Rock N Roots Homestead

Rock N Roots Homestead Faith • Family • Stewardship • Slower Living We strive to share truth and allow others the knowledge needed to make the best decision possible for their family.

Psalm 1:3 * Matthew 7:24 ✝️

Homemaking • From Scratch Cooking • Homestead Life 🌿

Helping women learn lost skills one recipe, garden row, and homemade meal at a time. 5LHomestead is located in South Central Missouri and is committed to sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with the knowledge that He has given us in being as self-sufficient as possible through the growth of our own food and raising our own animals.

Is there anything truly more stressful when owning a family cow😬... If you know...you know...
08/31/2026

Is there anything truly more stressful when owning a family cow😬... If you know...you know...

I know most of you came here for the recipes. 🤎Some of you have even come for the t-shirts and the things we make here o...
08/30/2026

I know most of you came here for the recipes. 🤎

Some of you have even come for the t-shirts and the things we make here on our homestead.

But I'm hoping to start sharing a little more of me too.

Not just what I'm cooking or what we're making, but some of the thoughts that run through my head, the things God is teaching me, and the little reminders I need in my own life.

Because this page is about more than food and homesteading for me.

It's about the life we're building, the faith we're standing on, and the God who is at the center of it all.

And over the course of the last couple of weeks, these words have become my mantra:

I WILL PRAISE HIM STILL.

I have struggled.
I have been angry.
I have questioned.
I have cried out for answers.
I have begged.
I have pleaded.

But in all of this...

I will praise Him still.

Not because He always gives me what I want.

Not because He answers every single one of my prayers the moment I pray them.

Not because I understand what He's doing.

But because in all of this, I know that He is still good.

I know without a doubt that I am loved.

I know that I am chosen.

I know that I have seen victories before, and I know I serve the same God today that I served then.

The God who was faithful then is still faithful now.

The God who carried me before can carry me again.

And I know that God is not done yet.

I know that I still need Him.

So when I don't understand...

I will praise Him still.

When I'm waiting...

I will praise Him still.

When the answer isn't what I hoped for...

I will praise Him still.

When I'm walking through something I never would have chosen...

I will praise Him still.

Not because life is always good.

But because He is.

And if I have to wear these words around my neck every day as a reminder to my own heart, then I will.

I will praise Him still. 🤎

Chores are something that are common in our home.My husband has chores.I have chores.Our boys have chores.Even our dogs ...
08/30/2026

Chores are something that are common in our home.

My husband has chores.
I have chores.
Our boys have chores.
Even our dogs have chores... 😂

And I love the feeling when chores are done.

Everything is clean and fresh...and the feeling of accomplishment in knowing things are done is satisfying.

It doesn't matter what we are working on...

The house.
The barn.
The kennels.
The yard.
The porch.

You get the idea. 😂

But if I'm being honest...

I hate the time it takes me to actually go through the process of cleaning or working on the chore and actually finishing it.

And it reminded me of the suffering Paul talks about in Romans 8:18:

“For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory that is to be revealed to us.”
Romans 8:18 NASB 1995

Now obviously, doing chores cannot be compared to the suffering Paul is talking about.

But it made me think about how often I focus on the process instead of the finished result.

I don't enjoy every part of cleaning.

I don't enjoy every dirty dish, every load of laundry, every stall that needs cleaned, or every mess that somehow appeared five minutes after I just cleaned it. 😂

But I know what comes after the work.

And sometimes the work feels long.

Sometimes it feels tedious.

Sometimes I would much rather be doing literally anything else.

But the finished result is worth it.

And maybe that's just a tiny glimpse of something so much greater.

We are living in the middle of the process.

We see the mess.
We feel the weariness.
We don't always understand what God is doing.

But there is a glory coming that makes what we're walking through now look completely different.

So today, while I'm folding laundry, scrubbing floors, cleaning stalls, or doing whatever chore is waiting for me...

I'm going to try to remember that the process isn't the end of the story.

And neither is this life.

There is something far greater coming. 🤎

08/29/2026

🍫 SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE COOKIES 🍫

If you have sourdough discard sitting in your fridge, don't throw it away! These cookies are rich, soft, chocolatey, and one of my favorite ways to use up that discard. 🤎

And you don't need anything fancy. Just good old-fashioned ingredients and some sourdough discard.

🍫 Sourdough Chocolate Cookies

Ingredients:

• 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup + 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• ½ cup sourdough discard
• 1 egg yolk
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F.
2. Cream together the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
3. Mix in the sourdough discard and egg yolk until well combined.
4. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.
5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until combined. Don't overmix.
6. Scoop the dough onto a parchment-lined baking sheet, leaving room for the cookies to spread.
7. Bake for approximately 10–12 minutes. The centers should still look slightly soft.
8. Let them cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a cooling rack.

QUESTION:
What's your favorite way to use up sourdough discard?

