Beccalicious Living

09/11/2026

Ya… not liking this colder weather…at all

Not frost yet, but 2C are in the forecast for tonight. The first thing to know about frost or close to freezing is how different plants react to cold temperatures. Some will be killed by ever so slightly cold temperatures, and others may only get sweeter.
Knowing that you can protect what you want to survive, let go of, what can’t be protected and not worry about the rest.
Being a northern blogger I write a lot about plant protection and frost survival. So comment frost if you want to read more.

09/10/2026

Well isn’t this brilliant

09/09/2026

Just sayin

Just a little fall magic, one crockpot at a time. 🍂

09/08/2026

Ok peeps I need a dehydrator
Rave me your favourite and why!

09/03/2026

Boy did I ever…

08/26/2026

Finally got my Seafood fix, only took 5 trips to make it happen but OMG did we eat!

08/16/2026

Maybe…

Homesteading to a T

This is just the way we balance it because I love growing good food for our family, making things from scratch, preserving what we grow and learning the skills that come with this lifestyle, but I'll be the first to admit there has to be some give and take or we will burn out

Some days we're eating food we grew and preserved, some days I spend all day preserving that food and then order pizza for dinner 😂

I don't think convenience and doing things the old-fashioned way have to be opposites, I'm grateful to know how to do things myself and I'm equally grateful that I don't have to do everything myself every single day

Both can be true and that's the kind of balance you'll find around here, so stick around for more of the real life behind our homestead 🤍

08/04/2026

Because everyone is about to have an abundance of tomatoes, here’s how to utilize all the things!

I'm making tomato powder with left over tomato skins!
After I remove the skins I lay them flat on baking sheets lined in parchment paper to air dry over night.
The next day I place them in my dehydrator or oven at 150° for a few hours until they are crispy.
Then I run them thru my coffee grinder until they are a fine powder and store in a vacuum sealed jar.
I use tomato powder as a thickener for sauce, soups and stews but you can add it to anything for an extra flare of tomato flavor!