Homesteading

Food Preservation, Homesteading, Recipes

Homemade Pumpkin Puree

Fall is in the air! Crisp mornings, cool breezes, leaves changing, scarves, boots and, of course, pumpkin everything! While pumpkin spice lattes are all the rage during this season, if .

Food Preservation, Homesteading, Recipes

Holiday Cherries: Canning Cherries in Apple Cider

So, my canning experience is pretty minimal. I have done tons of jams and jellies. I have also done a lot of fruit. But, I haven’t done any meats or veggies yet (unless the .

Homesteading, Recipes

No Knead Beer Bread

Homemade bread, is there anything like it? I absolutely love tearing off a piece as soon as it’s pulled out of the oven. But, what a pain to make it: kneading and waiting, .

Food Preservation, Homesteading, Recipes

Make Your Own Butter

Mmmmm, butter! I’m one of those crazy people that would eat butter all by itself. My husband thinks I’m disgusting, and I’m sure a few other people think I’m .

DIY, Food Preservation, Homesteading, Recipes

Canning 101: Water Bath Canning and Strawberry Jam

I will start this by saying, when I first started canning I was really intimidated. Seriously, preserving my own food seemed like a huge mountain to climb. How long would it take? Would .

DIY, Garden, Homesteading, Recipes

Harvesting Lavender

Lavender is a plant with an ancient history that has held a multitude of uses, from helping to mummify Egyptian kings, to being worn on the wrist in an effort to help prevent the Black .