Seriously...🙄
08/28/2026

Seriously...🙄

One thing you will never hear me say is…“You must have THIS certain piece of equipment in order to make this.”Nope. Not ...
08/27/2026

One thing you will never hear me say is…

“You must have THIS certain piece of equipment in order to make this.”

Nope. Not here. 🤎

I will never tell you that you need an expensive mixer, a certain brand of pan, a fancy appliance, or a kitchen full of gadgets before you can make something I share.

I will never tell you that you have to buy something from me in order to get a recipe.

And I will never tell you that an amateur can't make something I share.

Because guess what?

I was an amateur too.

You don't have to have the best equipment.
You don't have to have the biggest kitchen.
You don't have to have every tool that someone on the internet tells you that you “need.”

Use what you have.

Learn as you go.

Try it. Mess it up. Try it again.

That's how you learn.

That's how you build confidence.

And that's how you eventually realize that you are capable of so much more than you thought you were.

If I can show you something and make you think, “Hey, I think I could actually do that,” then I've done exactly what I wanted to do.

You don't need more stuff.

You just need to start. 🤎

08/27/2026

🔥 SMOKED STUFFED MEATLOAF 🔥

If you think you don't like meatloaf… you might want to try it smoked. 😏

This one is packed with flavor, stuffed with cheese, rolled up like a pumpkin roll, and finished with a sweet and tangy honey BBQ mustard sauce.

And the best part? You can use pretty much any cut of ground meat you have on hand!

Ingredients

Meatloaf:

- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 lb ground pork
- 1 medium to large onion, diced
- 2 bell peppers, diced
- 1 jalapeño, deseeded and diced
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup breadcrumbs
- ¼–½ cup BBQ sauce
- ⅛–¼ cup yellow mustard
- ¼ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons liquid smoke
- 2–3 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- Any additional seasonings you like
- Cheese, sliced or shredded, for filling

Sauce:

- Honey BBQ sauce
- Yellow mustard

Mix together to your preferred consistency and taste.

Directions

1. Dice the onion, bell peppers, and deseeded jalapeño.

2. Heat a skillet over medium heat and fry the vegetables until the onion becomes translucent. Set aside.

3. While the vegetables are cooking, combine the ground beef, ground pork, BBQ sauce, yellow mustard, and eggs. Remember: 1 egg per pound of meat.

4. Add the breadcrumbs, liquid smoke, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, chili powder, honey, salt, pepper, and any other seasonings you like.

5. Mix everything together thoroughly.

6. Add the cooked onions and peppers and mix very well, making sure everything is evenly distributed.

7. Lay a large piece of parchment paper flat on your counter.

8. Dump the meat mixture onto the parchment and press it out into a thin rectangle.

9. Cover the meat with your choice of cheese.

10. Starting at one end, carefully roll the meat up like you would a pumpkin roll, keeping the filling tucked inside. Pinch the ends and seam together so the cheese stays inside.

11. Place the meatloaf on your smoker and smoke at 225–250°F for approximately 30–45 minutes, or until cooked through.

12. If you're in a hurry, you can increase the smoker temperature to 300°F and cook until the internal temperature reaches at least 160–165°F.

13. Mix honey BBQ sauce and yellow mustard together to make your sauce.

14. Once the meatloaf is finished, drizzle the sauce generously over the top before slicing.

🔥 TIP: Let the meatloaf rest for a few minutes before slicing so the cheese stays tucked inside instead of running everywhere.

👇 QUESTION:

Are you a meatloaf lover, or have you never been a fan? And if you're a meatloaf lover… have you ever tried smoking one?

08/26/2026

🍋 LEMON FUDGE PUDDING CAKE 🍋

If you love those old-fashioned pudding cakes where you pull it out of the oven and there's a warm, gooey pudding hiding underneath the cake… you NEED to try this lemon version. 🤤

It's soft, warm, lemony, and has that sweet pudding layer underneath that makes this so much more than just a regular lemon cake.

And yes… a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top is highly encouraged. 😂🍋

🍋 LEMON FUDGE PUDDING CAKE

CAKE:
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup milk
• ¼ cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

LEMON PUDDING SAUCE:
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1½ cups hot water
• ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons butter

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x9-inch baking dish.

2. Whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.

3. Stir in milk, melted butter, vanilla, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Mix just until combined.

4. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.

5. For the pudding sauce, whisk together the sugar, flour, and salt. Sprinkle evenly over the cake batter.

6. Mix the hot water, lemon juice, and lemon zest together, then carefully pour it over the entire top of the batter. DO NOT STIR.

7. Dot the top with the 2 tablespoons of butter.

8. Bake for 35–45 minutes, until the top is golden and set but there's still a gooey pudding layer underneath.

9. Let it rest for about 10 minutes before serving.

Spoon it up warm and make sure you get that lemon pudding underneath! 🍋🤎

QUESTION:

Have you ever had an old-fashioned pudding cake before, or is this a new one for you? 👇

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