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I’m Eliza! My passion in life is living sustainably, growing and making my own food, being totally dorky about it with my Hubby on our little Homestead and of course sharing it all with you! Thanks for stopping by!

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Growing our own food on our tiny budding homestead.
#growfoodnotlawns🍎🍏🍊 #homestead

It's getting colder, so it's time to bring in your

It's getting colder, so it's time to bring in your remaining hot peppers and warm yourself up! I always grow a large number of hot peppers and they go to all sorts of things. Drying and grinding them is one of the best ways to preserve any that I have leftover from hot sauces and salsas.
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Here's my Quick How-To on making your own chili powder. Check it out at dorkylittlehomestead.ca or through the link in my bio, and spice things up a bit!
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#chili #hotpepper #chilipowder #spice #spicyfood #howto #makeyourown #homesteading #homesteadskills #eeeeats #ottawafoodies #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

And my adorable new shirt arrived today! Clank isn

And my adorable new shirt arrived today! Clank isn't sure how he feels about it, but he's going to cuddle it out while he think about it. Contemplative Cuddling is his strong suit. #pumpkinseason #halloween #blackcat #tabbycatsofinstagram #catsofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

When you're trying to work but your office assista

When you're trying to work but your office assistant is making it difficult. #catsofinstagram #halping #cathelp #cats #dorkylittlehomestead

That was a very full day 😴 Began with collectin

That was a very full day 😴 Began with collecting up the last of the tomatoes. Followed by Pilates with @sarahmhaynes_ .
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Then a full day of canning! Started with a Garden Veggie Tomato Sauce. Then some Green Tomato Chutney (a recipe I'm still working on, but so far it's yummers!) And finally I made a very cool and delicious Ginger, Chili, Rhubarb Jam. I'm super into that one. It's like a caramel that's spicy and gingery and rhubarby.
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Baked some zucchini muffins using the inevitable jumbo zuke that comes with every growing season.
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And I finished the day by catching and bringing in some of the pond fish. And was surprised to find a whole bunch of baby fish! 😶😶😅 (Our pond is pretty natural and we don't pay it too much attention to it over the summer haha. But it's too shallow to leave fish in over winter) so I'll catch as many babies as I can, and I guess if anyone is interested in goldfish, let me know? Haha
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Now time for a glass of wine, some YouTube, then bed. Phew! Goodnight lovelies ❤️❤️
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#harvestseason #harvesting #harvest #veggies #canning #canningseason #jam #chutney #tomatosauce #preserving #homestead #homesteading #homesteadinglife #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

Good Morning! And Shanah Tovah to all my Jewish fr

Good Morning! And Shanah Tovah to all my Jewish friends and followers. Today is the first day of Rosh Hashanah! The Jewish new years celebration.
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I'm not Jewish but celebrating and encouraging a safe, peaceful, prosperous, and bright new year with feasting and love is something I've always loved about Rosh Hashanah.
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I learned to make Challah while living in a neighbourhood with a large Jewish population a few years ago. This incredibly delicious bread holds a lot of religious significance and is eaten on most holy days through the year.
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My recipe is not traditional technically, but I've tried to incorporate as much tradition as I can into it. It makes for amazing sandwich bread and French toast. Or you can eat it in the classic way this weekend dipped in honey or topped with figs. It freezes well too!
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Check out the recipe at dorkylittlehomestead.ca or through the link in my bio!
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#roshhashanah #roshhashana #challah #jewishnewyear #bread #breadlover #baking #eggbread #bakerlife #bakersagainstracism #loveislove #homesteading #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

It's awesome to have friends who donate basil (app

It's awesome to have friends who donate basil (approximately 6,000lbs 😅) to the pesto fund! @c.r.brydges #basil #basilpesto #pesto #preserving #dorkylittlehomestead

Good morning my beautiful peaches! 🍑 We're near

Good morning my beautiful peaches! 🍑 We're nearing the end of peach season here in Ontario, but we can still enjoy one last yummy peachy dessert 😉 So why not try out this Peach Tart with Almond Cream for a super delish dessert tonight. It's perfect on its own but it would feel awfully lonely if you didn't also top it with some ice cream!
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Check out the recipe at dorkylittlehomestead.ca or through the link in my bio. Stay Peachy!
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#peaches #peachseason #peachtart #frangipane #frenchcuisine #rusticfood #eeeeats #imsomartha #butter #instafood #eatingfortheinsta #homesteading #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

This Face: Mom! Quit waking me up for your Instagr

This Face: Mom! Quit waking me up for your Instagram pictures! Gawd! 😅
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If you've never met a tortoise before, I recommend it! They have a lot more personality then you'd expect and they're super adorable when you've woken them up and they're grumpy 🥰.
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#tortoise #redfoottortoise #torts #herptology #reptilelover #tortoisemom #dorkylittlehomestead

First frost, means tomatoes get tucked in. But in

First frost, means tomatoes get tucked in. But in the dawn light this morning, it sort of looks like I've covered the garden "furniture" so I don't splatter paint on it 😅. I hope everyone in my area got their delicate plants covered or inside last night 💚 .
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#gardening #gardenersofinstagram #girlswhogarden #firstfrost #september #garden #raisedbedgarden #homesteading #homesteadersofinstagram #dorkylittlehomestead

I hope everyone is having a good #harvestseason s

I hope everyone is having a good #harvestseason so far! This weekend one of the yummys that I harvested was our Leeks! So it seemed like a good time to re-share this post. How to Harvest and Store Leeks.
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Check it out at dorkylittlehomestead.ca or through the link my bio.
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#leeks #harvesting #coldstorage #gardenersofinstagram #vegetablegarden #minigarden #raisedbedgarden #raisedbeds #squarefootgardening #girlswhogarden #growfoodnotlawns #homestead #dorkylittlehomestead

A quiet, rainy Sunday during a power outage means

A quiet, rainy Sunday during a power outage means silly games with @crazyivan359 ❤️ #munchkin #tabletopgames #sundayfunday #dorkylittlehomestead

Dipper is so good at hiding. He's a pro. There's b

Dipper is so good at hiding. He's a pro. There's basically zero chance that we can find him. Total sleuth. 🕵️‍♀️🐾#catsofinstagram #gingercat #ninjacat #sneaky #dipperhalps #dorkylittlehomestead

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