that pairs perfectly with steaks, roasts, and lambs. It is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Herbology, Uncategorized | Tagged cooking, culinary, decor, fond memories, garden, gardens, herb, herbology, herbs, North Carolina, Plant, recipes, remembrance, Rosemary, saving money, week, wreath | 4 Comments

Peach Cobbler – A Southern Tradition

Posted on August 7, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

I have not had very many desserts for the most part since this last Spring so yesterday in honor of all of the peaches in the house I thought I would make a peach cobbler not the kind made with … Continue reading →

Posted in Delectable Desserts, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized, Unprocessed Food Staples | Tagged cobbler, Cook, cooking, Dessert, food for soul, Fruits and Vegetables, home, Peach, peaches | 2 Comments

What’s lurking in your fridge?

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Let’s face it all those commercials we grew up with about the germs dancing in our fridge are true albeit animated so today I tackled our refrigerator and I was ruthless in terms of what stayed and what got put … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating Whole Foods For Health, Home Organization, Making Your Home A Haven, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Uncategorized | Tagged clean, cleaning, cooking, fermented foods, fridge, frugal, germs, haven, home, lurking, organization, organize, prepared, prepared for the future, prepping, Refrigerator | 5 Comments

4th of July Reflections

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

This year we celebrated the 4th of July with family so we hosted the event at our house. We started dinner off with some 4th of July Trivia that I actually found the links on the internet and I labeled … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Fun, Festive Frugal Holidays, Making Your Home A Haven, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized | Tagged 4th of July Trivia, american, angel food cake, baked potato, blueberries, celebrate, cooking, family, Fireworks, Fourth of July, historical, holidays, home, Independence Day, July, mason jar, patriotic, patriotism, proud, Salad, steaks, strawberries, United States | 3 Comments

Nasturtium & Beet Salad

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Sometimes I just want a really light salad and this is the perfect salad to serve alongside some fresh fish caught from the ocean. I usually use a dressing of balsamic vinegar with just a bit of olive oil mixed … Continue reading →

Posted in Eating Whole Foods For Health, My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results | Tagged Balsamic vinegar, Beet, cooking, home, homesteading, lettuce, nasturtium, olive oil, Salad, salad greens, summer salad, sustainable living, Vinaigrette | 7 Comments

The Ole’ Saturday Homesteading Trading Post Edition No. 16 & Homemade Corn Tortillas

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Wow I am running so late today……….but I did have a wonderful opportunity to sleep in which is a rare occasion. Today the Viking and I are going to finish up some of our projects in the garden, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Frugality, Homesteading, Le Jardin (French For The Garden if your not sure ;)...), My Tiny Galley Kitchen's Results, Projects from the Viking in my life!, The Suburban Homestead Life, Uncategorized, Unprocessed Food Staples | Tagged 100 email followers, 100 facebook followers, affordable, blog hop, celebrate, colonial gardens, cooking, Corn tortilla, corn tortillas, frugality, garden, Giveaway, growing your own food, homemade yogurt, homestead, homesteading, Linky Tools, Ole' Saturday Homesteading Trading Post, planting, raised beds, saturday, square foot gardening, sustainable living, viking | 12 Comments

An Early Christmas Gift – Blue Fish For Dinner

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Tonight was one of those magical evenings when we had a little time to kill so my husband, son, and I headed up to the beach to see if the fish were biting. It’s one of the great things about … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Fun, Uncategorized | Tagged beach, blue fish, Christmas, cooking, delicate, family memories, fishing, merry christmas, mother fishing poles, ocean, son, sweet | Leave a comment

Are you like the squirrel?

Posted on October 8, 2011 by Lil' Suburban Homestead

Foraging for food is becoming popular again, I personally don’t think it was ever out of style but I have noticed more people having that conversation on blogs etc……..when my husband and I go for hike in the woods we … Continue reading →