https://modernpioneermom.com/blog/2023-06-03T20:59:13+00:00weekly0.6https://modernpioneermom.com/2012/11/21/bring-on-the-leftovers/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/turkey-tettrazini.jpgturkey tettrazini, thanksgiving food, leftovers, thanksgiving leftovers2012-11-23T18:19:30+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/11/17/r-i-p-twinkies/2012-11-23T14:40:56+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/10/10/chicken-christmas-wish-list/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chicken-coop.jpgchicken coop, chickens, backyard chickens, urban farming, Florida farmhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/neiman-marcus-heritage-hen-farm1.jpgneiman marcus, heritage hen farm, chicken coop, chickens, backyard chickens, urban farminghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/neiman-marcus-heritage-hen-farm.jpgneiman-marcus, heritage hen farm, chicken, coop, backyard farming2012-10-30T19:39:21+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/10/13/fall-florida-garden/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/squash-plant-in-compost-pile.jpgsquash plant, compost pile, garden, veggieshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/squash-1st-one.jpgsquash, summer squash, gardening, floridahttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/fall-garden.jpgfall garden, plants, gardening, edibles, floridahttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/grandmas-town-garden-19851.jpgGrandma, garden, produce, urban farming Grandma Watts in her "town" garden, 1985 in Minnesota.https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/grandmas-town-garden-1985.jpgGrandma, garden, produce, urban farmingGrandma Watts' "town" garden, 1985 in Minnesota.2012-10-13T18:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/19/to-carb-or-not-to-carb-bread-baking/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/breadmaking-finished-product.jpgbreadmaking - finished producthttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/breadmaking-baked-loaves.jpgbreadmaking - baked loaveshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/breadmaking-e28093c2a0taking-temperature.jpgbread, baking, loaves, recipehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/breadmaking-ingredients-ready-to-mix.jpgbread, bake, ingredients, recipe, homemadehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/breadmaking-ingredients.jpgbread, baking, ingredients, homemade, kitchen, recipehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/making-bread-with-boys-1.jpgbaking, bread, homemade, kitchen, grains, multi-grainhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/baking-bread-with-grandma.jpgbaking bread with grandmaBaking bread with Grandma, 1970shttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/grain-to-grind.jpggrain, wheat, bread, bakinghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/wheat.jpgwheathttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/wheat-field-courtesy-the-republican.jpgwheat field, courtesy, the republicanCourtesy of "The Republican"2012-10-12T09:50:19+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/10/06/chicken-treats/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/chicken-treats.jpgchicken treats, backyard chicken, urban farm, chicken food2012-10-06T21:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/09/10/harvesting-sweet-potatoes/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/1st-sweet-potatoes.jpgsweet potatoes, garden, recipehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sweet-potato-bed.jpgSweet potatoes, sweet potato bed, garden, vegetables2012-10-10T09:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/09/01/laura-ingalls-processed-foods/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/raisins-1921.jpgraisins 1921Circa 1921https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/victory-cookbook.jpgVictory Cookbook, wartime cookbook, antique, World War II cookinghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/laura-ingalls-wilder.jpgLaura Ingalls Wilder, author, Little House on the PrairieAuthor Laura Ingalls Wilder2012-10-26T08:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/24/meatloaf-muffins/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/making-meatloaf-muffins.jpgmeatloaf muffins, dinner, recipe, muffin, ice cream scoophttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/meatloaf-muffins-2.jpgmeatloaf muffins, meatloaf, dinner, real food, recipehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/meatloaf-muffins-1.jpgmeatloaf muffins, meatloaf, dinner, recipe2012-08-24T19:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/22/art-gallery-home-style/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/artwork-display-1.jpgartwork display, art gallery, kindergarten, art, paintings, childrenhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/art-gallery-close-up.jpgart gallery, art display, kindergarten, art, children, paintinghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/items-for-art-display.jpgart display, art gallery, kindergarten, art, children, painting2012-08-22T20:23:52+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/13/back-to-school-virtually/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/2nd-grade-class.jpgclassroom, school, elementary, educationMy 2nd grade