Don't have a kit for coloring your Easter eggs? No problem! You can color your Easter eggs without a kit using these items from your kitchen!
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The Easiest Way to Make Yogurt!
No Fuss Yogurt! I started making my own yogurt a few years ago and, I’ll be honest, I got tired of the process. Inevitably I would overheat the milk and have to cool it down again. I decided to try making yogurt without heating the milk first…it works beautifully! This…
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Carrot Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Carrot Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe This recipe for Carrot Zucchini Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting is a new take on a very old recipe. I’m always looking for new ways to use my zucchini harvest and this cake is a great example of just how delicious a…
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Homemade Maple Nut Granola
Homemade Maple Nut Granola Maple nut granola and other breakfast cereals are expensive and come in a lot of packaging. In addition, granola often contains a higher fat content than I want. That’s why I started experimenting with my own granola recipes years ago. I have several recipes that my…
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Too Many Duck Eggs!
Too Many Duck Eggs! It’s either feast or famine around here. Until recently I had NO duck eggs. However my four young duck hens are in full production now and I’m getting a lovely egg from each of them, every day now. I hatched two Pekin ducklings at the…
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How to Use Rhubarb
Using Fresh Rhubarb I made a Rhubarb Cake with Rhubarb Sauce this week…the first one of the season. It’s rewarding to pick fresh food from our garden, and turn it into a yummy treat! This post contains affiliate links or advertisements. You won’t pay extra but I may earn a small…
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Pumpkin-Pecan ‘Pie’ Pancakes
Pumpkin Pecan ‘Pie’ Pancakes These delicious pancakes come with their own ‘crust’ and make a wonderful holiday breakfast! They are delicious with maple syrup, butter, and a sprinkle of pecans on top. Ingredients• 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or unbleached flour)• 1/2 cup cornmeal• 3 Tablespoons sugar• 4 teaspoons baking powder• 1 teaspoon…
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How to Make and Preserve Applesauce
Make your own homemade applesauce easily with these instructions! Freeze your applesauce if you're short on time or use these canning instructions!
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Roasting Green Peppers On The Woodstove
Roasting Green Peppers This summer we tried roasting green peppers from our garden over a fire in the backyard. They were delicious! When the first frost threatened, I picked every last pepper in the garden and brought in a half bushel of them. A couple weeks ago we fired up the…
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The Best Way to Cook Stewing Hens
What’s The Best Way To Prepare Stewing Hens? Old stewing hens are pretty tough birds. I have found that the following methods are the best ways to prepare them: pressure cooking pressure canning in broth boning and grinding the meat (raw or cooked) These methods work very well for making old chickens…
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Homemade Tomato Paste
Make Your Own Tomato Paste The tomatoes are still ripening in my garden and I’ve been cooking and canning my own spaghetti sauce for the last week and a half. The latest batch of tomatoes wasn’t large enough to make a full canner of sauce, so I processed tomato juice…
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Canning Homemade Spaghetti Sauce
Homemade Spaghetti Sauce Having your own homemade spaghetti sauce on hand is a great feeling in the winter. You can purchase tomatoes by the bushel or grow your own to make this delicious sauce. Try raising your own herbs, garlic, peppers, and onions to flavor the sauce, too. Once you’ve…
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How to Dehydrate Apples for Storage
Dehydrate Apples for Easy Storage Sometimes we have more apples from our Azure Standard order or from a friend’s tree than I can use all at once. I like to make homemade applesauce and old-fashioned applesauce cake, plus I also enjoy slicing them up to dehydrate apples for winter. You…
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Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread Recipe
This Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread is a great way to use your zucchini harvest and satisfy your chocolate cravings too! Easy recipe!
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Too Many Zucchini?
Do You Have Too Many Zucchini? I have more zucchini than I need right now, although they were rather slow coming in this year. Now I’m busy making zucchini bread, zucchini cake, stuffed zucchini; and shredding and freezing them to use this winter. Are you feeling a little ovewhelmed by the…
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Summer Squash Pickles
Brine Cured Summer Squash Pickles I enjoy having extra produce from my garden all summer. It reduces our grocery bill, increases our nutrient intake, and tastes great…what a deal! Sometimes I have so many veggies ripening that we can’t use them up fast enough. Canning, dehydrating, and freezing are great…