Quick cucumber "kimchi". Super easy and absolutely delicious. Slice 1 cucumber. Handful of chopped carrots. Toss with 1 tablespoon of kosher salt. Let sit in strainer over the sink for 20-30 minutes to get rid of some of the water. For the sauce: 1.5 T gochugaru flakes 1 T sweetener of choice (I used brown allulose) 2 T fish sauce or oyster sauce (I used oyster) 1.5-2 T avocado oil 2 cloves garlic finely chopped. 1.5-2 T rice wine vinegar 2 T soy sauce or coconut aminos Sesame seeds. (Amounts vary based on the size of cucumber and carrots) After the carrots and cucumbers have drained, toss them to combine with the sauce. Add sesame seeds to taste Let sit in the fridge for a few hours. Serve to a grateful world. #cucumber #salad #kimchi #spring #iowa #keto #realfood #foodstr #nostr #grownostr image
Cleaning up the yard of broken sticks and limbs and using them to make biochar in my mini kettle grill. #biochar #earth #soil #garden #spring #garden #gardening #Homestead #growyourown #nostr #grownostr image
My first time incubating chicken eggs. Got about half to hatch, which I think is pretty good considering I ordered them online and they were shipped. #chickens #eggs #homestead #homesteading #iowa #spring #realfood #growyourown #nostr #grownostr
Spent some time last evening outside practicing my cordage making from milkweed while the youngest practiced with his bow. Overall a very good time. #archery #archer #bow #children #nostr #cordage #milkweed #Homestead #iowa #spring #grownostr image
Was kind of surprised to see this fella out in the open on such a cold and dreary day (low 40s F) Garter snake? #asknostr #iowa #spring #snake #garden #Homestead #growyourown #eatlocal #grownostr image
#asknostr I managed to tear my MCL and shred my meniscus this weekend. I see ortho tomorrow. Any recs to promote healing? #healing #health #fitness #keto #carnivore #realfood #nostr #healthstr #grownostr
Aside from taking a tumble and tearing my meniscus and MCL, had a great weekend watching my youngest take gold in the forms division at his #taekwondo tournament this weekend. #tournament #weekend #family #hardwork #proud #nostr #grownostr image
My inaugural maple syrup season is done. Taps pulled. Wound up with a little less than a full gallon of maple syrup from only 4 trees tapped. Also got a little over a cup of syrup from one black walnut tree. I will definitely be expanding my tapping next season. I also plan on growing sorghum this summer to make molasses on the fall. #maple #syrup #sap #sugar #sugarbush #iowa #spring #blackwalnut #Homestead #homesteading #winter #realfood #nostr #grownostr #foodstr