As the weather starts to get chilly, I can't help but get a hankering for some comfort food. There are a number of recipes that I enjoy making once it gets cool out, but my ultimate favorite comfort food has to be chili. Whether I make a red-meat based kind, or one with ground chicken, both recipes fit the bill. Chilly weather calls for making chili, and there's no time like the present to share … [Read more...]
Surely, Shibori – A Tutorial of DIY Shibori
Shibori by any other term is tie dye. It's an ancient Japanese technique using indigo dye extracted from indigo plant. Taking a piece of natural fiber cloth, folding it in an accordion fashion, fastening with rubber bands, among other things, and dying in indigo. I've wanted to attempt DIY shibori tie dye for years, and recently I took the plunge, grabbing inspiration from how to videos and … [Read more...]
Coop Sweet Coop
There comes a time in life where we need an upgrade. Moving out of a starter home and into one with more bedrooms, more square footage. Add some kids in there. Such is the case for our flock of chickens. We went from 10 to 26 overnight, and the little starter chicken coop that we always planned to upgrade at some point, had served its purpose. The flock had outgrown the coop. We didn't … [Read more...]
Garden Tips, Tricks and Hacks
Ok for starters, who here placed an extra order for rain? I mean, really. My Wellies have become my everyday shoes and each step is accompanied by a sloshing sound. Coupled by some epic bad hair days and our bath towels not really drying out, I've been determined to plow through and do some planting just the same. Here are a few garden tips, tricks and hacks that I have conjured up. Before I … [Read more...]
From Low Budget Lampshades To Upscale Lighting
I've written about the chandelier in our dining room a couple times. Whether I was trying to get my point across to have the chandelier hung, or to recovering existing lampshades, it's not without surprise that my tastes have evolved since all these lighting shenanigans have occurred. Although it's only been around 3 years since I've changed the look of the lampshades, I have grown tired and … [Read more...]
In Your Pipe Dreams
There is one room here at Farmhouse 1820 that has been a thorn in my side since we moved in. A room that looked clean and decorated to a T, for about five minutes. Then reality set in and said room became a dumping ground for mail and weekly circulars. I would clean, sort and file everything, then only a week later it would look worse for wear. An uphill battle that I wasn't going to win. A … [Read more...]
Madness, Brackets and Tulips
Today is the first day of March Madness and I can't help but shrug my shoulders. I'll come home this afternoon to every TV on in our house, all tuned into basketball. As I've mentioned before, Sean is a sports freak, and try as he might, the rest of us here at Farmhouse 1820 just aren't that into the craze. I have filled out the basketball brackets every year, and I'm out before I'm really even … [Read more...]
Green Eggs and Ham, The Right Way
Every St. Patrick's Day I get a little cheeky and I make green eggs and ham for the kids for breakfast. I add a little green food coloring to the eggs, and I always wondered why they only picked at the eggs, not really eating much. So then I tried them for myself and I have to admit, the green eggs were terrible. Hoping not to offend anyone, but eggs are not meant to have green food coloring added … [Read more...]
How To Pour The Perfect Black and Tan for St. Patrick’s Day
Every year when St. Patrick's Day rolls around, I share fun recipes that celebrate the Irish. Recipes like these Corned Beef Hotdogs, this Shepherd's Pie and these beyond decadent Guinness Stout Cupcakes. This year is no different, but rather than sharing a food recipe, I'm showing you how to pour the perfect Black and Tan. Whenever I order a Black and Tan, I'm mesmerized at how the … [Read more...]
How Funky Is Your Chicken
It's hard to believe that we've had our small flock of chickens for almost a year. We've only had two casualties - remember that the chick "Taylor Swift" died due to complications, and we also lost our beloved rooster, Richard, because of a lung/virus thing, about a month ago. Though many roosters are mean to the hens, Richard was kind and extremely protective. Beside the fact that all of the hens … [Read more...]
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