Discard Sourdough sandwich bread
The yummiest and EASIEST sandwich bread you will ever make!
Read More
welcome to
The journal
I love sharing tid-bits of my life, wellness, the Gospel, encouragement,
and so much more.
DIY
half bath renovation-cottage bathroom
I'm sharing our half bath we have downstairs with y'all today! This bathroom is our bathroom downstairs & connected to our kitchen. It is the bathroom all guests use when they come over so I wanted to make sure it was nice and cozy for our sweet friends who come over! My budget wasn't big for this project so I knew I had to keep it under $300 total.
Read Morehomesteading
DIY
ultimate chicken coop shed
This chicken coop was a labor of LOVE! We spent hours upon hours watching youtube videos, reading books & asking advice from friends who have chickens on what to do with our coop and what to use etc! We wanted to make sure it was a large coop so we don't feel constrained on the amount of chickens we can have now or in the future and we wanted it to be cute on the outside since we have frontal land. Also lets be honest I'm a suckers for cute decorating and the coop was no exception! I will share what we used and have some links at the end.
Read MoreRecipes
sourdough discard cheese crackers
These crackers last about .5 seconds in our house! They are my kids favorite lunch snack with some deli meat or just a quick snack to grab without crappy ingredients when we're on the go! You can really make this recipe whatever you would like! Add different spices and cheeses to it & come up with different variations. Hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
Read Morehomesteading
we got chickies and what we're doing to keep them thriving!
I feel so giddy writing this blog post! Its my first blogpost for the homestead & by golly WE'RE DOING IT Y'ALL!!! In true Shelby fashion I purchased 15 chickens from Valley Hatchery online & 17 showed up ... WHOA. So here I am taking care of and nurturing 17 chickies as quietly as I can in our rental garage and bribing neighbors with snuggles to keep quiet until we move next weekend.. oops.
Read MoreRecipes
sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies
I have made a loooot of sourdough cookies in my life and these ones beat them all every.single.time! They are moist like a cake but chewy like a cookie at the same time! My kids scarf these up so quick & nothing makes my mama heart happier than when my family can enjoy the treats I have made!
Read MoreDIY
DIY kitchenaid repaint
My family was so gracious to bless us with this kitchen-aid TEN years ago as a wedding gift! I have loved it dearly but I haven't had it on my counter for years as I don't love the color red. So I finally decided what did I have to lose if I painted it?! It is 10 years old and by golly I want it on my counter for my daily baking soo....
Read MoreRecipes
sourdough stuffed pizza
My husband has been missing his favorite pizza place in arizona [barros if you're familiar!] and being the competitive person I am I had to make the best darn pizza he had ever had tonight! **spoiler** he said I succeeded! ;)
Read MoreRecipes
jalapeno raw cheddar sourdough loaf
Do you ever have a wild itch to do something different and it turns out amazing?! That was this loaf tonight! I was making our weekly sourdough loaf for dinner and usually I will make a sweet loaf for us to enjoy for the week too! [my recipe makes two loaves!] Tonight however I looked in the fridge and saw a block of raw cheddar & a jalapeno and thought, "YEP THIS HAS TO HAPPEN!"
Read MoreDIY
DIY Honeycomb Candlestick Making
One of the most common questions I get is how to make the candle sticks I am always burning in our home! These make it so cozy & peaceful in our home. They are super reasonably priced & last a long time when burning!
Read MoreRecipes
Sourdough French Toast Overnight Bake
Sourdough French Toast overnight bake is one of my favorite breakfast treats to make for my family. The raspberries in this recipe take it to next level delicious.
Read More