Carrot apple salad is packed with vitamins and nutrients and gives my kids a needed vitamin boost. The kids like it because it’s simple and tasty, and a does not have a lot of “extras.”
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Pancake Mix in a Jar
I can’t tell you how many times this mix has saved me in the mornings. All you need to do is add a few wet ingredients and viola – you’ve got fresh pancakes.
Do It Yourself Condiments
Homesteading is all about moving away from store-bought foods and creating wholesome goodness from the convenience of your own kitchen and saving a buck or two, in the process. Besides, nothing tastes better than homemade!
Get Fizzy With It! Make Your Own Homemade Soda
Home brewing your own sodas are cheaper, more nutritious and a great project to do with the family. Learn how easy this skill is and use the recipes provided to make your own homemade soda.
8 Recipes For Making Homemade Extracts
There’s nothing like homemade extracts to really bring out the flavor in your baked goods and beverages. Here are 8 delicious, homemade aromatic extracts that can be made in 5 minutes!
Honey Sweetened Fruit Preserves
This recipe is delicious and makes a thick, spreadable jam that goes great with anything! Try it out and see what I mean.
Recipes By Category
Appetizing Kitchen Favorites
BREAKFAST
Lemon Buttermilk Scones
If you’re looking for an easy sweet pastry to make for breakfast or brunch, look no further than these delicious lemon buttermilk scones.
Sweet Wheat Berry Cranberry Salad
Forget oatmeal, here is one of my favorite cereal dishes made with wheat berries. It’s sweet, tangy and packed with nutrition.
Gluten-Free Raspberry Scones
This recipe for raspberry scones were a hit at my house and I wanted to share the recipe. The scones are light, sweet and delicious; and the consistency closely resembles the texture of pastries made with wheat flour.
Pancake Mix in a Jar
I can’t tell you how many times this mix has saved me in the mornings. All you need to do is add a few wet ingredients and viola – you’ve got fresh pancakes.
LUNCH
10 Delicious Zoodle Recipes You Can Make From Your Summer Harvest!
Here’s a new way to make fresh garden salads and an easy way to take your healthy meals to the next level!
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Southern Style Slaw
My Southern roots are calling again and the temptation was far too strong to resist! Anyone up for some pulled pork sandwiches topped with Southern style cole slaw? I thought so.
Couscous Stuffed Tomatoes
This is a great recipe to add some zing in your couscous recipes. Best of all, you can use those herbs that you’ve been growing in your garden.
Spinach Salad with Goat Cheese and Walnuts
This salad is amazing and a family favorite – even my kids love this salad!
DINNER
Pulled Pork Sandwiches with Southern Style Slaw
My Southern roots are calling again and the temptation was far too strong to resist! Anyone up for some pulled pork sandwiches topped with Southern style cole slaw? I thought so.
Bursting With Basil? Here’s How to Use It
I look forward to growing basil every year in my garden. Check out these 6 delicious recipes to make the most of your summer’s basil bounty.
Dutch Oven Cooking: Beef Carnitas and Cilantro Lime Rice
I recently found a beef carnitas recipe and wanted to play around and tweak it. Because stew meat is tough, I braise the meaty chunks on 250 degrees F for four or five hours. The meat just falls apart when you do that and is really delicious!
8 Slow Cooker Freezer Meals Made From Leftovers
Are you a collector of frozen leftovers like myself? I have so many leftovers in my freezer that I can make additional meals with them! So here are some delicious recipes that use frozen leftovers and couple of pantry items.
SOUPS
Hatch Chile Beans
Let’s face it, we all need more recipes for making beans. This recipe kicks up the spicy pepper flavor a notch or two.
Dry Soup Mixes For Long-Term Storage
Dry soup mixes used with dehydrated vegetables are a great way to make use of extra vegetables. These soup mixes are fresh and packed with nutrition and can last for future uses.
