I regularly use my instant pot to roast our whole chickens, then use them for 2-3 meals & bone broth, too! The chicken turns out extremely juicy & delicious & you can crisp the skin under the broiler afterwards, if you prefer. Typically, I use a 6 minutes/lb cook time, however if your chicken is [...]
It appears that the demand for local, farm-raised protein is steadily increasing. Even prior to the pandemic which caused a run on grocery store meat supplies, we saw an increasing interest in our pastured products. During this pandemic, I think a person might consider knifing someone for a pound of hamburger (Walmart meat section [...]
One of the key characteristics of an avid homesteader is repurposing worn out junk or finding multiple purposes for an item on the homestead. An item we find extremely beneficial on the farm is the galvanized cattle panel. You may be asking yourself, “I didn’t think Red Tool House even had cattle?” You would [...]
So, before I get into this lament/satire about all the rain we have experienced in the past several months, I want to public recognize if I had to choose form having excessive rain or drought conditions like some of you regularly experience throughout the country, I would take the excessive rain every time. This [...]
As we gather our lists for Christmas this year, we homesteading folks tend to add tools & supplies to our lists. It seems there’s always something that has worn out & needs replaced or maybe something new we’ve been wanting to try. So, today I’m talking about 5 things that have really helped out [...]
If you have not tried making homemade chicken broth, I hope this post will encourage you to do so! It really is SO easy & SO much healthier than what you may find on the grocery store shelves, especially if you are using healthy chickens. (Support your local small farmers & buy pastured chickens from [...]
