↓
 

Walking in High Cotton

Redeeming the Everyday Grind...with Boots On!

  • HOME
  • BLOG
  • Shop
  • BOOK NEWS!
  • About Jamie
  • Farm & Homesteading Work
  • Family & Farm Kids
  • Reading & Learning
  • Traveling & Exploring
  • Printables
  • Disclosure & Privacy
  • Newsletter Sign Up

Tag Archives: in the kitchen

Post navigation

← Older posts

Using Up Extra Eggs With Breakfast Freezer Cooking

Walking in High Cotton Posted on March 20, 2017 by JamieApril 1, 2020 6
How to use up those extra spring eggs with freezer breakfast cooking via Walking in High Cotton Great ideas for busy families, wholesome food, and waste-not-want-not values.

This time of year the chickens really get down to business and each hen start laying about two eggs every three days–not quite one egg a day. Egg laying is related to daylight hours, so longer daylight hours this time of years leads to the start of the spring egg glut. {smile} With 15 chickens in our chicken house right now, we get about a dozen eggs a day! Yes, we do sell eggs. But as we’ve downsized the farm, we have reduced our marketing time and focused more on self-reliance. … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Home | Tagged chickens, eggs, in the kitchen | 6 Replies

30+ Mulberry Recipes for Wild-Harvested Berries

Walking in High Cotton Posted on May 23, 2019 by JamieApril 1, 2020 5
30+ Mulberry Recipes for wild-harvested berries. via Walking in High Cotton --tarts, pies, cheesecake, crumbles, cobblers, lemonade--all in one place!

We’ve been harvesting mulberries lately in the evenings. We have 3 big mulberry trees on the edge of our top field that get loaded with berries every spring. It’s a bit of a fight to get them before the birds do! Over the years we’ve used different methods to collect berries–from the kids eating them all without telling me, to focused foraging efforts. The easiest way is for someone to climb the tree and shake them all out onto a tarp. I’ve seen folks also use a sheet, but then … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Home, Farm Work | Tagged foraging, in the kitchen, mulberries | 5 Replies

Lunch Gear When You Pack Every Day! {School Days Series}

Walking in High Cotton Posted on August 19, 2016 by JamieMarch 30, 2020  

We’re getting ready to head into yet another school year in just a few weeks, and I know a lot of folks are already in school or full-on back-to-school mode. I’m still sorting and organizing to get us ready right now, and I thought this little {School Days} series might help any busy mommas new to the school scene–or frustrated because what they’re doing just isn’t working. In addition to managing clothes, chores, homework, and school supplies, there’s this whole time slot of our daily life that revolves around lunches. Yep, lunches. … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family, Farm Home | Tagged farm kids, in the kitchen | Leave a reply

How to Have Real Food for Dinner on Crazy Busy Weeknights

Walking in High Cotton Posted on August 15, 2017 by JamieMarch 30, 2020 1
How to have REAL FOOD on the table for dinner on those CRAZY busy weeknights! via Walking in High Cotton Real food for the family in 30 minutes, without a crock pot. A weekly system with a little bit of prep and a lot of simplicity. 

We have been in the midst of a very busy season around here. The kiddos have a summer full of family visits, sports practice, and fun camp experiences, against a background of our two full-time jobs and managing the homestead. I’d love to be able to say that eating a healthy dinner in the midst of all that running around is our number one priority, but can I be honest for a moment? Our #1 family wellness goal in this season has become just not eating fast food every night! … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Home | Tagged busy family, clean-and-simple, in the kitchen | 1 Reply

How to Help Needy Families with Your Extra Eggs

Walking in High Cotton Posted on March 24, 2017 by JamieMarch 30, 2020 4

As I said on Monday, We have about 15 chickens in the chicken house right now and during peak egg season that amounts to about a dozen eggs a day! As we’ve downsized, marketing our eggs has been less of a priority and we’ve focused on using them up, or giving them away. Our last post talked about ways to save those eggs for your own family’s use. But farm fresh eggs can provide huge nutritional value to families that struggle to put food on the table! This post is about … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Home, Farm Work | Tagged chickens, eggs, in the kitchen, service projects | 4 Replies

50+ Recipes for Summer Squash to Use Up Your Garden Overflow!

