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In this post, I am showing you 2 different simple methods of how you can easily make cultured buttermilk at home. We love cultured dairy and use buttermilk in many recipes. Sometimes, we end up with a lot of milk from our herd share. The best way to make this left-over milk last longer is…
Let me show you how easy and simple it is to make candied lemon peels. They are perfect for snacking and for your holiday baking. They say when life gives you lemons … you make candied lemon peel. Well, maybe not but you might as well! Most often, we just throw the lemon or orange…
Find out how easy and inexpensive it is to make homemade vanilla extract and vanilla sugar and we you might need both! Homemade vanilla extract is so easy to make that it’s almost not worth dedicating a whole post to it. Well, almost. I am also showing you how you can make vanilla sugar and…
We love making butter here at our gabled home. In this post, am sharing a recipe from a 1912 cookbook. Lets see if it works! I love making food from scratch! And I love my old cookbooks. Going through my collection of heritage cookbooks I am always curious to see what our grandparents and great…
In the fall, you’ll find these beautiful red rosehips on wild rose bushes that are not only very healthy but also make a very tasty rosehip jam and tea. I was recently out on a walk and happened to notice this wild rose bush. Actually, I only noticed it because it had these beautiful red…
Making cranberry sauce is so quick and easy that there is almost no reason not to do it. Orange zest adds brightness to it. I like making things at home. Often it makes a lot of sense since it’s better and less expensive. Even though in the fall, it’s very easy to find cranberry sauce…
It’s very easy to make your own elderberry juice to drink on its own or to make into a syrup for all its immune-boosting, health-promoting properties. I have always loved elderberries! When I was a kid, I remember gathering elderberries with my grandparents in the fall. These tiny, black berries are known for their health-promoting…
Let me show you how easy it is to make your own apple cider vinegar. All you need is to save all your apple peels and cores when you’re making apple dishes. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. Ahhh, fall season … I…
This delicious apple pie filling is a great way to preserve apples, especially those that lack a bit of flavor or crunch to be eaten raw. Summer is the season for apples and apple pies. But what if you could have apple pie filling all year round? If you have an apple tree in your…
Learn why to use delicious elderflowers in recipes and how to reap the health benefits such as immune boosting and alleviating upper respiratory infections. Every spring I get super excited (just ask my husband …). All of a sudden, all I am seeing are elderflowers. Because they are popping up everywhere here in Northern California….
