Due to the popularity of our pickled beets and pickled egg post, I thought I would share with you another quick and simple pickling recipe that has been handed down for generations. This one comes from my husband’s side of the family. It is a very quick and simple refrigerator Read more…
When it comes to the garden, the first crops always eager to help start off the season with a flourish are typically rhubarb and asparagus. However I find both foods appear to invoke strong opinions; people seem to either love or hate them. For this post and jam recipe with Read more…
Green Beans, aside from being a common garden staple, are a great addition to any meal. Whether fresh from the garden, steamed as a side, adding a pop of color to your home-cooked soup, or straight from the canning jar as a quick afternoon snack, green beans have a way Read more…
These do-it-yourself elderberry popsicles are healthier than your average store bought popsicles, and loaded with lots of antioxidant and immune boosting ingredients! I find they come in handy whenever one of my munchkins are feeling a little bit down. Whether it’s simply their mood or they’re suffering from physical sickness Read more…
With “flu season” upon us and the nightly news reporting frightening data about the novel coronavirus outbreak, we tend to look for information to comfort and reassure us. For me, the wealth of knowledge found in our herbal heritage offers both comfort and intriguing research topics. Sometimes the way to Read more…
Food is intimately intertwined with communication, we say “I care about you” with a favorite meal or treat, “I am thinking about you” with a plate of homemade cookies and “I love you” with fancy chocolates or chocolate covered fruit like our Super Easy Chocolate Covered Strawberry Hearts Yet when Read more…
I am great for dreaming up exciting adventures and educational activities that my kids will enjoy. Unfortunately, like most busy mothers, the logistics of making my ideas reality does not happen as often as I would like. In this season of making resolutions, I am reminded it is not the Read more…
Making your own nut milks from scratch is super easy and provides you with the freshest best tasting dairy-free product. It’s also great for those with additional allergies or those who prefer to avoid the various gum and preservative fillers commonly added to most commercially-produced nut milks. For best flavor Read more…
I think tomatoes are one of the easiest foods to can, as well as to grow. They are also one of the main foods where the taste difference between home-canned and store bought is undeniable! Making home-canned tomatoes is well worth your while. On the health front, store bought tomatoes Read more…
No added ingredients are needed, just pure BLUEBERRY GOODNESS! NO Liquid! NO Sugar or Sweeteners! Just Berries—pure and simple! This is a super simple process that only requires a water bath canner. I have found this method to be by far one my favorites when it comes to putting up Read more…
Here in the beautiful Great Lakes Region, June normally means strawberries. This year our berries came on a little later due to the cool rainy weather we have been having, but late or not they help mark the true start of summer! With their cheery bright red color and sweet-tart Read more…
Homesteading is about having the “know-how” to make use of your resources to add variety to your life. Contrary to many people’s opinion, a person’s resources are not limited to their monetary income. In this case, resources could mean a lawn full of weeds! Dandelions actually have many uses. The Read more…
Natural Dyed Easter Eggs When dying Easter eggs, I often feel frustrated and stuck in a corner. My choice seems to be between two undesirable options. On one hand, I get bright colors but unappealing and rather unhealthy bleed-through, or on the other hand colors that lack luster and boldness! Read more…
Spring Hatchling Soap Eggs When it comes to kids, they seem to come in two varieties: extreme clean fanatic or little mud turtle! I have one of each, but neither is consistently predictable. As they grow, they seem to slide up and down the soapy continuum between these extremes. No Read more…
