What can you do with all the zucchini that multiplies like crazy in your garden? It’s perfect for preserving so you can enjoy lots of zucchini recipes throughout the winter and spring seasons. Here’s how you can prepare and store zucchini in your freezer. Choose the Right Zucchini Your zucchini should be fully ripened (but […]
5 Simple Fermentation Starters Every Kitchen Should Have
These five fermentation starters will provide almost everything any home needs to be healthy, clean, and relatively bad-germ free!
How To Grow Italian Parsley
As Chris describes in her article The Benefits of Growing Parsley in Your Kitchen Garden, there are three basic types of parsley: curly, Italian parsley (also known as flat leaf), and Hamburg. Her article will provide you with a good introduction to the three types of parsley and some of the basics. But in this […]
Homemade Canned Apple Butter
On a recent visit to my grandmother’s house, I received a special canning request. My grandmother had a couple of apple trees that were full of ripe apples, and she wanted apple butter. Normally, my grandmother makes my family apple butter, applesauce, and canned apples, and she gives them to family members for Christmas. I […]
Bread and Butter Pickles
I’ve been wanting to make my great-grandmother’s recipe for bread and butter pickles. Her recipe takes two full days to make. I think that’s a lot of work now, so I can’t imagine how it was done before refrigeration, fancy kitchen appliances, and most of all air conditioning. I decided to do a very similar […]
Watermelon Jelly
Ingredients: * 4 cups of cubed watermelon = 2 cups watermelon juice * 4 cups of sugar * 4 tablespoons of lemon juice * 1 pouch of liquid pectin (3 oz.) Quantity: ~4 half pint jars Directions: First, start your jars and lids heating in a hot water bath. (They’ll need to heat for at […]
Chocolate Mint Simple Syrup
This summer, I planted some chocolate mint in my garden. I love the smell of fresh mint, and chocolate mint is one of my favorite flavored mint varieties. If you’re not aware, mint grows quickly and loves to spread. I placed my mint in containers to help keep it from taking over my garden. Still, […]
Golden Honeydew Jelly
I love the taste of fresh, summertime melons. Unfortunately, melons are not in season year long. This summer, I sought out jelly recipes that featured some of my favorite summertime melons. Since jellies keep for a year, it’s an easy way to bring that favorite, summertime fruit into the cold of winter. A lot of […]
Making and Canning Peach Butter
I love peaches. Plain and simple. And making peach butter to add to toast, muffins, or even stirred in oatmeal is just a delicious way to enjoy the fresh picked peach taste year ’round. Today, I am going to share with you how to get started making and canning your own peach butter. First, […]
Preparedness and Food Storage Ebook Resources!
The August eBook bundle theme is Food Storage and Preparedness! Have you ever wondered how you’d feed your family if the retail grocery store system failed? Do rising prices and declining food quality make you want to take matters into your own hands? Getting Started on a Food Supply Plan: Sourcing, Preserving, and Storing Food […]
Homesteading eBook Bundle
In light of so many recent tragedies, now is the time to prepare your home to be prepared and a bit more self-sufficient. Our Untrained Housewife’s Guide to Getting Prepared has helped jumpstart these kinds of preparations for readers already. One wrote, I am thrilled to have a copy of Getting Prepared so I can […]
6 Must Have Emergency Supplies
You never know when you are going to have a major emergency. If you were to be stuck in some type of natural disaster, you would be miserable if you were not prepared. Thankfully, it has never been easier than it is right now to be ready for any kind of disaster. Here are some […]
