a mixture of dried herbs being mixed in a mortar and pestle
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Starting Your Own Homestead Apothecary

BySamantha

If you are like most homesteaders, you have an innate curiosity of learning new ways of being as self sufficient and homemade as possible. One way is in making herbal remedies at home. Then, you might be curious about how and where to store them. You have two main options: you can create an herbal…

Stacks of canned fruits and vegetables on display
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Storing the Harvest: Best Ways To Preserve Food

BySamantha

Imagine this, you have a harvest of a bumper crop of certain fruits and vegetables in your homestead garden or someone has shared their bumper crop or you’ve made a trip to the local farmer’s market or fruit stand. The question becomes, how to preserve all that food? Here are some of the best ideas…

jars filled with different canned fruits like raspberries and peaches
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Food Canning Basics for the Homestead

BySamantha

A large part of gardening and homesteading, is figuring out how to preserve all the food harvested from the garden to then be enjoyed all year round. One of the ways to preserve food is canning it. Are you new to the idea of canning and preserving? Are you interested in learning the very basics…

a person's hand holding a pencil and a receipt with a budget book and calculator resting on a surface below it.
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5 Great Tips for How to Save Money By Cooking at Home

BySamantha

Cooking at home is a great way to save money and know exactly what ingredient goes in each meal you eat. But if you are struggling with affording each ingredient, it can be very frustrating. Here are some tips for saving money while also cooking all your meals from home. Buy What You Need If…

Learning how to store foods properly
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Food Storage and Safety at Home

BySamantha

When it comes to keeping your family happy and healthy, cooking meals from scratch is a great way to accomplish that. But cooking from scratch doesn’t just include preparing meals at home. There are some safety rules that you need to be aware of as you cook, as well as when you store your foods….

No bake chocolate oatmeal cookies
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No-Bake Chocolate Oatmeal Delight Cookies ~ Recipe

BySamantha

If you are looking for a simple, quick chocolate oatmeal cookie recipe that doesn’t even need to bake in the oven, then you have come to the right place! These cookies are a classic in our household, I got the recipe from my mom and she used to make them when I was a kid!…

a blue bowl full of oats with apples and cinnamon
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Delicious Slow Cooker Apple Cinnamon Oats

BySamantha

If you are a busy mom like me, mornings can be super hectic, so this make-ahead slow cooker oats recipe means one less thing you need to do before you start your day. Set it all up in your slow cooker the night before and as an added bonus, this healthy and delicious overnight breakfast…

Yummm. This sauce is good on anything from pork chops to icecream!
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Harvest Recipes ~ Spiced Plum Sauce

BySamantha

In the fall, when fruit trees like plums and apples are plentiful, I am always looking for really good recipes to preserve the abundance of the harvest. If you have a dark plum or I’ve heard them being called an Italian plum tree know someone who does, this is a really fantastic sauce to make…

10 Myths and Misconceptions about Homesteading
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10 Myths and Misconceptions about Homesteading

BySamantha

So, you are thinking about homesteading, but haven’t quite taken the plunge yet. You might be stuck worrying about some very common myths and misconceptions that float around. Well, I am here today to debunk them for you and I hope to make you even more inspired to homestead. Here are the 10 Most Common…

Favorite Cookbooks
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My Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks

BySamantha

If you are looking for some new favourite cookbooks to help you get inspired to cook good wholesome, nutritious, delicious food then here are my current top 5 favourite cookbooks. These cookbooks have inspired me in many ways and have helped to know what to cook with fresh ingredients from our gardens as well as…