This weekend.

I've been under the weather this weekend, so I've been a bit behind on the photos. 

We have decided to repurpose the wood from the chicken tractor. We'll find a good use for it I'm sure. 

Here's Matilde helping to cleanup the neighborhood with Papa and Chacha. She suggested we find one of these things in her size! 

Here's Evan having WAY too much fun with her Papa's leaf blower! 

Salmon fishing in the Yakima River.

Success!  

Andy and Tim enjoyed a beautiful weekend fishing together along (and in) the Yakima River.

If you want to know where to get a pair of those irresistibly sexy waders, just shoot me an email. ;)

Apple pie in a can.

Thought I would listen to Granmo when she suggested I can apple pie filling. I thought it sounded way too good to be true- pour, heat, and serve! Too tasty and delicious to be healthy that's for sure! Can't wait to try it out. Thank you Granmo! 

Trick or Treat!

That's 9 pounds of candy neatly (and fairly) divided up. I am still in shock from that number. We were only out for about an hour and a half. And there weren't that many people handing out candy! More than I thought, I suppose. 

The girls had fun knocking on doors and smiling brightly when people guessed that they were the galaxy protecting Men In Black.  They also chuckled when they were complimented on their businessmen costumes! 

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This fits in with our farm pictures because 1.) Farmers like candy too!  and 2.) Think of all of the money we saved by "making our children beg the neighbors for candies!"  

Happy Halloween! 

Grape Juice

We tried our hand at grape juice. It was before I bought the cheese cloth. Haha 

We'll see how it goes when we crack open these quarts. It might take a LOT of Sprite to cover the pulpy taste. Cross your fingers! 

Roasted Seeds

Last night we roasted our pumpkin seeds and Tilly couldn't keep her mitts off of them!  She even took some for her friend, Levi, who had never tried them before. The only problem I had was me leaving them out. I think they lost their crispiness by being left out overnight. I started late, and I was too tired to wait for them to cool. Next time, I will wait because nothing tastes quite like autumn like freshly roasted and toasted pumpkin seeds. :) 

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Rinse and strain the seeds to clean out your gross pumpkin guts. 

Boil the cleaned seeds in salt water for about 10 minutes. 

Pat them dry. 

Set them flat on a baking sheet. Try not to overlap too much. 

Season to your liking. We like plain salted seeds, but I know others add cinnamon or even spice for a kick. 

Bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. 

Mix the seeds and flatten them before roasting another 10 minutes. 

That should do it! 

Watch for them to brown. Remember that the seeds cook faster than their shells, so if the shells are dark brown the seeds may be black!  Ovens vary, so use the 10 minute roasting times as a guide.

Enjoy. 

Bottoms up!

With an abundance of apples, I decided to make apple cider.  Without a cider press, I endured a time consuming process of making said cider. 

I chopped the apples, juiced them and then overheated the juicer!  It took a while for the juicer to want to work for me again, but it took a rest and kept on juicing!  After juicing, I hand-strained every drop through cheesecloth.  The end product was worth the mess and the time and the hassle. 

Look at that jug! I cannot wait to add a few cinnamon sticks and heat that juice up! What a delicious trick or treating beverage for the whole family to enjoy.