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 17, 2019 by JamieJune 20, 2019 7

I have to admit, we did not eat summer squash very much growing up. Ok, can I be honest? Actually, never. I don’t remember my mother ever cooking yellow squash. I do remember having it with other people, but not at our house. Mr. Fix-It’s family grew it and they ate it all summer long, but he doesn’t remember much variety in the recipes. So I guess the good news is that we don’t have any old family recipes we have to throw out or overcome to try something new! … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Work | Tagged gardening, in the kitchen | 7 Replies

How to Steam Farm Fresh Eggs for Easy Peeling

Walking in High Cotton Posted on April 17, 2017 by JamieMay 18, 2017 11
How to Steam Farm Fresh Eggs for Easy Peeling...no aging, no ice bath, no baking soda, just perfect eggs! via Walking in High Cotton

Have you ever had this happen? You buy a dozen beautiful, rainbow-colored, farm fresh eggs and can’t wait to eat them! You have visions of scrambled eggs, quiches, cakes, and a lovely tray of deviled eggs at the family picnic with those brilliant yellow yolks…NOPE. By the time you peel them, all you have left is the yolk! NOPE. By the time you peel them, all you have left is the yolk! Peeling fresh eggs is always a struggle, but peeling farm fresh, pasture-raised eggs can be a nightmare! Both the … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Home | Tagged chickens, eggs, in the kitchen | 11 Replies

Simple Tips for Sucess in the Family Garden

Walking in High Cotton Posted on March 26, 2013 by JamieApril 4, 2017 2
Simple DOs and DON'Ts to have a fun, successful season in the family garden. Learning, loving, enjoying fresh air and family time together. via Walking in High Cotton

If you’re a regular reader, you know that we do a big family garden every year. And it’s not always been my favorite part of the homestead. Probably because it’s a lot more work than folks like to make it sound and we’re already really, really busy! Don’t get me wrong–it’s totally worth it! (Hello, we do it every year!) But it definitely takes time and sweat. Mr. Fix-It and the crew have just kept plugging away year after year and each year it gets better and better and this … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family, Farm Home, Farm Work | Tagged farm kids, gardening, in the kitchen | 2 Replies

5 Days of Organizing Back to School…Supplies and Gear

Walking in High Cotton Posted on August 21, 2012 by JamieMarch 12, 2017 2

This week is actually back to school week for us (yesterday was our first day of school–my eyes are still red and swollen!) and I’m joining 21 other bloggers in a 5 Days of Organizing and Cleaning series, so for the next couple days I’ll be talking about organizing for the school year. Monday: It Starts at Home Tuesday: Supplies and Gear Wednesday: Food and Meal Planning Thursday: Simple Wardrobes Friday: Fresh Routines and Learning Lifestyles. There will also be some sweet GIVEAWAYS throughout the week–so be sure to check … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family, Farm Home | Tagged clean-and-simple, farm kids, in the kitchen, motherhood | 2 Replies

5 Days of Organizing Back to School…Food and Meal Planning

Walking in High Cotton Posted on August 22, 2012 by JamieMarch 12, 2017 2

This week is our first week back to school and I’m joining 21 other bloggers in a 5 Days of Organizing and Cleaning series, so for the next couple days I’ll be talking about organizing for the school year. Monday: It Starts at Home Tuesday: Supplies and Gear Wednesday: Food and Meal Planning Thursday: Simple Wardrobes Friday: Fresh Routines and Learning Lifestyles. There will also be some sweet GIVEAWAYS throughout the week–so be sure to check out the links at the end of my posts each day! (Hint, Hint…there’s cash!) … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family, Farm Home | Tagged clean-and-simple, daily grind, in the kitchen, motherhood | 2 Replies

We Had a Birthday!

