Cold Weather Breakfasts to Warm Your Insides
Elizabeth Geiser
January 9, 2017
Start with a hot, hearty breakfast that takes the chill away and keeps you going until lunchtime!
Recipes
9 Delicious Dishes for National Bean Day
Dori Fritzinger
January 6, 2017
Happy National Bean Day! If you have never enjoyed a good fresh pot of homemade beans, you are really missing out. Here are nine yummy ways to utilize the humble yet great BEAN!
Homemade Butter: You Can Be A Homesteader!
Samantha Spigos
January 4, 2017
Eggs will never taste so good as when they’re cooked in golden butter you worked for yourself.
Ring in National Soup Month with a Hearty, Healthy Recipe
Sarah Nussbaum
January 2, 2017
This “souper”-healthy recipe fills you up with lots of vegetables, plus protein-and-fiber-rich quinoa. Dig in!
Blue Ribbon Honey Bread
Dave Ross
October 28, 2016
I cautiously approached the table, and nearly dropped to the floor. My poor humble loaf of bread was proudly posing with the blue ribbon. Here’s the recipe for that award-winning bread!
How to Make Sauerkraut in a Traditional Crock
Jaqueline
October 19, 2016
Basic sauerkraut is the gateway of fermented foods. It’s straightforward and simple, the ingredients are inexpensive, and the reward is fairly quick. It is wonderfully sour, slightly crunchy, and fantastic loaded onto a big sandwich for a burst of flavor or eating right out of the jar as a daily probiotic.
Auntie Flo’s Soft Pumpkin Cookies
Shelley
October 14, 2016
Auntie Flo lived right next door to us. Her door was always open to my four brothers and me. Try her recipe for fall’s favorite cookie.
Fast, Yummy Apple Butter: Customer Shares Her Secret!
Sarah Nussbaum
October 10, 2016
With this method you can enjoy fresh, warm apple butter in a few minutes instead of hours.
Small-Batch Sauerkraut in a Mason Jar
admin
August 19, 2016
Curious about making fermented foods, but not sure where to start? This is the launchpad recipe for you!
The Best Dessert of the Entire Summer.
Sarah Nussbaum
August 12, 2016
The cake turned out PERFECTLY – the precise ratio of juicy blueberries to moist zucchini, and the icing alone was to die for. Ah, summer – don’t leave us too soon!
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