The best thing to serve hamburgers on are homemade hamburger buns. Homemade hamburger buns are delicious, far more filling than store-bought buns, and are as easy to make as following the steps I’ve laid out in this post. You can do this. 😉 Homemade Hamburger …
At Clucky Dickens Farm, we take care of all our own butchering and processing. People are always interested to hear how we go about the whole process of butchering our pigs at home. First disclaimer: This blog post is full of pictures that include blood, …
Processing a hog at home certainly takes time, but it’s not difficult. We process all of our home-raised meat here at the farm. A common question we get when doing large animals is how do you know what cuts of meat come from where on …
With all the bread baking that I do, I often get asked for a good sandwich bread recipe. Here at Clucky Dickens Farm, our go to sandwich bread recipe is Honey Wheat Bread. This recipe makes 4-5 loaves, but you can certainly cut it in …
If you’re anything like me, you love pie. It’s a staple dessert in our home. This recipe for French Apple Pie is awesome—a super easy one crust pie finished off with a yummy, crumbly top. So if you’ve got apples, French Apple Pie is what …
Moving a barn is a very big job — especially if it happens to be the year 1949. The big red barn here at Clucky Dickens Farm was built in 1918—we knew that much when we moved here in 2011. But we’d heard a rumor …
Hey farmish friends! I’ve got lots of things planned for A Farmish Kind of Life in the coming year (including two books! And a podcast! And more YouTube! Yay!!) But before we move on into the year that will be, let’s take a look at …
What does ice cream have to do with caramel rolls? Everything—because the caramel sauce for these rolls uses ice cream as one of its ingredients. I know. Yum. The best thing about these rolls? From start to finish, these puppies only take two hours. Did …
There comes a time in every person’s life when they need a treat. A chocolately, peanut buttery, creamy treat. Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Brownie Cake might be just the thing to fit the bill when such a need arises. Ingredients for Peanut Butter Cream Cheese …
Carrot pie? What the what? I know. You’re thinking I’m nuts for suggesting you take something as amazing as pie and make it with carrots. I mean, most people make Strawberry Rhubarb pie or French Apple Pie or even Crustless Pumpkin Pie, right? And while …