Pickled cranberries are a tasty treat that is tart, sour, and sweet all at the same time. Perfect for a holiday season appetizer, cranberry pickles are uniquely delicious. Quick pickled cranberries are easy to make, and even easier to eat! Quick Pickles for The Holidays If you’re looking for a tasty and unique way to…
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Cooking and preserving traditional food from scratch is one of my passions, and it’s even better if it includes homegrown, foraged, or fermented ingredients. I prefer to use whole foods and many of my recipes use herbs, flowers, and other fresh from the garden ingredients. Sourdough is another passion, and I also have a thing for cooking in cast iron pans!
Learn how to make sourdough tortillas, roasted beets and their greens, and traditional nitrate free corned beef.
How to Roast a Sugar Pumpkin
Roasted pumpkin wedges with brown sugar and cinnamon is a seasonal treat that is simple to make. It’s a perfect time to learn how to roast pumpkin and have it as a side for Thanksgiving dinner! Roasting a Pumpkin Pumpkins are a classic fall and winter squash, full of magic, history, and representation of the…
Canning Cranberry Sauce: Whole Berry or Jellied
Canned cranberry sauce is so delicious and simple to make, there’s no reason to buy it at the store. This recipe makes whole-berry cranberry sauce or cranberry jelly and is easy enough for beginning canners. Be prepared for the holidays with this low-sugar canning recipe! Canning Cranberry Sauce I think we can all agree that…
How to Roast Butternut Squash
Once you know how to roast butternut squash, your life will get a lot more delicious! From how to prepare a butternut squash to yummy ways to eat it, this simple roasted butternut squash recipe can be eaten on its own or in recipes. Oven Roasted Butternut Squash Butternut squash can be cooked in a…
Simple Spiced Cranberry Sauce with Orange and Ginger
This spiced cranberry sauce is perfect for the holiday season! Made with honey and not too sweet, orange, ginger, and spices give it a wonderful and festive flavor. This is a simple-to-make whole-berry cranberry sauce that is easy to whip up for any holiday celebration! Cranberry Sauce with Orange Juice and Spices I always say…
Acorn Flour Cookies
Acorn flour has a delicious roasted nutty flavor and is edible as well as nutritious. Flour from acorns gives a unique taste to this recipe for acorn cookies, and is a great way to use foraged acorns! Flour From Acorns Acorn flour is edible, nutritious, and delicious. It has a nutty and roasted flavor, similar…
Butternut Squash and Ginger Soup
Butternut squash and ginger soup has been a staple fall comfort food in my kitchen ever since I learned how to cook. Made with fresh ginger and coconut milk, this is a butternut squash bisque that is warming and perfect for a chilly day. Butternut Squash Bisque I have always loved winter squash, with butternut…
Freezer Apple Pie Filling
Making freezer apple pie filling is a great way to preserve apples during apple season. Even better, freezing apple pie filling is a great way to make a quick pie whenever you want it and be prepared for the holidays! Plan Your Pie Apple pie filling with brown sugar and cinnamon has an old-fashioned and…
Pumpkin Cornbread with Maple Butter
This pumpkin cornbread is a warm ode to fall that pairs perfectly with autumn comfort food. Super easy to make in a skillet and topped with maple butter, eat this tasty pumpkin cornbread as a side or snack all season! Cornbread with Pumpkin for Fall We all know that cornbread is a perfect and delicious…
Rose Hip Tea with Fresh or Dried Rose Hips
Rose hip tea is very easy to make with either fresh or dried rose hips. It has a lovely fruity and slightly tart taste and has immune-boosting properties. Warm up this season with this simple rose hip recipe! Rose Hip Tea Benefits Rose hips are the fruit of roses, and they appear beneath the flower…