This week we harvested our very first Christmas tree together! It’s a cute little one that won’t take up much space in our apartment. I’ve been working on making some homemade ornaments for it. One of my favorites of all the ornaments I made for it are the dried orange slices. They just add so…
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Making & Canning Roasted Tomato Sauce
Hey y’all! I have found my all time favorite way to make tomato sauce! When I roast my tomatoes it gives them this amazing rich flavor that you just can’t beat! Plus, roasting the tomatoes makes the skin peel on its own without any blanching. The roasting concentrates the juices and caramelizes the sugars in…
How To Can Pears
Here is a really easy recipe for canning your pears! Pears happen to be Luke’s favorite canned fruit so I made a lot of it! It’s always so fun to sit and cut up pears while you listen to your favorite podcast (currently Living Homegrown) or watching your favorite show (Call The Midwife). Here’s…
How To Can Raspberries
Tis’ the time of year for canning! And I have become almost canning obsessed! Me and grandma made a day of it by canning some raspberries the other week! This is a wonderful recipe recommended by our friend Wendy. It’s super simple and quick and I absolutely loved the results! You will need: Raspberries Water…
How To Season Cast Iron
Cast iron is officially my favorite kitchenware. Like most of the good things in life, seasoning a cast iron pan and getting the perfect coating takes patience, a little work and a lot of love. It’s definitely worth it to spend a little more time taking care of your cast iron to have higher quality…
How To Dry Herbs + Spices
Do you grow fresh herbs in your garden or have some naturally growing in your backyard? You can easily preserve some of the extra herbs and have them on hand for use all year! I personally love using and experimenting with a lot of herbs and spices in my cooking, and especially when I’ve harvested…
Plantain Tincture
I love plantain. Absolutely love it! Most people think of it as a weed, unfortunately. The leaves are actually edible and somewhat similar to spinach, though slightly more bitter. They can be used in salads or other foods. It can also be used it for insect and snake bites, and as a remedy for rashes…
Huckleberry / Blueberry Galette
Earlier this year we went huckleberry picking, and those of you who have done that before will know that it is tedious and time consuming. We worked for hours and got less than a pound…. Anyway, some of the few berries that we did harvest were put to use in this blueberry and huckleberry galette…
How To Render Lard In The Crockpot
How To Render Lard In The Crockpot This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. We live in a very wasteful culture. Instead of repurposing, recycling, or reusing, we just…well…waste it. Back in the “olden days” (as me and my brother liked to call it), people were so grateful for the little…
Kombucha
It’s kombucha time! Time to man up! We are going to be making something that may not be everyone’s cup of tea. Well, fermented sweet tea that is. And I know it isn’t for everyone, because my first interaction with this beverage had me plugging my nose and declaring it smelt of stinky laundry. Perhaps I exaggerate a…