Frugal Living: Using Up Fish Scraps for Broth and Other Recipes
Finding ways to find natural food sources and using up every bit will not only enhance our preparedness skills, but also help us create a more frugal lifestyle in the process. Fish is one of the most readily available wild protein sources and homesteader, Ruby Burks provides some very sound advice on how to add these last food bits to make delicious meals.]
Hearty Hamburger Soup
In an effort to stock up on my pantry meals for the upcoming season, I canned this delicious soup today. It’s hearty, tasty and my kids can’t get enough of it!
SWEETS
The Easiest Sorbet Recipe EVER!
Making sorbets cannot get any easier than this method. The best part is it the recipe utilizes those canned fruits that you have been storing.
Candied Citrus Peel
The method to make these delectable treats is so simple – sugar and fruit.
Influenza Sorbet
The next time you find yourself coming down with the flu, settle yourself into your favorite chair and indulge in the influenza sorbet – because you deserve it.
Cook Like Grandma with these Bacon Fat Gingersnaps
These cookies are just like the ones that grandma used to make.
SNACKS
Super Snack: Carrot Apple Salad
Carrot apple salad is packed with vitamins and nutrients and gives my kids a needed vitamin boost. The kids like it because it’s simple and tasty, and a does not have a lot of “extras.”
5 Recipes to Make the Most of Your Cucumber Harvest
Many of you who have started gardens are undoubtedly wondering what to do with all of your summer’s bounty. If you have an abundance of cucumbers, look no further. These five delicious recipes will soon become favorites among your household.
8 Fantastic Fresh Fruit Salads
Ah, summer…time for longer days, lots of sunshine, and an abundance of nature’s candy – fresh fruits.
Blueberry Chipotle Sauce
Need a quick hor d’ oeuvre idea? Try this one out – only three ingredients and it’s a big hit at parties.
DRINKS
Make Your Own: 10 Herbal Tea Blends You Can Grow in Your Garden
Doesn’t a nice cup of tea sound wonderful? Here are 10 herbal tea blends that my family loves!
Juice For a Natural Energy Boost
I constantly struggle with having enough energy to get everything done. Instead of loading myself up with coffee all day, I am taking a healthier approach and started giving my body what it really needs – natural vitamins and nutrients.
Get Fizzy With It! Make Your Own Homemade Soda
Home brewing your own sodas are cheaper, more nutritious and a great project to do with the family. Learn how easy this skill is and use the recipes provided to make your own homemade soda.
25 Homemade Coffee Creamers and Syrups (without the nasty additives)
If you possess the ability to heat milk and use measuring spoons and a whisk, the fanciest coffee flavors around can be yours, and at a fraction of the price of the artificial grocery store versions.
BREADS
Man Cannot Live On Bread Alone, Or Can He?
Ezekial bread is the first survival bread recipe to be documented and is backed up by the word of God! Read more for the delicious recipe.
Gluten-Free Blackberry Biscuits {Made with Whey}
These sweet berry biscuits are a snap to make and the perfect addition to a Sunday brunch.
Using Rhubarb To Take Your Recipes to The Next Level
Rhubarb will add charisma to any dish it accompanies. Start experimenting with these recipes and take your meals to whole other level!
Bake Bread From a Coffee Can
Bread cooked in a can? This must be some well kept secret! Who knew that a coffee can could have such a use. When pots and cooking pans are hard to find, the coffee can could be an excellent substitute.
VEGGIES
Fermented Foods: Kick Your Health Up a Notch Naturally + 10 Healthy Ready Nutrition Recipes!
Fermented foods like kimchi, kefir, and kombucha are widely available and wildly popular these days. There are good reasons for that – they provide some impressive health benefits.
10 Delicious Zoodle Recipes You Can Make From Your Summer Harvest!
Here’s a new way to make fresh garden salads and an easy way to take your healthy meals to the next level!
Hatch Chile Beans
Let’s face it, we all need more recipes for making beans. This recipe kicks up the spicy pepper flavor a notch or two.
6 ‘Gateway Veggies’ Kids Will Love!
Once you win kids over with a few known favorites, you can sneak in the less sugary veggies and open them up to a lifetime of flavorful, healthy choices.
