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Have you every tasted homemade buttermilk ranch dressing?
Share on facebook Facebook Share on pinterest Pinterest Share on email Email Share on print Print This post contains affiliate links. Have you ever had homemade buttermilk ranch dressing? Because it will blow your mind! Ranch is so versatile. In our house it doesn’t just go on salad, it goes on pizza, raw veggies, and in a pinch has been used on sandwiches in place of mayonnaise. So, when we started to switch to all-natural, ranch was one we really looked at, especially when we wanted to incorporate more salads. Importance of quality ingredients My first concern with it though was that it is so high in fat and when…
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The Making of our Homestead
Welcome to Cedar Ridge Ranch (Our Homestead) When my husband and I bought our ranch, we weren’t completely sure what our homestead goals were exactly. Our overall plan was to start growing our own food, reduce our food budget and to find a niche market for ourselves in this new region to supplement farm costs. I feel as though we have successfully met those goal and are constantly looking for ways to exceed them. Growing our own food Meat Our homestead now provides us with probably 95% of our meat and proteins. This includes chickens, quail, eggs from both, raw milk, pork, beef, and even wild game. We get our…
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Homemade Cost Cutting
Cut Your Budget This is the beginning of how I saved my family $1200 on our grocery bill. Three years ago, we found out that we needed to make some serious chances in the food we ate due to health reasons. Everything needed to be all-natural, low sodium and have no preservatives or pesticides. Turns out this is quite a chore! Keeping Tract of Costs This prompted me to start documenting everything we did to keep track of the best recipes and decide which endeavors we could afford to tackle. We have now started growing, raising and preserving over 75% of the food and products that we consume. Putting Together…