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 19, 2015 by JamieMarch 9, 2017  

Mr. Fix-It doesn’t get off work very often. It’s the nature of working for a family-owned small business. The benefits are not the same as what I take for granted. He doesn’t have much paid leave, and what he does have, he tries to save for holidays or traveling to see family. So when I decided to take the first couple days of summer break off with the kiddos earlier this week, I was tickled that he up and decided to schedule a day off to spend with us. And … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family | Tagged busy family, holidays, in the kitchen | Leave a reply

Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks

Walking in High Cotton Posted on November 28, 2012 by JamieDecember 18, 2013 2
Candy Cane Hot Chocolate Stir Sticks (a Pintrest Holiday project) at Walking in High Cotton

So we all love Pinterest, right? I mean, the brilliant, beautiful ideas floating around out there are just overwhelming!  I shared a bunch of fun stuff yesterday. But the problem, of course, is that you spend all your time pinning great ideas and never do any of them! I used to spend hours doing the same thing with the Stampin’ Up! catalog–drooling over the goodies and the beautiful projects instead of putting the book down and getting to work. What’s that cute ecard? “Thank you Pinterest for making me feel … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family, Farm Home | Tagged holidays, in the kitchen | 2 Replies

Canning Peach Butter

Walking in High Cotton Posted on September 5, 2012 by JamieDecember 13, 2013 1
Canning Peach Butter @ Walking in High Cotton

Well, I took an unexpected blogging holiday! {smile} I got so wrapped up in enjoying the long weekend with the family I just didn’t even think to get on the computer. I did snap some pictures though. They all turned out a little…interesting…since it was rainy and foggy a good part of our three days. One of the things that was on my TO DO list for the long weekend was a couple of canning recipes I had been saving on Pinterest. I’ve done quite a bit of freezing, but … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family, Farm Home, Farm Work | Tagged canning and preserving, in the kitchen | 1 Reply

18 Chickens in my Freezer

Walking in High Cotton Posted on May 24, 2010 by JamieJune 25, 2013 11

On Friday there were 21 Cornish-Rock chickens lounging in the sun and pecking bugs out in our field… That picture is actually them from a few weeks ago–they were bigger a few days ago but I was distracted by contemplating their future and forgot to take pictures. But as of 8:30 pm on Saturday night there are 18 fresh chickens from The Lowe Farm chillin’ in our garage freezer. Yep, I now have a personal understanding of that old country saying “runnin’ around like a chicken with your head off.”  … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Work | Tagged chickens, in the kitchen | 11 Replies

Everything Food Prep {Blog Hop} — Some Tips for the Super-Busy Momma

Walking in High Cotton Posted on June 25, 2013 by JamieJune 25, 2013 2

WOW, we’ve been kinda busy around here. (Isn’t that always the case?) So I haven’t done a good job with previewing the Everything Food Prep {BLOG HOP} this month, but yes, we’re back again with another Mom-Tested, Family-Approved BLOG HOP and we sure hope you’ll join us by linking up one, or two, or more of your great posts about all things food prep, canning and preserving, bulk buying and cooking, freezer cooking and other stuff that I’m totally trying to learn from all you organized and kitchen-savvy ladies! Here … Continue Reading…

Posted in Farm Family | Tagged canning and preserving, in the kitchen | 2 Replies

Post navigation

← Older posts
Facebooktwitterpinterestinstagrammail

Find More…

Posts on this site may contain affiliate links. Please see DISCLOSURE for details. Visit LINKING UP to see where content is shared.

Recent Posts

  • Snakes, Bluebirds, and Dirt Bikes…the Daily Farm Adventures {129}
  • 20 Picture Books of Amazing Women in History and Science
  • Let the Outside Work Commence…The Daily Farm Adventures {129}
  • All the Seasons in One Week…the Daily Farm Adventures {128}
  • How to Create a Tax Record Binder for the Small Farm
PINNERS WELCOME
Personal Use ONLY.
Other use of ANY text, images, or printable resources from this site require WRITTEN PERMISSION from blog owner.

Most Popular Posts

The Lowe Farm, LLC {Walking in High Cotton Blog}. All Rights Reserved. - Weaver Xtreme Theme Privacy Policy
↑