Find lots of easy and quick recipes that you can serve as side dishes. All of these recipes are very quick and easy to make.
If you have a stove and a pot, you can easily render beef tallow. I’ll show you this simple method to make it white and odorless. Learning how to render tallow is such a quintessential skill in any homemaking and homesteading kitchen. It goes back to those days when most people had – or bought …
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You will be surprised how ridiculously easy it is to make sour cream at home! You only need 2 ingredients! So many people have been asking me how to make sour cream at home. After I posted my recipe on how to make cream cheese with only one ingredient, I received so many requests for …
It is so simple to make cream cheese with only one ingredient whether you are affected by a shortage or just want to learn how to do it! Have you ever wondered how to make cream cheese – with only one ingredient? You might just be interested because you like making all sorts of foods …
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You will love this easy and flavorful chestnut stuffing, whether you stuff your Thanksgiving turkey with it or bake it on the side. Bursting with different flavors, this roasted chestnut stuffing will be perfect on your Thanksgiving table – or any time you’re craving some comfort food. This recipe is loosely based on the one …
The perfect dish for the cooler weather of fall, we love making this authentic German onion pie, also called Zwiebelkuchen. We love eating this German onion pie. Growing up in Southern Germany, my oldest memories involving Zwiebelkuchen are my mom actually buying (not making!) warm onion pie. Maybe I wasn’t so fond of it then …
This fail-proof homemade avocado mayonnaise is so much better than store-bought: healthier, tastier, cheaper, and really easy to make. Many people think that it’s too hard to make mayonnaise at home. Sometimes, people have tried and ended up with a failed attempt. Maybe that’s you. I know that I have made mayonnaise before that just …
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You will love this delicious and authentic German potato salad because it is very easy to make and only has a few ingredients. Whether you had it in Germany or elsewhere, everyone loves a good authentic German potato salad. This recipe has been a family favorite for us because it is so easy to make …
Follow this easy, step-by-step process to make delicious cold-smoked salmon at home. It is better than store-bought! My husband has perfected the method and recipe for cold-smoked salmon. We are very lucky that he not only catches the salmon off the Northern California coast by himself but also smokes it at home. It is so …
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In this post, I am sharing 5 methods for a make ahead Thanksgiving stuffing so that you can save prep time on the big day ! We love celebrating Thanksgiving with all the foods that we really only make once a year. But honestly, often there is a lot of prepping and cooking so I …
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If you have dandelions growing in your garden, you’ll love this dandelion pesto that is a healthy twist of a popular classic. I have had so many requests for a recipe of my dandelion pesto, so here it is! You might already enjoy its popular cousin, the traditional basil pesto. While pesto just refers to …
