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		<title>Sourdough Starter: Day 7</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/12/28/sourdough-starter-day-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 13:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Frugal Homestead]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are almost done making our starter&#8211;soon we&#8217;ll be making BREAD! I lovvvvve sourdough bread&#8211; yum!

Nothing too different from the last couple days&#8211;my starter smells very sourdough-ish, had a fair amount of  bubbles and  had a bit of clear liquid around the top (about a tablespoon or so?) I  just dumped that off [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sourdough Starter&#8230;Day 5</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/12/19/sourdough-starter-day-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 20:59:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After sitting for 48 hours, instead of 24 this time&#8211; I can really see some action going on with my starter!  The &#8220;sourdough-ish&#8221; smell is definitely there, and as you can see it&#8217;s getting bubbly, and a bit discolored in areas&#8211; eXactly what we want! : D



Today&#8211; Get  a clean jar out (I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/09/28/a-day-in-the-life-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homestead Simplicity!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from our Homestead to yours!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we move into a new season here at Ruach Ranch, I thought I&#8217;d share some pictures of early Fall here. I love this crisper air, darker days&#8230;snow won&#8217;t be far off now! Yay!




What is going on at your homestead&#8230;.?
Enjoy the season&#8230;
Lisa

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		<title>Cooking with &amp; Caring for Cast Iron!</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/05/30/1176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 18:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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Caring for and Cooking with Cast Iron!
I love my Cast Iron cookware. It is easy to use, to care for and doesn’t infuse all my home cookin’ with toxins and chemicals that modern day Teflon pans do; so what’s not to love?!
I use cast iron for everyday cooking; I find it superior in every way. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stocking the Pantry: Spaghetti Sauce!</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/05/03/stocking-the-pantry-spaghetti-sauce/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 May 2011 12:36:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was going through the pantry the other day, looking over the home-canned goods and seeing what else I had on hand that I could get canned up&#8230; Spaghetti Sauce was the answer! I have tons of plain tomato sauce, herbs, onions, and garlic in the pantry &#38; am always looking for a way incorporate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How does your garden grow?</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/04/27/how-does-your-garden-grow-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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I&#8217;ve been blessed. My seedlings are really taking off&#8211; it&#8217;s still too cold to plant them outside yet, I am hoping within the next 2 weeks?
 I know with the weather that has been going on around the country folks are HARD PRESSED to get anything in the ground! Hay farmers unable to plant, large scale [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/04/22/a-day-in-the-life-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a whirlwind around here the past few weeks! I&#8217;ve been sicker than a dog (just HOW sick does a dog get, anyway?!) with relentless allergies and some weird respritory &#8216;thing&#8217; that my husband first got and shared (thanks, dear.) and then this nasty stomach flu, coughy feverish viral thing that has taken the whole [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Canning Chicken Breast&#8230;SIMPLY!</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/03/27/canning-chicken-breast-simply/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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As I mentioned HERE, last week…. I wanted to share how to SUPER EASILY can chicken breast.
It makes me a bit nervous having a freezer full of meats… the grid goes down and we’re up a creek–I couldn’t can fast enough to save it all. Soooo, while we’re in a grid UP situation I try [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spring MUST be here!</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/03/25/spring-must-be-here/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:05:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Homestead]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The calendar SAYS it&#8217;s Spring&#8230;.although yesterday it did SNOW, it was light and didn&#8217;t stick around!  A sure sign of Spring?  (besides the meltoff!?) BABIES!
Our &#8216;queen&#8217; doe had her babies Monday, one buckling and one doeling (by the looks of her I was expecting QUADS again) and they are healthy and of course, adorable!

This picture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Day in the Life</title>
		<link>http://www.homesteadoriginals.com/blog/2011/03/20/a-day-in-the-life-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:33:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Homestead Simplicity!]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Musings from our Homestead to yours!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
The weeks just keep flying by and last week  was no exception&#8230;.here are some snapshots of our days&#8230;
The last week has been full of candles, website &#8217;stuff&#8217; and helping the children with their projects/research for their Persia Unit Study with their homeschool group.  The girls presented their projects/reports this week&#8211; they chose Persian Literature and [...]]]></description>
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