We have Joan from High Mountain Dessert teaching us how to make some Hot Pepper Jelly today! I don’t know about you, but I love this stuff! I appreciate her sharing one of her secret recipes with us, and even going above and beyond and giving us some tips on how to make your own jam & jelly! The only […]
COOKING FROM SCRATCH
Homemade Popcorn & Cornmeal: Love it, STORE it, Eat it!
HOMEMADE POPCORN: Popcorn has been a favorite snack since who knows when (too lazy to look up the answer). Anyways, who really cares? All that matters is it’s good, it keeps the kids quiet, and the best part is… the shelf-life is INDEFINITE!!! If you haven’t added anything to your home storage yet, go get yourself a 50lb […]
Homemade Baby Food: Ditch the Store & Make Your Own
MAKING BABY FOOD Fun ● Easy ● Cost Effective ● Healthy We are on a tight budget so along with making my own cloth wipes, I decided to learn how to make baby food. In doing so, I have found it’s not only cost-effective, but also fun, easy and healthy. When I started I did […]
Homemade Taco Seasoning: Gluten & MSG Free!
Has anyone ever bothered to take a look at the ingredients of Taco Seasoning? Even with the comforting fact that MSG isn’t in the stuff I still have a hard time pronouncing some of the ingredients, let alone know what they are. Before it didn’t bother me, but I was in charge of taking care of my adorable […]
EASY Country Biscuits from Scratch
My dad has talked for years about the baking powder biscuits his grandmother (my great-grandmother) used to make. Recently I asked him if he remembered the recipe, or if I could get it from my grandma. He laughed and said “Honey, all she used was baking powder and Pioneer baking mix.” I was stunned. My […]
Food Storage Restaurant-Style Tortillas
There are about a billion flour tortilla recipes out there. You may have a favorite or you may be lost when it comes to trying to make them like I was. In hunting for a recipe, I had some pretty picky criteria: 1. The recipe could only use the most shelf-stable ingredients: flour, water, salt, […]
Pantry Essentials: How to MAKE Brown Sugar
Imagine my surprise when I came across a recipe for brown sugar and found out it was only TWO INGREDIENTS: Sugar & Molasses That’s it. That’s all you use. I felt so dumb. Here I was trying to store bags of the stuff and I find out I can MAKE it from two simple ingredients. […]
Cooked Jam Recipes & Instructions
Nothing beats homemade jam, especially if you have some of Monica’s Famous Rolls to go with it! Jam makes everything better, but the only problem is once you start making it there is no going back. Your friends, your kids and the hubby will keep begging you to make more. So go ahead if you dare, […]