Nobody wants to put the effort into canning dill pickles nd wind up with mush. We all want a wonderfully crispy pickle, no? This article is packed with all I’ve learned over the years to make delicious, crisp, dill pickles. Every time.
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Until recently,I had no idea I could make my own granola. I was writing my book and reaching out to sugarmakers across the country, asking what they loved to do most with their syrup. Numerous people told me they love making maple granola. Maple Granola? Why had I never thought of this? I knew immediately
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Don’t mind me… over here late to the party… I would have jumped on the Everything But the Bagel bandwagon years ago… But I didn’t even know it existed!
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I’m pretty much obsessed with syrup, so it’s not unusual I wanted to know how to make forsythia syrup when I spied all the blooms in a neighbor’s backyard. When mid-May rolls around this sugarmaker is ready to think about syrup making again. If I’m lucky, we’ve finally gotten all the buckets and maple-syrup-making tools
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I’ve always loved them but never made shortbread cookies until a few years ago. Then I started wondering what are the ingredients in shortbread cookies?
I’m over here perfecting my sourdough pizza crust while the world is on lockdown with the Coronavirus pandemic. I mean a girl has to stay busy and her family has to have pizza every Friday night. Cause these things are important when the world as we know it may never be the same. Sourdough and
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I am head-over-heels in love with sourdough bread. I love it even more now that we’ve figured out how to make sourdough bread without any discard. Today I’m sharing my exact recipe and the technique I follow every week to make two loaves of sourdough bread right here in our farmhouse kitchen. Go here if
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Need a great gift idea? Give a gift of homestead recipes. Birthday gift, hostess gift, wedding gift, or even an NDIP gift (No Day In Particular gifts let someone special know you care about them in a really memorable way)… All are great times to give a gift of homestead recipes. Real food recipes. The
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Kombucha has become a staple in our family’s kitchen. Aside from Bill, who is my favorite sugarmaker but not a soul-mate when it comes to loving kombucha, our family loves kombucha. Okay, I’ll just admit it, Bill refuses to taste kombucha. He just can’t get over the look of that scoby. But that’s fine, it
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This DIY salad dressing should be on everyone’s table! DIY salad dressing has been a staple in my kitchen for years. But I’m thrilled when I find a new one to add to my repertoire. When it also improves gut health? Well, I have to share! Cause you all know how I’ve been obsessed with
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