The Cozy Kitchen Podcast | Where efficiency meets joy in the heart of the home. Embracing the love of feeding our families.

Today we're welcoming Kristen from the Curated Farm to talk all things Homestead, Sourdough and Community! Having lived in multiple different states over the years Kristen is no fool to plugging in, getting involved and learning from those around you. Longing for community and a piece of land to call her families own, Kristen set off to learn how to be self sufficient and come together with those...

Have you ever experienced imposter syndrome? Where you feel like you don't belong or you shouldn't be in a position to take on a certain opportunity or responsibility because X, Y or Z?   Suddenly the whole world feels like its falling down and your faults become much more apparent than your gifts and strengths! I'm here to tell you today that I have those feelings too and it's okay. But it's not...

Spoiler Alert! Homeschooling isn't as difficult as the pandemic made it. Discover the freedom of homeschooling, why we specifically decided to homeschool, what our day to day looks like, curriculum we study and how to cover multiple subjects in one. There are so many resources out there these days that homeschooling can be as structured or free-flowing as you'd like. Personally I feel its a tremen...

Harvest season is among us! This is the time of year where endless amounts of tomatoes are brought inside to be canned or turned into homemade spaghetti sauce. Peppers, onions and herbs are pulled for salsa and whats not being used immediately must somehow be preserved! Have you thought to preserve your herbs? I feel herbs are so often only used during the summer months and then let to flower and...

Thinking of starting your own Airbnb? Here's what we've learned so far! The first big thing is getting in touch with your local county administrators, they will be the basis of legalizing the whole process and making sure the process is done to code.  Next you'll need to decide if you're using a building on your property or adding a brand new one. Does the area need to be cleared? How do we get ru...

Join me in this episode where I'll cover some of the questions you've asked me on Instagram regarding what differences we've noticed from Washington to Tennessee! From topics such as wildlife, am I scared to let me kids play alone outside to what sets Tennessee apart and what I miss about Washington.  Be sure to follow along on Instagram to keep up on what our day to day looks like and some of the...

Join me in this episode as I give you a quick recap of what our lives have looked like the past three weeks and as I complete our, "Moving Across The Country" series.  If you're just joining I highly encourage you to go back and listen to how our journey began and why we decided to move from Washington to Tennessee. As Travis, my husband, and I have bought and sold a couple times we thought we kne...

Join me in this episode as my husband, Travis, makes a guest appearance!  Travis and I will be making an announcement about our next big project on our 120 acres. Hint: It’ll make it easier for friends, family and tourists to come visit our quaint town!  Travis will also be sharing some of this thoughts and feelings throughout our moving process! We’ll cover how we had originally written our curre...

Somedays are harder than others friends and today is one of those days. One of the days where I miss what we had in Washington and all our family and friends.  I wasn’t going to record today but I feel its only fair to be honest with you about the emotions involved in moving across the country.  Taking a break from our series, Moving Across the Country, today I will be answering questions that som...

Join me in this episode where we cover flying from Washington to Tennessee for the home inspection on our new house to be. Keep in mind, our house back in Washington has been listed and is currently pending. If all goes well with the contract on our Washington home but doesn't go well in Tennessee we're still contractually obligated to move out of our current home. Therefore, we really need to lov...

In this episode we're covering how to ensure you're not moving into a bad neighborhood.  Once we announced that we were moving and people found out that we have never been there everyone wanted to know how we felt so comfortable making that decision. In reality, I had done a TON of research. From dropping pins on my apple phone to then googling how far the closest pizza place was, library, car sho...

On episode four of Homestead Journey I am covering where things got real for Travis and I in deciding to move. The first year we knew a big change was coming and so we started doing soooooooome research but come the second year in our journey things really started to move. From Travis fighting me and wanting to move but also being hesitant, to having a huge change of heart and being willing to jum...

On todays episode we're touching on taking a leap of faith. Much easier said than done, as I'm sure you all know.  In last weeks episode I talked about the moment when I was drinking coffee and staring out my living room window, in my beautiful home might at I add, when I heard God say, "It's time to go".  At the time it sounded like preposterous idea, I loved where I lived and how close my friend...

My kids are grown enough to grab a snack from the fridge and entertain themselves for a bit, now what?! Join me on this episode where I talk about the self discovery process I personally went through once my kids were older and I had a little more time on my hands.  Have you ever heard the phrase, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree? Although this is true to an extent don’t allow it to box yo...

Welcome Friends! My name is Eryn Whalen and in this episode I am giving you a bit of backstory of me and my family! Blogging for over seven years now, I have transitioned from sharing about my family’s adventures on our half acre urban farm in Washington, to 120 acres in Tennessee. Join me as I cover how growing up in Washington state, and almost always on acreage, led me and my family to make thi...