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Meat for Dinner

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low sugar peach jam canning recipe in jars on cloth on counter

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Sourdough, canning, gardening, and all things homesteading.

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prime Rub roast cut on a board

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smoked salmon with maple glaze

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creamy chicken noodle soup in a bowl with thyme sprig, a dinner roll and parsley

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I'm a mom of 6 who loves all things homesteading, I’m here to share how I homestead so you can too - from easy, scratch-made dinner recipes to gardening tips and preserving your harvest. Let’s start homesteading!

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Scratch-made Recipes

My favorite recipes passed down for generations

Easy Pasta Salad - Best Summer Meals

Easy Pasta Salad – Kids Favorite!

artisan sourdough shaped like a pumpkin with a cinnamon stick stem

Sourdough Pumpkin Spice Loaf, The Best Slow Fermented Recipe

sourdough pumpkin streusel coffeecake with maple glaze on blue plate

Sourdough Pumpkin Coffee Cake, So Moist!

after steps 3, 2 and 1. finished ribs sliced on cutting board

Tender Smoked Ribs – Fall off the bone 3-2-1 Method

more scratch recipes

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Peach Cobbler

The best way to celebrate peach season... Old fashioned peach cobbler!

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Gardening

Welcome to the Farmhouse Garden! Here you will find how we grow gallons of strawberries and sweet raspberries, flowers and all our favorites!

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How To Grow Blackberries By The Gallon!

cabbage growing in garden

How to grow cabbage in your home garden

butternut squash hanging on plant

Growing Butternut Squash From Seed to Storage (Beating Squash Bugs!)

chicken pot pie filling canning recipe in jars

Chicken Pot Pie Filling Canning Recipe, Dinner In a Jar

Easy Beef Stew Canning Recipe in quart jars

Easy Beef Stew Canning Recipe – Pressure Canned Hot Pack

jars of canned roast beef canning recipe with text

Roast Beef Canning Recipe – Hot Pack Method

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Canning

The art of preserving nature’s bounty, canning, meets over two decades of experience. For over more 20 years, I’ve been preserving the flavors of harvest to savor throughout the year. Here is how I do it!