Simple syrup is a common ingredient in drink recipes, whether you’re making cocktails or iced coffee. Here are go-toEasy Syrup Recipes for Beginners that will keep refrigerated for a month. Steam Canning Strawberry Syrup Strawberry syrup is, of course, great on breakfast foods but it is very versatile in the beverage realm. Strawberry Syrup Strawberry […]
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2 Easy Syrup Canning Recipes
Quick & Easy Homemade Strawberry Bread with Strawberry Glaze
This Strawberry bread is so moist and so delicious and once you add on the glaze, it literally melts in your mouth! This bread makes the perfect dessert, breakfast or as a snack with a cup of coffee! My bread almost falls apart as you can see but we do not care. If you prefer […]
Planting Tomato Seed: Grow Your Own for More Variety!
Are you planting tomato seed this year? Have you decided which tomato varieties you will be growing? There are so many varieties, I think that choosing which ones to grow is the hardest part of planting tomato seed! When you are deciding which tomatoes to grow, think about how you will use them. I like […]
Filling The Pantry In 6 Easy Steps
If you don’t grow your own food or you are just getting started, you might be wondering how to make it through the next eight or nine months as frugally as possible. Due to not growing our own fruits and veggies the last two summers and only raising our hens for eggs, our pantry is […]
9 Essential Herbs for the Homestead Garden
Every homestead needs a great herb garden! The good news is many herbs are easy to grow and can even happily grow in containers for the space challenged homesteader. The hardest part is deciding which herbs to grow! The first thing you need to determine is your growing zone to make sure your new herbs […]
