Category: Recipes & Food

DIY Homesteading: Making Your Own Country Wines

DIY Homesteading: Making Your Own Country Wines I have to say, this makes me a little nervous! I have never tried making my own wine before but I found this over at lovelygreens. Tanya has some amazing country wine recipes for you to try, the strawberry wine looks so delicious.This is also a Guest Post by Ben …

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How to Make Cream Cheese

How to Make Cream Cheese Cream cheese is fantastic spread on crackers and bread, or as a base for dips, cheese cake, or frosting. Cream cheese is very easy to make and is a great option for beginning cheese makers.I recommend purchasing some butter cloth, which has a finer weave than cheesecloth, or you could …

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September Check-list for your Garden

September Check-list for your Garden This check list will give you some of the best tips, but here are some more – Over ripening is a September hazard, so check fruits and vegetables regularly. Be sure to harvest them if they look, feel and/or taste ripe and ready! Again it’s time to pick your  pears, …

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Make Your Own Homemade Butter

Make Your Own Homemade Butter You can easily make much better butter at home in your kitchen than you can buy in the store these days. Up until the early to mid 1900’s, most farm wives were expert butter makers. Butter sales were very local and produced on family farms. If you have a cheap and plentiful …

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5 Ways To Go Green Now

5 Ways To Go Green Now “I don’t have enough time” “ I don’t know how” – Excuses, excuses! This is what i hear most days! But what happens is that people get so caught up in their daily lives, it prevents them from taking a step back to see the bigger picture of how …

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