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Zucchini Bread Recipe

Our zucchini plants are starting to produce.  So it’s time to start making our favorite quick bread.  Zucchini bread!  I started making this on Sunday only to discover I was short on eggs.  Hmmm…  I found some egg less zucchini bread recipes using yogurt as a substitute and decided to give that a try.   It [...]

 
Homestead Series How To Make Biscuits

In my last cooking video I showed how to make your own baking mix.  This you can substitute for any recipe calling for Bisquick. Today I’ll show you my favorite way to make biscuits!  I have another recipe, my Grandmothers biscuit recipe.  I love it also, but dh thinks these are better. Print How To [...]

 
Homestead Series Make Your Own Bisquick Mix

Making your own premade mixes are healthy and convenient.  They also save a lot of money from buying them ready made.  I like knowing what is IN my food and how it was made.  Making my own mixes helps to make meals quickly, conveniently and healthy! Baking Mix 8 cups flour 1/4 cup baking powder [...]

 

I’ll try to update this with photos tomorrow. Pickled Carrots 5 pounds carrots 2 cups water 6 cups vinegar 1/2 cup pickling salt 1 tsp pickling spice per jar 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes per jar 1 sprig of dill weed per jar Wash and peel carrots.  Slice into rounds 1/4″ thick or into sticks.  [...]

 

One of my hubby’s favorite suppers is Sheppard’s pie.  I’ve experimented with different variations over the years.  So far this is our favorite.  I made this for supper yesterday, all the ingredients except the beef were from our gardens last summer.  The beef is from a local farmer.  I love having home canned foods on [...]

 
Smooth Marmalade

This week I decided to try making marmalade.  Now as I had mentioned before, my hubby and I don’t like the peels that in most marm Print Smooth Marmalade Rating: 51 Prep Time: 20 minutesCook Time: 30 minutesTotal Time: 50 minutes Yield: 2 1/2 pints Ingredients10 oranges (3 pounds) 1 lemon 4 cups sugarInstructionsPeal oranges [...]

 
Homestead Series How To Can Ground Beef

Canning ground beef is so easy to do and very convenient to keep on hand!  I prefer to keep canned meat on hand rather then frozen for a few reasons.  It is always ready to use, no waiting for frozen meat to thaw out.  Yes, I know I could take it out of the freezer [...]

 
Delicious Hot Chocolate Recipe

Our Canadian winters are long and cold.  A favorite treat during that time is our homemade hot chocolet.  Nothing taste better after coming in from shoveling the driveway sledding with the kids. I’ve found this a much taster and cheaper alternative then buying little cans at the store. This also makes a wonderful gift!  Fill [...]

 
How To Can Beef Soup

I enjoy canning our own conveniences food.  Store bought soups are expensive and high in salt and other additives.  I love having  home cooked suppers on our pantry shelves.  Lets face it we ALL have crazy days that we are tempted to pick up fast food.  I try to keep a stock of home canned [...]

 

After a holiday do you still have lots of turkey left?  Our family loves to have Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner the next day, after that it’s time for a change.  I cut up the turkey meat and freeze it in 2 cup portions.  I also like to can the meat in pint jars.  Both work [...]

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