Easy White Bread Recipe: Secrets To Great Bread Anyone Can Learn
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Easy White Bread Recipe: Secrets To Great Bread Anyone Can Learn

Baking great bread isn’t a talent I was born with, but I’ve learned by trying easy recipe after recipe. But, as I took homesteading more seriously, and because I wanted to avoid all the preservatives and “what the heck is that?!” ingredients in store bought bread, it was time to get off the pot, and learn…

Easy Probiotic Mayonnaise

Easy Probiotic Mayonnaise

I’ve been trying to incorporate more fermented and probiotic foods into my diet, and probiotic mayonnaise is probably one of the easiest ways I’ve found. And it tastes just like regular mayonnaise, so it’s a sneaky way to introduce probiotic foods into your kids’ diet (or your husband’s, in my case). Now, the thing about mayonnaise…

Pumpkin Puree & Pumpkin Pie Spice Tutorial
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Pumpkin Puree & Pumpkin Pie Spice Tutorial

Now is the time of year that I get superpsyched – time to make pumpkin puree! I get excited for the post-Halloween time not just because I can make pumpkin puree, but because those round orange squash become super cheap at the store – which means I can feed pumpkin to my chickens and pigs…

Fermenting Vegetables Demystified: The Basics of Fermenting Vegetables
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Fermenting Vegetables Demystified: The Basics of Fermenting Vegetables

(This fermenting article is sponsored by Fermentools. They sent me their fermenting tools to test out for this post. Of course, I only promote products I trust and use myself, so rest assured the opinions I express are my honest opinions. Don’t fret over the whole sponsored post thing – you’ll have a much better experience…

Classic Tomato Sauce – Homestead Style!

Classic Tomato Sauce – Homestead Style!

T’is the season – for tomatoes on the homestead. Which, of course, means it’s time to make tomato sauce! To preserve each and every tomato we harvest, I usually opt for making tomato sauce or salsa over simply canning stewed tomatoes or hot packing them. We might do a few jars of just plain tomatoes for…