Me and My Tractor…

It has almost been a year since we bought our tractor and we are not regretting it one bit.  This purchase brought us back into debt, but the benefits to having a tractor far out weighs the debt.  The fact that we are in debt for seven years and can make additional payments to shorten …

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Pauper’s Candle Company December Winners!!! – Our Off Grid Business

It is December and we want to congratulate the winner for our Free Candle Give Away. Wait, this month we have 3 Winners!!!  Each winner is receiving one of our Christmas Candles.  Merry Christmas Everyone! Each month Pauper's Candle Company, our Off Grid Homestead Business, picks a name from our Email Family List and that …

Cooking with My Wood Cook Stove- Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch: 4/4

Welcome to Part 4/4, the final video/blog in my video mini series, Cooking with a Wood Cook Stove - Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch. My final video will show how I maintained my wood cook stove while cooking my pumpkin pie and will show you my Pumpkin Pie all cooked and ready to eat! I …

Cooking with My Wood Cook Stove – Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch: 3/4

Welcome to Part 3 in my series, Cooking with a Wood Cook Stove - Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch. In this video you will see how I make pumpkin puree from a sugar pumpkin and how I make my pumpkin pie filling using the pumpkin puree. Also you will see how I maintain and use …

Cooking with My Wood Cook Stove- Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch : 2/4

Hello and welcome to Part 2 of my video / blog series, Cooking with a Wood Cook Stove - Pioneer Pumpkin Pie. In the video you will see how I make a pumpkin pie crust from scratch. Additionally, I pull out my sugar pumpkin from my wood cook stove and show what it should look …

Cooking with My Wood Cook Stove – Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch: 1/4

I am making a 4 part mini video series and therefore I am making a 4 part mini blog series: Cooking with My Wood Cook Stove - Pioneer Pumpkin Pie from Scratch: 1/4 This is part #1. In this series.  In my videos, I am going to show you how to totally make a pumpkin pie …

November Candle Give Away Winner is…

Thank you from Pauper's Candles to all who are part of our email family.  We appreciate all of you!!! The harvest is all in here on our homestead and Pauper's Candles is busy making our Fall and Winter candle scents.  This month we are happy to give our Harvest Moon Soy Candle to our winner.   …

The Taste of Fresh Food

Our Garden this year was great and I was able to preserve much of our harvest.  The best thing about gardening for me is the taste of your vegetables.  There is nothing like it!!!  Fresh carrots and tomatoes from the garden is the BEST!  This year I grew lemon cucumbers, which I enjoyed much. Each …

Our Off Grid Business Pauper’s Candles October Candle Give Away Winner…

Here at Pauper's Candles we are busy making candles and getting ready for our Seasonal Shows.  It is always fun to start making our Fall and Winter Candle Scents!!! October is a great Fall month and it is all about the Pumpkin.  We were given a pumpkin plant this year from a friend of ours …

How to Can Dill Pickles !!!

When my husband and I were living in a town of less than 100 people in Central Oregon, I tasted my first home canned dill pickle.  To say the least, I fell in love with them.  They tasted SO GOOD!  They were "dill-y", had a great dill ping to them and the overall taste was …