class.https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/one-room-school-in-oklahoma-by-wolfgang-sauber.jpgone-room school, pioneers, ancestors, classroomOne-room school in Oklahoma. Photo by Wolfgang Sauber.https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/denvers-desk.jpgschool, desk, classroom, elementary, online school, virtual school, kindergarten, learning environmenthttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/school-supplies-organized1.jpgschool supplies, textbooks, organization, elementary school, kindergarten, books, virtual school, online school, homeschool, classroomhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/school-supplies-organized.jpgschool supplies, textbooks, organization, elementary school, kindergarten, virtual school, online school, homeschoolhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/dad-siblings-school-day-2.jpgschool, farm, pioneers, one-room schoolhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/denver-school-supplies.jpgschool, school supplies, student, books, kindergarten, virtual school, textbooks2014-06-06T02:54:30+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/11/seeds-of-life/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/grandpa-watts-tractor.jpgfarm life, tractor, 1940s, urban farmingGrandpa Watts on the farm in Minnesota, 1940shttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/johnannaslechta1879-blog1.jpgpioneers, ancestors, heritage, geneology, farmerMy great-great-grandparents, John and Anna Slechta, 1879. Both immigrated from Bohemia, Czechoslovakia and met and married in Iowa when Anna was 16. John immigrated in 1868 at age 17 and homesteaded with his brother. The 1880 census shows him as a farmer. His obituary states that he was a "prosperous farmer – the owner of about 250 acres of land."https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/slechtahomestead-iowa-blog.jpghomestead, Iowa, ancestors, pioneers, geneology, farmerThe Slechta homestead/farm in Iowa, 1898. Great-great-grandmother Anna is second from left. Great-grandmother Emma is second from right. https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/slechtahomestead-iowa.jpghomestead, Iowa, ancestors, pioneers, geneology, farmerThe Slechta homestead/farm in Iowa, 1898. Great-great-grandmother Anna is second from left. Great-grandmother Emma is second from right.https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/johnannaslechta1879-blog.jpgpioneers, ancestors, heritage, geneology, farmerMy great-great-grandparents, John and Anna Slechta, circa 1879. Anna was born in Wisconsin 5 years after her parents immigrated from Bohemia, Czechoslovakia. John immigrated – also from Bohemia – in 1868 at age 17 to Iowa. He homestead with his brother and married Anna in 1877 when she was just 16 years old. The 1880 census shows him as a farmer. His obituary went further and listed him as a "prosperous farmer – the owner of about 250 acres of land."https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/seeds.jpgseeds, seed packets, gardening, organic garden2012-08-11T19:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/07/foods-our-ancestors-ate/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneer-woman-cooking-texas-beyond-history1.jpgpioneer woman cooking, Texas Beyond Historycredit: Texas Beyond Historyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneer-woman-cooking-texas-beyond-history.jpgpioneer woman cooking, Texas Beyond Historycredit: Texas Beyond Historyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tvdinner.jpgTvdinnerhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneer-family-meal-by-sidney-e-king2.jpgpioneer family meal, by Sidney E. KingSketch by Sidney E. Kinghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneer-family-meal-by-sidney-e-king1.jpgpioneer family meal, by Sidney E. KingSketch by Sidney E. Kinghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneer-family-meal-by-sidney-e-king.jpgpioneer family meal, by Sidney E. KingSketch by Sidney E. King2018-12-29T19:43:45+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/08/05/potluck-party/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pizza-dinner-party1.jpgpizza, dinner party, entertainingPotluck Party with individual pizza makingshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/little-house-in-the-big-woods-potluck.jpgLittle House in the Big Woods, potluck, party, entertainment, Garth Williams, Laura Ingalls WilderA big gathering of friends & family for a festive meal. From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder. Sketch by Garth Williams.https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/pizza-dinner-party.jpgpizza, dinner party, potluck, individual pizzas, make your own pizzahttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/little-house-in-the-big-woods-potluck.jpgLittle House in the Big Woods, pioneers, food, meals, entertaining, potluck, dinnerA potluck meal in "Little House in the Big Woods." Sketch by Garth Williams.2012-08-05T10:48:56+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/31/the-simple-life-easily-amused/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/uncle-wayne-grandpa-1950s.jpg1950s, pioneer life, simple life, playing cards, farm life, entertainment2012-07-31T08:20:43+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/27/poop-pile-working-with-compost/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/compost-pile.jpgCompost