Kimchi and a Manuscript
(We happened to have a bunch of jars of Homestead Chi, one of my favorite recipes from the vegetables chapter, left from the first turnip harvest so it seemed a good addition to the photo.)
I spent most of last week with the manuscript of Traditionally Fermented Foods. These are the final edits I get to put on it so I am feeling quite conflicted – relieved but also thinking I could add recipes, tips and corrections until I am no longer able to stand at a kitchen counter. This is everything I know… or could remember to write down… about fermentation wrapped up in 60,000+ words, ~80 original photos, and 224 pages. But I’m sure I forgot something, so I’ll probably share those extra tidbits right here on the blog.
So that is where I was last week. This week we’re expecting a bit of a cold snap so a bit of harvesting and preserving might be in order for those things we aren’t able to cover. And then there’s this…
Which isn’t exactly what our kitchen looks like this morning but pretty close. I think the main difference is that the bouncy seat is no longer there.
I’ll steep tea for a couple of gallons of kombucha, reboot the water kefir, and do some sourdough baking now that the manuscript is off of my desk. And maybe I’ll get to the bottom of the dish and laundry piles… but probably not.
My kitchen doesn t look much different! You make me feel much happier than I did before I read this!
I love your honesty! We moved onto 5 acres last spring and are living in a mobile home we bought for scrap value whilst renovating it… And I thought I was the only one who had to put dishes on the floor at times…this really is the truth about homesteading.. You do what you have to do.. And keep striving towards the goal…
Just a couple of hours I wanted to cry because I’m it seems like I’m never going to get my house cleaned. It has been longer than I will admit to. My kids are grown but I watch 3 grandkids a week, have a small business, teach yoga 8 classes a week, have a small with hens, pigs and my goat herd still residing here, milking will resume soon, seeds will need ordered and started soon and I just pulled the last of stuff from the garden yesterday(having a VERY warm unusual year in northern Indiana), taking my second clinicl herbalism certification, writing a gut healing class and I’m gonna stop because writing this is showing me much. The problem is I enjoy it all but can’t get my house clean. I should just hire someone but that costs money. I did ask my husband if he wanted to be my housekeeper. I got silence, lol. Thank you for showing your kitchen. It made me feel a little better about my entire house.
So nice to always be updated about your work and your life. Looking forward to the book! Dishes and laundry sure can wait. Have a great day!