Light of the Valley Homestead

01/01/2026

Bring in the new year with a fever and broccoli cheddar soup… yea things are wild around here 🤒

12/31/2025

12/31/2025

Christmas jam

This is delicious 😋
3 cups cranberries
3 cups strawberries
Zest of 1 orange
Segments of 1 orange
4 cups sugar
1/4 cup orange juice
1 cinnamon stick

Bring everything to a boil
Blend with an emergent blender if you want it smooth, you can leave a chunky if you prefer.
Continue to boil, stirring constantly, till temperature reaches 220 degrees.
Remove cinnamon stick and place in clean canning jars and water bath can for 15 mins.

ENJOY 😊

12/31/2025

Did you know honey and onions have been used for millennia to cure common ailments such as cough, cold, and respiratory issues. The use of these two household ingredients in folk remedies is almost as old as time itself, and the combination is still used to this day.

Since honey and onion cough syrup contains both honey and onion, it combines the benefits of each of these into one (surprisingly) delicious syrup that is easy to make.

*Honey is antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and a powerful antioxidant.
*Honey soothes a sore and tired throat.
*Onion contains the antioxidant quercetin, which fights inflammation in the body.
*Onion is high in sulfur compounds (as is garlic), which has been shown to help with a variety of health issues.
*Since onion is an expectorant it helps clear mucus, which is common with a cough.
*Onions have electrolytes, which is essential for keeping hydrated during an illness.

Simply chop onions into a clean glass jar and pour raw honey overtop. Allow to sit at room temperature overnight. Take a spoonful every 2-3 hours for cough. Will stay good on counter for a week or strain onions and store honey in fridge for 2-3 weeks.

12/30/2025

Ya’ll I love it 🥰 Someone laid their fist egg today 😊

12/30/2025

12/29/2025

You had you windows open yesterday and woodstove cranked today…

Welcome to Indiana

12/25/2025

Merry Christmas everyone! Hope it’s a blessed one! 🎄

12/25/2025

Santa cookies!!!! Best part of Christmas 🎄 💜

12/25/2025

Cookie in a jar

1.25 cups oats
1.25 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup chocolate chips

WHEN TME TO BAKE
1 stick softened butter
1 egg
Splash vanilla
Cook at 350 for 15 mins

08/13/2025

SOLD

Laying hens available. Dillsboro, IN