Homemade hot chocolate mix. Yum. And easy to make. But more importantly, yum. In case it needed to be mentioned again, this is an easy homemade hot chocolate mix. Keyword, easy. There is nothing better than something homemade, though homemade hot chocolate ranks off the charts. Children of all ages will appreciate this homemade recipe…
Canning Tools | 12 modern appliances for preserving food
Canning Tools | 10 modern appliances for preserving food Canning tools are necessary in order to create a long term shelf stable item through the method of canning. However, the market is over saturated with preserving tools which are not needed. Modern homesteaders have the ability to simplify their tasks, making tools which were once necessary…
What to expect when buying farm fresh eggs
Dear Egg Customer, As a small family farm we’d like to inform you that we raise and sell deliciously perfect farm fresh eggs. As a connoisseur of farm fresh eggs (yes, that’s an official title) I highly suggest you try all variety of eggs available. Most small farms will raise chickens or ducks eggs….
Duck Foot Injury | How to Treat it Natually (with Video)
Owning ducks should come with a label which reads, “A duck foot injury is bound to happen. Regardless.” How could it not when webbed feet are concerned? Ducks are prone to easily receive cuts on their feet, but a more serious issue is when bumblefoot sets in. Thankfully, both can be treated naturally without the…
Canning Tomatoes – A Step by Step Guide (with Video)
The most preserved item during canning season is the tomato. Whether the goal is to put-up salsa, sauces, or the basic tomato canning tomatoes is an extremely easy process. Today’s topic is preserving the basic tomato, and the decision which needs to be made is whether to hot water bath or pressure can them. Where does…
Canning Cherry Juice with a Steam Juicer
Homemade juice is incredible. It is absolutely, without a doubt delicous and free of chemical preservatives. Easy to make cherry juice concentrate doesn’t have to take hours to complete, as a matter of fact, it should be effortless and take around 30 minutes. Canning cherry juice is just as easy, but we’ll get to that…
An Easy to Make Kid Friendly Raspberry Cordial – Bringing Kids into the Kitchen to Preserve the Harvest
What better way to bring kids into the kitchen than teaching them how to make a kid friendly raspberry cordial? Why? Two folds, it educates them on how to preserve the harvest, as well as, empowering them to create a drink they will come to love! When Lola came to me after reading Anne of…
Canning Cherry BBQ Sauce – Preserving the Cherry Harvest with a Smoked Chipotle Flavor
Cherry BBQ Sauce – actually, a delicious smoked cherry chipotle BBQ sauce. Can it get any better than this? Well, maybe if it were bottled-up and made shelf stable to be used throughout the year. July introduces cherry season and BBQs, this is means summer has finally arrived! We’re a bit of a snobby bunch…
Easy to Make Adult Raspberry Cordial – This is not your typical Anne of Green Gables Cordial
Raspberry season isn’t complete if you’ve not putting up two things, raspberry-jalapeno jam and this easy to make raspberry cordial. Of course, this isn’t your typical Anne of Green Gables recipe. Let me put it this way, this cordial recipe indicates that Anne Shirley of Green Gables grew up. I’m a huge fan in using…
Cowboy Candy (candied jalapenos)- A Sweet and Spicy way to Preserve Jalapeno Peppers
Cowboy candy. This, in my most humble opinion, is the only way to preserve jalapeno peppers. In fact, I don’t think there’s a better way to preserve jalapenos other than this method. There’s no record for when candied jalapenos became known as Cowboy Candy, and in truth it doesn’t really matter. What matters is how…
