Because you can’t possibly OD on gratitude…
…and because, in my time zone, there are 2 hours and 14 minutes left of Thankful Thursday. I’m ever so thankful for finding these little gems at my local grocery store. Ok, not organic, or even local,...
View Article…and Finally, on Frugal Friday, cottage cheese
Simplest handcrafted cottage cheese ever. Also fast. This recipe comes from Poppy’s Money Tree, many thanks to them! As with all dairy projects, they all seem to start with milk in a pan, on the stove...
View ArticleRaw Strawberry Jam
I have become completely addicted to jam in my homemade yogurt, but I am also not happy with all the sugar in the jam I have been eating. So, this Spring, I have decided to try some experimental jams...
View ArticleWe Be Jamman’!
‘Tis the Season for beautiful, jewel-shade, berry jellies, jams and preserves of all kinds. I’ve been making cooked jam since I was a teenager, and it has always the same method, the same tools, the...
View ArticleStocking the Pantry: Apple Pie Filling
One of my many projects, this Summer, has been preparing the pantry for the Autumn and Winter months. Without these preparations, in order to enjoy fruits and veggies, I would have to choose a...
View ArticleStocking the Pantry: Blackberries in Winter
This has been a banner year for blackberries in my climate. I have been picking a pint a day from the vines in my own yard, and more from random patches I have found on walks with my dog. I have made...
View ArticleStocking the Pantry: Canned Peaches
Today’s surprise trip to the Farmer’s Market resulted in some gorgeous peaches, and since I have been dying to can some this year, I decided to dedicate these to this purpose. Right off the bat, I want...
View ArticleIt’s ALIVE!
Greetings, all and sundry! I am positive, by now, you have decided I died of eating nothing but handcrafted food. Or, worse, fell off the Handcrafted wagon, and was lost in a mire of Monsanto. But, NO!...
View ArticleGoing Bananas
Ok, so here is the finished banana chip project. It went splendidly to plan. But I did make a minor modification in the plan: I started the project dehydrating the banana slices on 125 degrees, but...
View ArticleHandcrafting Fresh Food~ or Summer 2015!
Just about the time I fell off the blogoshere we moved into a new house. Now, the house is great, and it has everything I need in a home, including a wood stove (finally!) and even my very own...
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