Lemke Homestead

A homesteading momma wanna be trying to learn a thing or two.

  • Garden Update: August

    Garden Update: August

    Would you believe I’ve written this dang post 3 different times? Three! Huge thanks to WordPress for not saving the draft like I told it too. Some my garden updates for this month aren’t so depressing this time, YAY! My yellow squash plant, which was only producing male flowers for 85% of this summer, finally…

  • Essential Items for Managing a Miscarriage

    Essential Items for Managing a Miscarriage

    One blog post ago, I wrote about my experience with Infertility, and you now know this is my 5th pregnancy loss. This time around, I was given, a “Miscarriage Kit” What is in this kit? We’ll I’ll tell you. This kit, is made by Anora. And it has everything you need to send in your…

  • An Infertility Journey

    An Infertility Journey

    Growing up, I always knew two things. 1. I wanted to be happily married and 2. I wanted more than one child. Being an only child was great at times, but other times it sucked. I didn’t want my child to have the same loneliness growing up that I had. I watched my husbands relationship…

  • Bacon Cabbage Rice

    Bacon Cabbage Rice

    July 28th marked my husbands 32nd birthday. And its a long standing tradition that you pick dinner on your birthday. Daniel has a favorite I make, and its called Bacon, Cabbage, Rice. I learned the recipe from a friend of mine, and it was THE recipe that got Daniel eating rice again (for those who…

  • Egg Foo Young – Retro Recipe

    Egg Foo Young – Retro Recipe

    Yet another recipe from my old cookbooks. This one I marked because I remember this dish fondly. Every year for birthdays or special occasions, we had a restraunt we would frequent as a family. And one thing we’d always get was the Egg Foo Young. It was my dads favorite, and he always wanted to…

  • Garden Update- July

    Garden Update- July

    This heatwave has put quite the bump in the road for my garden. At first, i noticed it was just my little flower sprouts that didn’t like it. That I could understand, I started them pretty late. But then I noticed my zucchini wasn’t enjoying it, my blooms were starting to slow down drastically. My…

  • Quick and Easy Button Repair

    Quick and Easy Button Repair

    When I got home there was a button on my desk. But not just any button. This was a small button from a man’s shirt. I recognized it from my husbands flannel. One of his thicker flannel shirts. My husband is the type of guy who doesn’t throw something out just because its ‘out of…

  • Bacon Chop-Suey   Retro Recipe

    Bacon Chop-Suey Retro Recipe

    Every Sunday we have dinner with my mom. And its the perfect time for me to try a new recipe. Or in this instance, a new old recipe. Were taking a look again at the Good Housekeeping Cookbook. I was given this cookbook by my Aunt when my Grandmother passed away. The date inside says…

  • Decadent Homemade Brownie Mix: Bake Bliss in Every Bite

    Decadent Homemade Brownie Mix: Bake Bliss in Every Bite

    Ingredients: I just put everything in a Gallon sized Ziplock bag, and shook it like crazy to get everything mixed together. When your ready to whip up a batch of Brownies, your amount of ingredient is dependent on what size of a pan your using. For example, I am using a 9×9 pan, because traditionally,…

  • $185, Food Stamp, One Income.

    $185, Food Stamp, One Income.

    Times are tough; you can either spend your time crying about how stressed you are, or you could look for a solution. I decided instead of ‘surviving’, I was going to find ways to use everything I do have to their greatest potential. What can I do to make things last longer? What combinations of…