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August at The Nourishing Hearthfire

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The Nourishing Hearthfire

From the homestead

A few years ago we found an injured robin somewhere near our house. We didn’t hold out much hope for him, but we put him into a barrel full of logs to see if a safe quiet place would help him recover.

A couple of days later, he was up and flying again, and he would come back to visit our house every so often, coming way closer to the house than any other robin. On the first day of August he visited us again. It feels like an early spring.
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After last year’s garden failures, I’m determined to make a better effort of it this time around, and to get things planted on time, to get on top of the weeds before they become problems, and to make the most of all our garden space.

From the archives

One of the new recipes from the blog this month is for ricotta, and what better way to use homemade ricotta than to make a cheesecake:

​Simple baked cheesecake​

New blog posts

A simple way to make ricotta from any amount of milk:
​How to make ricotta cheese​

Ancient grains vs modern wheat:

​Are ancient grains healthier than modern wheat?​

How to convert your favourite recipes to use 100% home-milled flour:

​How to replace white flour with fresh milled flour in recipes​

My favourite ways to preserve blueberries:

​How to preserve blueberries without sugar​

A pain de mie style sandwich bread, 100% whole grain and sourdough:

​Sourdough sandwich bread​

With warmth from the hearth,

Kate

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The Nourishing Hearthfire

Kate Downham

Real food, traditional skills, and slow living from my forest homestead. Learn cheesemaking, fermentation, sourdough, and self sufficiency, with practical recipes and simplified techniques. Thoughtful monthly emails for homesteaders, backyard gardeners, and anyone who wants to cook and preserve real food from scratch.

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