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Jenny Cazzola

About Jenny Cazzola

Tired of the stress of city life and motivated by a desire to be more self-sufficient, Jenny and her husband decided to trade life in the busy suburbs for life on a quiet country homestead. In the fall of 2012, they moved to an acreage in rural Northeastern Oklahoma where they are learning to live off the land and working to establish a small home grown heirloom produce business. On her blog Black Fox Homestead, Jenny writes about their transition from city to country life, offers tips on natural gardening, recipes from her kitchen, and ideas for frugal, simple living. She and her husband currently share their homestead with four shih-tzus and eight growing Rhode Island Red chicks; but she hopes to see ducks, dairy goats, and possibly a cow in her future.

Author: Jenny Cazzola

1/2 gallon glass jar of Kombucha SCOBYS, with a jar of finished brew in the background

SCOBY Hotel Guide (Everything You Need To Know)

Dairy-Free Banana Eggnog Shake

Dairy-Free Banana Eggnog Shake

Green Beans with Bacon & Mushrooms | Sick of green bean casserole that uses canned cream of mushroom soup? Want a Real Food version instead? My family enjoys this recipe throughout the year -- especially during the holiday season. No canned mystery soups necessary! | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Green Beans with Bacon & Mushrooms

6 Winter Care Tips for Chickens

6 Winter Care Tips for Chickens

Are you avoiding white potatoes? Will you miss the potato casseroles that are so typical of holiday meals? Try this versatile, tried-and-true family recipe!

Easy Cheesy Cauliflower Casserole

Confession: Until recently, we tended to our brooding chicks in our home office. We spend most of our time in this room anyway, and it's so fun to watch them while we're working! Then I discovered that it is possible to brood chicks outside, and it's a win-win for us and the chicks!

How to Brood Chicks Outside

Beef rendang is a common Indonesian beef stew simmered in coconut sauce. This easy and healthy recipe cooks low and long on the stove top, filling your home with fragrant Asian spices. Serve with some soaked rice or cauli-rice!

Beef Rendang {Slow-Cooked Indonesian Beef}

You hear it again and again in homesteading circles... Loss is inevitable. And that makes caring for any living thing emotionally challenging. Can these hard times teach us anything? Difficult as it is, the answer is yes.

5 Lessons from Loss on the Homestead

I was somewhat idealistic about raising chickens... I envisioned going to the chicken yard in a pretty apron, grabbing a good-sized chicken, swiftly processing it on a chopping block, taking it to the kitchen, and serving a gorgeous roast chicken a few short hours later. Then expectation met reality...

Meat Birds: Heritage vs. Hybrid {What You Need To Know}

It's just a fact of life... Odds and ends, junk piles, dirt piles, you name it. Any homesteader would agree, because gardening, caring for livestock, and living on a shoestring doesn't always allow for the minimalist approach! Here are 14 inexpensive (or free) items I always keep around...

Don’t Throw That Away! 14 Useful Items to Repurpose or Purchase Inexpensively

As soon as the cool weather begins to set in, my husband and I immediately begin to talk about fall. I really look forward to the fall flavors, particularly apples. A neighbor recently brought me a huge grocery sack full of them, and inspired this dish!

Super Simple Pork Chop, Sweet Potato, and Apple Skillet

I discovered this soup last summer during the garden abundance of yellow lemon cucumbers. I love that it requires only a food processor -- no oven at all! The color is a delicate pink, making it ideal for a feminine summer gathering such as a bridal shower, yet the smoky flavor is robust enough that my husband enjoys having it for dinner.

Smoky Cucumber Soup

In the spring, I'm gung-ho about gardening. By the time the late summer heat hits, weeds are out of control, a pest is ruining my sunflowers, and I'm behind on fall planting. I wonder: Why on earth am I doing this? Here are 7 things I've learned that keep me going when I'm overwhelmed.

How to Keep Going In Your Garden When Your Garden Has You Completely Overwhelmed

Recently, I created my own version of a delicious blackberry mocktail my husband and I enjoyed on a business trip. My version, however, uses fresh squeezed lime juice and honey in lieu of limeade concentrate along with fresh mint and local crushed frozen blackberries. I omit the alcohol so it's family friendly. Enjoy!

Blackberry Mojitoes {Summer Mocktail}

Rain barrels help you take that extra step toward self-sufficiency and sustainability, plus they reduce your water bill. Here are 2 cautions to keep in mind, plus 6 things to consider when shopping for one.

Using a Rain Barrel

Learning to Let Go of Perfection | “Simple living stress syndrome” is a phenomenon I discovered shortly after our transition into a simple life -- and it's triggered by unnecessary "noise". To let go and reduce the noise, I focused on three homestead zones -- the garden, the kitchen, and the home -- where I looked for ways to reduce the noise and the stress. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Learning to Let Go of Perfection

Keeping Your Chickens Cool During the Summer Heat | Not only does weather wreak havoc on the garden and landscape, it takes its toll on pets and homestead critters such as chickens. During the summer, keeping our chickens cool is a very active part of our daily routine. Here are a few things that we have found to be helpful, as well as some additional suggestions I’ve gathered from my fellow chicken-keeping friends. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Keeping Your Chickens Cool During the Summer Heat

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd | If your layers are prolific and you have eggs to use up, make this! The whites make the meringue and the yolks go in the lemon curd. Though I used strawberries, this recipe is flexible for whatever fruit is in season. | TraditionalCookingSchool.com

Strawberry Meringue Shells with Lemon Curd

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