Apricot Family Homestead
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Sharing recipes, gardening, crafts and family fun from our little homestead.
I was able to bake sourdough bread with 100%fresh milled flour! It is a labor of love but 100% worth it!
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I was able to bake sourdough bread with 100%fresh milled flour! It is a labor of love but 100% worth it!
At first, I thought the baby grapes were bugs. I’m so happy they turned out to be baby grapes and not bugs. 
April 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
At first, I thought the baby grapes were bugs. I’m so happy they turned out to be baby grapes and not bugs. 
My plum tree is blooming! And if you look there is a small bee 🐝 inside a flower collecting pollen.
February 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
My plum tree is blooming! And if you look there is a small bee 🐝 inside a flower collecting pollen.
So my indoor growing experience is going well I think. My lettuce seems to really like it. But my sad looking tomato plant, hang in there buddy spring is coming.
February 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
So my indoor growing experience is going well I think. My lettuce seems to really like it. But my sad looking tomato plant, hang in there buddy spring is coming.
I smoked a turkey today! It’s got an amazing flavor. Just waiting for all the juices to rest back into the bird before shredding it for dinner.
February 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I smoked a turkey today! It’s got an amazing flavor. Just waiting for all the juices to rest back into the bird before shredding it for dinner.
Look how clear! For my first time making tallow I think I did a fantastic job. Now I’m going to let it cool. Scrape the impurities off the bottom tomorrow morning and do another render and then I should be good to go for jars.
February 1, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Look how clear! For my first time making tallow I think I did a fantastic job. Now I’m going to let it cool. Scrape the impurities off the bottom tomorrow morning and do another render and then I should be good to go for jars.
My bone broth fresh and hot from stove. I am going to let it cool off and then place it in the refrigerator so the fat can solidify from the water and then it’ll be easier to remove before I freeze dry it.
February 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
My bone broth fresh and hot from stove. I am going to let it cool off and then place it in the refrigerator so the fat can solidify from the water and then it’ll be easier to remove before I freeze dry it.
Making tallow and bone broth (not pictured) this weekend. I am going to be busy.
February 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Making tallow and bone broth (not pictured) this weekend. I am going to be busy.
Everything has sprouted!! Not we wait for a strong root system before transplanting to bigger pots.
January 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Everything has sprouted!! Not we wait for a strong root system before transplanting to bigger pots.
There are a few things I want to do this year:
1) save my own seeds
2) make an amazing brisket
3) making more spice blends
4) learn more about companion planting
5) grow a successful onion 🧅 and garlic 🧄 crop
Do you have any food and/or gardening goals for this year? Let’s help each other grow!
1) save my own seeds
2) make an amazing brisket
3) making more spice blends
4) learn more about companion planting
5) grow a successful onion 🧅 and garlic 🧄 crop
Do you have any food and/or gardening goals for this year? Let’s help each other grow!
January 28, 2025 at 3:31 PM
There are a few things I want to do this year:
1) save my own seeds
2) make an amazing brisket
3) making more spice blends
4) learn more about companion planting
5) grow a successful onion 🧅 and garlic 🧄 crop
Do you have any food and/or gardening goals for this year? Let’s help each other grow!
1) save my own seeds
2) make an amazing brisket
3) making more spice blends
4) learn more about companion planting
5) grow a successful onion 🧅 and garlic 🧄 crop
Do you have any food and/or gardening goals for this year? Let’s help each other grow!
Potato prep day!! The flesh will develop skin to help it from rotting in the soil when we plant next weekend! Weather permitting of course.
January 26, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Potato prep day!! The flesh will develop skin to help it from rotting in the soil when we plant next weekend! Weather permitting of course.
Smoking pounds of bacon this afternoon. Hard to believe we had 8 inches of snow just two days ago.
January 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Smoking pounds of bacon this afternoon. Hard to believe we had 8 inches of snow just two days ago.
Chickens playing or not playing in the snow. They are not impressed.
