Sun-tea is no new idea but it's a very easy way to make a large amount of tea with very little effort, especially during those hot summer months. This recipe is just a general overview of how to make sun-tea with loose leaf tea, giving you the opportunity to use whichever tea leaves you wish … Continue reading Herbal Sun-Tea | Pantry Recipe for Loose leaf teas
Blueberry Jam Recipe | Water Bath Canning | Using Frozen Berries, Pectin
This jam recipe uses frozen berries (store bought or homegrown), fresh lemons, cane sugar, and non-GMO powdered pectin. You don't have to grow your own blueberries or wait until U-pick season starts because this recipe is tailored for frozen berries! Here we look at tools you need, ingredients, and step by step instructions that will … Continue reading Blueberry Jam Recipe | Water Bath Canning | Using Frozen Berries, Pectin
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Sourdough Pizza Crust Recipe | Cottage Pantry Meal
Making this pizza at home is surprisingly easy, although it sounds fancy. With the help of your stand mixer, this pizza crust recipe uses your sourdough starter and a few staple pantry ingredients. Here we go over the tools you need, ingredients, and instructions on how to make and bake a sourdough pizza crust. Let's … Continue reading Sourdough Pizza Crust Recipe | Cottage Pantry Meal
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Homegrown Spice Cabinet | Culinary Herbs to Grow in your Garden
Even for beginner gardeners, herbs are one of the easiest plants to grow, preserve, and even save seeds from. Here we go over annual and perennial herbs to grow and how to preserve them, so you can create your own homegrown spice cabinet. Let's Dive In... Homegrown Spice Cabinet | Perennials Herbs Buying seeds is … Continue reading Homegrown Spice Cabinet | Culinary Herbs to Grow in your Garden
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Pickled Peppers | Water Bath Canning
This recipe for pickled peppers is an easy way to expand your pantry and allow you to explore outside the selection of pickled peppers from the store. These peppers stay crisp and flavorful in this recipe, even when canned, and this recipe will make about 5-pint jars. Here I discuss seeds to grow at home, … Continue reading Pickled Peppers | Water Bath Canning
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Deer Resistant Cottage Garden
Deer can be the bane to many gardeners. As lovely as they look, deer can wreak havoc on a garden bed. Many resort to fencing, which is enough to solve most deer problems. But most gardeners have areas on a property that you simply cannot fence off entirely. In these cases, there are plenty of … Continue reading Deer Resistant Cottage Garden
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Phenology | The art of Listening to Nature to Plant your Garden
Here we discuss what phenology is, the dark side of zoning maps, and how to integrate this practice into your own garden. Lets Dive In... Phenology: Definition and a very short History Long before the weather channels or agriculture zone maps, gardeners took to the changes of nature to dictate when it was time to … Continue reading Phenology | The art of Listening to Nature to Plant your Garden
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Shelf Stable Homemade Broth | Pressure Canning Broth
Broth is one of the best staple foods any home cook can have on hand. To have a pantry full of good broth you can navigate any recipe in any season, even if there is little abundance to be found. Here I go into tools you need, ingredients, and step by step instructions to pressure … Continue reading Shelf Stable Homemade Broth | Pressure Canning Broth
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No AI here | Declaration of a Genuine Blogger
Here is my declaration that all my blog posts will be written myself. Recently the tool ChatGPT has picked up popularity within social media and blogging. If you don't know, ChatGPT is a program launched late last year (2022). It is a program that allows people to ask questions to an AI program. The AI … Continue reading No AI here | Declaration of a Genuine Blogger
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Simple Pumpkin Purée Recipe | Freezer Friendly
Here I go into pumpkins to use, tools you need, ingredients, and step by step instructions to make this simple pumpkin puree that is suited to store in your freezer. Let’s dive in… Simple Pumpkin Puree Recipe Pumpkins to Grow Growing your own pumpkins or buying pumpkins from the farmers market is the best way … Continue reading Simple Pumpkin Purée Recipe | Freezer Friendly
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Garden Method Overview: Raised Beds | Traditional, Container, and Hügelkultur Hills
Raised bed gardening is a modern adaptation that has taken on popularity like a storm. They offer gardening to be more accessible and easier while allowing gardeners to grow a full garden. With these attributes, anyone can see why beginner vegetable gardeners are interested. But is using raised beds in your garden right for you? … Continue reading Garden Method Overview: Raised Beds | Traditional, Container, and Hügelkultur Hills
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Children’s Gardening | Benefits and Ideas
There's no better way to get your kids involved in the garden than by giving them their own garden bed to plant in. Not only can it get them motivated to participate in gardening with you, but it can teach them productive garden skills in a real-life context and boost their health during full body … Continue reading Children’s Gardening | Benefits and Ideas
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