"Eat it up,
Wear it out,
Make it do,
Or go without."
~A Pioneer Sampler, by Barbara Greenwood~

Pioneer Woman at Heart

One Flourishing, Frugal and Fun Family!

One family learning to live off the land, cut back on expenses, and to live a simpler and a more self-sufficient lifestyle.

Wednesday, October 2, 2019

Winter Medicinal Prep



Started a  jar of sage tincture.


Started another jar of mullein tincture






Dehydrated sage for meals and for medicinal tea and for recipes.  I use it to make homemade sausage, pumpkin sage mac n' cheese and other recipes.  I didn't have much to harvest as one plant is half dead, so I had to dig out my small dehydrator for that small job.



Started a jar of Four Thieves Vinegar.





Froze medicinal basil pesto (Rosemary Gladstar recipe)


Made a medicinal jar of thyme honey (Rosemary Gladstar).  I also have her recipe for Thyme Syrup.  That only lasts 4-6 weeks, so I have an indoor plant for that this winter.



Started one jar of elderberry elixir.





Put organic ginger root in the freezer.  I just rinse, dry, wrap up and place in a freezer bag.  It is used for ginger tea, homemade ginger ale and other recipes.  Ginger root itself has so many healthy benefits overall, I make sure I have it on hand at all times, especially when the snow is flying.  Which reminds me, I need to stock up on club soda for the ginger ale as well.



Planted basil seeds for an indoor pot resource. Lots of good benefits from it and I use it in recipes.  It's already sprouting.



I also restocked organic pineapple juice.  I use it for not just recipes, but it's great to have on hand for colds and coughs as well as the health benefits.  I use it to make homemade teriyaki sauce too.




Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Tuesday Tidbits

Now that Hubby is on night shift we had Monday morning open to run errands, so we also visited his sister.  I got my watch battery changed and finally dropped off jewelry to get repaired too.  We finally picked up a two receipt on daughter's car so now I can submit that for a refund.

My new garlic has not arrived.  I'm getting concerned that it's getting late to fall plant now.  I hope it arrives soon.

We got up to a high of 87°F yesterday and boy it was hot!  Heat index was 94°F.


We made southwestern black bean burritos again. We love this stuff.  I didn't have the right tomatoes, and walking out to the pathetic tomato patch was out of the question.  I used organic canned fire roasted and it worked out great.  I also used home grown green bell pepper vs. red.  That's what we had.

It'll be hot again today.  Once again I have to adjust my routine with Hubby sleeping after his night shift.  I hope to get crochet time.  We have been so busy lately, I've been fighting to get crochet time.