Homemaking on the Homestead

If you find yourself with very ripe bananas and are wondering what to do with them, here are a few ideas.. Ripe bananas can be mashed up and added to pancake or waffle batter. Mash up 1 to 2 ripe bananas add to your favorite batter recipe. Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins Yield: 12 muffins ½ cup buttermilk or sour milk ½ cup mashed banana (1 large banana) ½ cup honey 1 egg 2 c flour (add extra flour if you grind it freshly. Batter should be thick) 1 ½ t. baking powder ½ t. baking soda ½ t. salt ½ t. cinnamon ½ cup chocolate chips, grain sweetened In a medium bowl mix together buttermilk, honey, mashed banana, and egg until well mixed. In another bowl mix flour, baking powder, soda, salt, cinnamon until all ingredients are well combined. Mix liquid ingredients with flour mixture. Stir until just mixed. Fold in chocolate chips.  Spoon batter into greased muffin tins until almost full. Bake at 350 for 20 to 22 minutes. BANANA CAKE ...

Good morning Friends! Today I'm sharing my February Vlog, Simple Content Days.  I hope you enjoy!  Crystal :)  https://youtu.be/YqNFWczlieQ

Good Afternoon!  In today's video I'm sharing an afternoon I spent in the kitchen making feta cheese burgers and turning my leftovers into brand new meals.  I hope the video inspires you to find ways to use up leftovers :) https://youtu.be/t6ymdwIe6hY

After being sick for a month, I'm back and ready to roll forward again. :)  I have a new video out sharing what's been going on and a quick life update! https://youtu.be/Akig1pRIzxI

Overnight Cinnamon Oatmeal Pancakes Crystal Miller 2 cups quick oats 2 cups milk, buttermilk would work also ½ cup whole wheat pastry flour 2 T fructose or Sucanat 1 t. baking powder 1 t. baking soda ½ t. cinnamon ½ t. salt 2 eggs ¼ cup very soft butter The night before mix together the quick oats and milk, and refrigerate until morning. In a separate bowl mix together flour, fructose or Sucanat, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set this aside. In the morning mix the oatmeal mixture, eggs and butter into the dry ingredients. You will most likely need to add more milk. Add one tablespoon at a time until it reaches the desired consistency. Cook on an ungreased skillet or griddle over medium heat. These take a little longer to cook than regular pancakes. The edges will looked cooked and the centers be slightly bubbly and the bottoms will be lightly browned when it is time to turn them.    Brunch Baked Eggs Crystal Miller Prepare thi...

Good Morning! In today's video I'm sharing a little road trip with you. We normally try and do several things at once when we head into town since we live a ways out. I thought it would make a fun little video as I show you a typical cloudy winter day in the Pacific Northwest. I hope you enjoy the trip. :) https://youtu.be/aMsDva_PhO0

Good morning friends!! Life has been a bit busy for me but I finally got into town for some groceries.  Today's video is the first grocery haul of 2020.  At the end of the video I also share my menu plan for the week.  https://youtu.be/RkWQuGIVvyQ