Fall season

Well, since I am now (at least for the next while a work from home mom) I feel the urge to blog again. Maybe I'll get in such a routine again, that I'll actually keep it up correctly. I'm going to blog about this crazy place I call home. Farm life, rodeo, the farmer's market, and the constant struggle to remain sane in it all. A few pictures here and there, dinner plans for us (sometimes) and money saving wanna be hopes. Maybe if I can make enough cash from my little farm a few renovations.

So without further ado...

Mr Cowboy

Myself---Mrs. Cowgirl

 

The Monster---AKA Littlest Cowboy

That's us one small and slightly productive farm/rodeo/loving family. Honestly these are some of my most favorite photos of us. The two boy shots were taken by me, and mine was taken by a good friend of ours.

Tomorrow will be a post about dinner. Did you know you can write all your posts in a day and have them post on their own!!!!!! Crazy Awesome!!!! So I'm hoping to jump on a few incase I need a few to fill in when I'm having a stressful non creative day.

Dinner

The other night we enjoyed a yummy quiche. It was good for so many reasons. Some of which are that EVERY ingredient was fresh, I baked it myself, a from scratch pie crust, and there was 2; all for under $4 a quiche.And these guys could easily feed 4-5 people. So that works out to $1 a person. 

Please ignore the horrible looking pie crust...Somedays are just not pie crust days.

Poverty Creek Farm's Manly Sausage Quiche

2 Pie crusts (recipe to follow)

12 farm fresh eggs

1 cup milk

8 oz mozzarella cheese, shredded

1 lb Poverty Creek Farm Hot Breakfast Sausage, loosely cooked

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a medium sized bowl whisk together the eggs and milk. Stir in the shredded mozzarella cheese. Once thoroughly mixed fold in the sausage.
3. Pour mixture evenly between the 2 pie crusts.
4. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until the top of the quiche is browned and firm.
5. Let cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Pie Crust

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon salt 

1 cup shortening, chilled

6 tablespoons ice water

  

1. Whisk the flour and salt together in a medium size bowl. With a pastry blender, cut in the cold shortening until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Drizzle 2 to 3 tablespoons ice water over flour. Toss mixture with a fork to moisten, adding more water a few drops at a time until the dough comes together. 
2. Gently gather dough particles together into a ball, divide dough in half and reform into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap, and chill for at least 30 minutes before rolling. 
3. Roll out dough, and put in a pie plate. Fill with desired filling and bake. 

I am telling you this stuff is AWESOME!!!! My family eats it up! Even Mr. Cowboy remember him?

 

OK, Today!

OK, Today. Look I'm a poet and didn't know it. Walka Walka! So I'm doing my duty and typing today. I thought I'd take a picture of a few things around the house.

The first is of my Monster. He's going to be 3 in May. He's a rodeo boy in a not so rodeo world.

Isn't he just so cute? At least when he's sleeping, right?

The next is one of our bulls. We raise bucking bulls. Yes Yes, please it's all so glam and fab. I know all you LA people screaming over here to read are like, "Oh my Gosh! I want one too."


And I just remembered a post that I had started last night. Man, I need to get on top of things. So, it's listed below.

New Day!!

I will try to update these posts weekly. Please know that it may be more than that.

I am a new blogger, and will try my best to entertain myself, and you.

I own a small farm, and raise daylillies and bucking bulls there. I have been laid off my "town job" and now on the farm full time. I will do a ton of pictures, upgrades, and crafty things here in hope to sell some stuff and make money for my family.

I have a wonderful husband, and a 100% boy 3 year old boy.

Today is a new day for me, and I'm trying to stretch my boundaries and try something exciting. I will post new recipes, design ideas, tips I learn, and hopefully any money saving techniques I find.

Thanks
FarmGirl