To begin thinking about how to feed a family we need to go back to a home before the 1880s when food was almost a full-time job: She gardened and perhaps did some backyard butchering, made soap and candles, preserved the fruits and vegetables, salted and pickled the meat, … [Read more...] about ‘Food for her household’: How to Feed A Family
How to make Tasty Summer Pasta for your Family
Here is a tasty summer family pasta recipe packed full of flavour, and once the ingredients are prepared the oven does all the work, perfect! Ingredients List 1 Squash (I use butternut)1 Red Pepper200g tomatoes (any variety you like!)2 tbsp Olive Oil1 tsp Smoked … [Read more...] about How to make Tasty Summer Pasta for your Family
How to make Easy Dried Wild Grasses
There is a wonderful variety of wild grasses growing in gardens and fields at this time of year. If you would like to enjoy bunches of grasses in your home all summer long, why not follow my simple how to guide for drying and making your own dried wild grasses. Picking Wild … [Read more...] about How to make Easy Dried Wild Grasses
Willing Hands: The Heart behind a Happy Home
Today I'm returning to the ancient poem in the Bible about a wife and mother who "works with willing hands" (Proverbs 31:13). I will be looking at what it means in our own lives and in our culture to do our home-based work with willing hands today. This can bring us joy and give … [Read more...] about Willing Hands: The Heart behind a Happy Home
The Homemaking Life: An Introduction
How do you sum up years of homemaking? Babies and houses and dinner guests? Coffee cups, changing nappies, and candlelit evenings? Spills and baking and dreaming? There's so much life bursting out of every inch of these years. Homemaking is like a boat at sea. There are … [Read more...] about The Homemaking Life: An Introduction