Farmhouse Cooking & Homemaking in Early Spring 

Peel the garlic and put in food processor. Can add a little olive oil. Use a small cookie scoop and put scoops onto parchment lined sheet pans. Freeze until solid then put into gallon freezer bag. Put filled bag into a second freezer bag to keep odor out of freezer. Or use silicone ice trays to fill with processed garlic, freeze, pop out and do the same with freezer bags. Great way to always have garlic pucks ready to use. I am a wife, mother, grandmother to ten and have a precious two year old great granddaughter. I have been a homemaker for a long time and it is all I have ever wanted. It's great to experiment in the kitchen and I don't follow too many recipes. When it comes to baking, which is more of a science, I always follow the measurements and methods.

I’m a retired elementary school teacher, 69 years old, and didn’t start teaching until I was 47 years old because I was busy raising three kids. I always cooked from scratch. Now that I’m retired and have a huge kitchen, I’m cooking from scratch again. I just found your channel and am so happy I did! I lived in rural Eastern Oregon until five years ago and now live in Central Oregon. Thanks for wonderful videos!!

I am a trained cook ( I’m not a chef because I never went to culinary school.) My aunt, Milann, went to a cooking school in Oslo Norway and then the Cordon Bleu in Paris. She was my instructor. Anyway, I love baking and cooking and have been a faithful wife and mother for 32 years now. I cook Norwegian, Ukrainian, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Indian, Japanese, Swedish, Danish…. Partly because of my ethnicity and my husband’s ethnicity but also from my Restaurant cooking career.

I make my own mayo on demand. It's easy, and I know exactly what I'm putting in it. Salad dressings, too. They are always easy to whip up when you need them. I grow a lot of my own herbs so that I can dehydrate or freeze dry them. They make great additions to breads, soups, casseroles, egg dishes, and so much more! I also harvest the scapes from our garlic. I chop it up, add a bit of avocado oil to it, and use a small scoop to make little pucks on a cookie pan. Freeze them, then put them into a freezer safe container and store them in the freezer. We do this with garlic, onion, and basil, too! Another quick grab when you need flavor added to a dish.

I love your videos too! I relate to your loving and caring for your family and homemaking. That was exactly how I felt when my family was young. I am alone now, but still enjoy making and cooking for my extended family. I love homemaking to this day....when I was your age, there was a real thing about women's liberation from homemaking and joining the workforce. I thought I was weird, because I loved my role as a homemaker! I love that thru social media, there are so many inspirational women, young and old that share their skills with others...it shows we can learn no matter what age we are. ❤

I can't wait to make a mashed parsnip/potato and garlic side dish for the holidays...I think everyone will enjoy it. Thanks for sharing all the warm, delicious recipes! 😊

This is the second of your videos that I have watched and have enjoyed both of them! I will be watching your older videos and newer ones also. Thank you for sharing your talents and you can tell you enjoy what you do. Deb

Omg those shallots are huge ❤❤❤❤❤

My first time watching. You are so me. Love your video. Thanks 😊

I think that’s so cool that you have that mill from your parents! I agree with you that old stuff just doesn’t break. ❤

I was married in 78, that was my first mill. I miss it at times, like making corn bread! I've had several others over the years.

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Suzanne, I"m pretty sure I've mentioned my favorite thing is soup and casseroles. My favorite kitchen gadget is the crockpot. I did do baking many decades ago but just haven't had the time to do it in today's life. I have mentioned that I have two friends that supply me with sourdough bread so I have that covered. About the time I've eaten up the loaf, another loaf is given to me. They love to make sourdough bread and I love to eat it. It works for me. I'm guessing your husband loved the breakfast. When I grew up, Mom always made bread and sent strawberry jam sandwiches made with the homemade bread to school for lunch. I always tried to trade for store bought bread that I thought was so great. Little did I know that I was trading away the best sandwich ever. I never had any trouble getting someone to trade. I'm not sure Mom ever found out what I was doing. But then again, Mom's have a way of knowing everything. Have a great day in the kitchen. Nebraska Dave Urban Farmer

Suzanne, you're always an inspiration to me. I love watching the homemaking videos, you have such great ideas. I'd love to start making sourdough and so I'm looking forward to your videos on that. There are so many methods out ther for breadmaking...I learned young the traditional method. Now they have no knead and dutch oven methods that I've tried, and I don't know what's wrong with me, but when I try them, the loaves just aren't up to standard. Maybe I'll figure it out 😄. Thanks for another great visit!

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Yes I’ve started that don’t buy until certain things are all gone… I found that’s how I waste sooo much food me and my boyfriend and I have done sooo good eating leftovers I’m so proud of us!!!

I love those canisters and the view from your kitchen window! What a beautiful area😊

Make fryburger! Fried potatoes and ground beef with salt pepper garlic to taste salad on the side. Keep homemade bread in the freezer for when i run out and need some quickly. Take out a weeks worth of meat on Monday to thaw.

I just found your channel and I luv it!!!! Thank u for sharing……

I was just cleaning up my garden here, and found that I have parsnips and garlic already growing from last year! Doubt my parsnips will get as big as yours but it’s cool that they’re coming up on their own

Hi Suzanne! I think the best cooks are the ones that don't measure. All your food looks so DELICIOUS. I wish my husband liked biscuits. Love when I find Canadian youtube creators. Hugs from the other coast of Canada. (NB).

I really love your videos.

What a lovely video. Just found you. I learned to roll or pat out the biscuit dough and cut into squares. No waste, no re-rolling 😊 Thank you for sharing. New subscriber 😊

I thought I was the only one who used plastic shower caps for my bread making.

Found your channel today. It’s lovely, friend.🫶🏻

We tried parsnips this past fall and did not have any success but I will be trying again this fall and overwinter them! I was just saying I wanted to go to the thrift store and see what they have to offer for curtains!

iv only just found you and love your vlogs dose your family ever come on the vlogs kathy uk xx

Wow❤❤ you are so lovely😊

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Love you video. Im from quebec canada. I would like to know where dis you get your appron. Thank

Oh my lord, look at those beautiful shallots!!! They are so big! I haven’t grown them yet, do they usually get that big?

Where did you get your bowl covers

if its still wetish why dont you just put bit more flour in wile your kneeding it

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