January 21, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Chickens playing or not playing in the snow. They are not impressed.
See those little dots of green, those are my herbs popping up. I planted my seeds on the 15th. This tray is amazing! Love it
January 21, 2025 at 12:15 AM
See those little dots of green, those are my herbs popping up. I planted my seeds on the 15th. This tray is amazing! Love it
Best instant homemade hot coco recipe? I need something to help warm these bones up with this week.
January 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Best instant homemade hot coco recipe? I need something to help warm these bones up with this week.
I wanted blueberry pancakes to go with my fresh bacon this morning for breakfast. I really should be trying to read a recipe when I’m barely awake. oh well these scones turned out amazing and tasted even better with the bacon. 🥓
January 18, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I wanted blueberry pancakes to go with my fresh bacon this morning for breakfast. I really should be trying to read a recipe when I’m barely awake. oh well these scones turned out amazing and tasted even better with the bacon. 🥓
OMG! I can not eat bacon any other way. This has ruined store bacon for me.
January 17, 2025 at 5:17 PM
OMG! I can not eat bacon any other way. This has ruined store bacon for me.
After about a week of curing this is what my pork belly looks like. I have washed everything off, going to let it sit in the fridge for 12-24 hours. And tomorrow we smoke it!! My mouth is watering already 🤤 #homestead #smoking #grill #food #bacon
January 17, 2025 at 2:01 AM
After about a week of curing this is what my pork belly looks like. I have washed everything off, going to let it sit in the fridge for 12-24 hours. And tomorrow we smoke it!! My mouth is watering already 🤤 #homestead #smoking #grill #food #bacon
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BREAKING: U.S. regulators have banned Red Dye 3 from the food supply due to possible risks of cancer and health concerns.
January 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
BREAKING: U.S. regulators have banned Red Dye 3 from the food supply due to possible risks of cancer and health concerns.
Finally, these freeloaders have started paying rent again. Months and months without anything and today finally four eggs.
January 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Finally, these freeloaders have started paying rent again. Months and months without anything and today finally four eggs.
Anyone else getting ready for the spring gardening season? Just bought our seed potatoes 🥔 and trying some new plants out like rhubarb. 
January 12, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Anyone else getting ready for the spring gardening season? Just bought our seed potatoes 🥔 and trying some new plants out like rhubarb. 
Starting an experiment today. I am curing my own bacon! 🥓 This is a mixture of salt, brown sugar, curing salt, peprika, and pepper.
January 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Starting an experiment today. I am curing my own bacon! 🥓 This is a mixture of salt, brown sugar, curing salt, peprika, and pepper.
I have broccoli cheese balls going and bagels proofing! Dinner is chicken pot pie. I love having easy ready made meals for busy days like today.
January 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I have broccoli cheese balls going and bagels proofing! Dinner is chicken pot pie. I love having easy ready made meals for busy days like today.
My kitchen experiment is done finally. Beef bone broth and eggs. I now know how to make fresh powder bullion and what to do with the egg over flow!
January 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My kitchen experiment is done finally. Beef bone broth and eggs. I now know how to make fresh powder bullion and what to do with the egg over flow!
I just found out that my favorite bullion adds two different types of sugar!! In the ingredients no mention of veggies at all. Chicken, salt, sugar and turmeric!
I am so glad I am making my own now. Beef bones, roasted veggies, herbs, salt and pepper! (I will make chicken bullion next time)
I am so glad I am making my own now. Beef bones, roasted veggies, herbs, salt and pepper! (I will make chicken bullion next time)
January 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I just found out that my favorite bullion adds two different types of sugar!! In the ingredients no mention of veggies at all. Chicken, salt, sugar and turmeric!
I am so glad I am making my own now. Beef bones, roasted veggies, herbs, salt and pepper! (I will make chicken bullion next time)
I am so glad I am making my own now. Beef bones, roasted veggies, herbs, salt and pepper! (I will make chicken bullion next time)