pile, composting, gardening, food scrapshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/compost-container.jpgcompost, gardening, kitchen scraps, vegetableshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/compost-poster.jpgCompost, gardening, organic, veggies, vegetableSource: grownyc.org2012-07-29T00:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/24/breakfast-beauty/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/ds-breakfast.jpgbreakfast, sausage, corn muffin, peacheshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/my-breakfast.jpgbreakfast, eggs, recipe, cornmeal, muffins, scrambled eggs, orange juice, garden2012-07-27T11:18:14+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/20/we-got-eggs/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/eggs.jpgEGGS, chickens, organichttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/apron-chickens.jpgapron, chickens, farm, farm wife, pioneerFarm wife and her chickenshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1-eggs.jpgeggs, chickens, coop, pets, free rangehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the-day-the-girls-laid-eggs.jpgchickens, eggs, coop, pets2012-07-23T17:49:00+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/21/lauras-garden-quiche/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/slice-of-quiche.jpgquiche, homemade, healthy cooking, recipe, real foodhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/quiche-eggs-poured-over-veg.jpgquiche, fresh eggs, garden vegetables, healthy cooking, recipe, real foodhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/chopped-garden-veggies.jpggarden veggies, healthy cooking, real food, quichehttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/brown-rice-crust-uncooked.jpgbrown rice, crust, quiche, recipe, healthy cooking, real foodhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/baked-quiche.jpgquiche, recipes, fresh eggs, garden vegetables, healthy cooking2012-08-03T10:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/06/20/family/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/laura-mary-helpers.jpglaura-mary-helpersLaura & Mary help with the dishes in "Little House on the Prairie." Illustration by Garth Williams.2012-07-20T07:54:10+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/17/victory-gardens/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/veggie-art.jpgveggies, organic, vegetables, gardeninghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/victory-garden-poster.jpgVictory garden, organic gardening, vegetables, World War IIhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/denver-tomato-harvest-4.jpgtomatoes, garden, harvest, container gardening, vegetables, veggieshttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/denver-tomato-harvest-3.jpgtomato, harvest, garden, picking vegetables, container gardeninghttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/the-garden-spring-2012.jpggarden, spring, container gardening, vegetables, veggies, herbsContainer garden in the spring.2012-07-18T19:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/15/little-helpers-getting-your-kids-involved/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/denvers-stool.jpgDenver's stoolhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/denver-eggs.jpgeggs, toddler, kid, child, children cooking, kitchen, messhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/little-house-child-helping-mom.jpgLittle House on the Prairie, pioneers, children, mother, chores, houseworkLaura helps Ma make cheese in "Little House in the Big Woods." Sketch by Garth Williams.2012-07-16T12:17:56+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/10/the-simple-life-technology/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/little-house-simple-entertainment1.jpgLittle House on the Prairie, simple entertainment, simple life, technologyAn evening of simple entertainment. Sketch by Garth Williams.https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/little-house-simple-entertainment.jpgLittle House on the Prairie, simple life, simplicity, entertainment, technologyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pioneer-family-at-home-by-sidney-e-king.jpgpioneer, family, home, simple life, technology, entertainmentSketch by Sidney E. 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ingredients2012-07-02T19:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/06/24/read-your-labels/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/food-label1.jpgFood-labelhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/food-label.jpgFood-label2012-07-02T19:34:12+00:00monthlyhttps://modernpioneermom.com/2012/07/01/the-simple-life-a-clothesline/https://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/laundry-day-from-coll-of-forks-timber-museum-wa2.jpeglaundry, clothesline, old-fashioned washLaundry day, from the collection of the Forks Timber Museum, Washingtonhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/laundry-day-from-coll-of-forks-timber-museum-wa1.jpeglaundry, pioneer, clotheslineLaundry day, from the collection of Forks Timber Museum, Washingtonhttps://modernpioneermom.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/laundry-day-from-coll-of-forks-timber-museum-wa.jpeglaundry day, from coll of Forks TImber Museum, 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