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Golden Elixir: How to Make & Use Dandelion-Infused Oil
Dandelions mark the beginning of spring. While many people think of them as annoying weeds that take over our yards in the early warm days, I have learned to love and appreciate them! They fill my yard with beautiful yellow flowers and encourage the bees to come out and pollinate early! My favorite thing to do with them is create…
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How To Easily Make Pressure Canned Green Beans From Your Garden
Green beans are one of the easiest vegetables to pressure can because you don’t need many ingredients! Grab your green beans & canning salt and you will be ready to go. Green beans are one of the first pressure-canning recipes I tried a few years ago and we’ve been enjoying green beans from the garden ever since. Read on to…
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Simple and Delicious No Pectin Strawberry Rhubarb Jam Recipe
Strawberries & rhubarb are the perfect pair for pies, crumbles, jams, and more. I love making this super easy No Pectin Strawberry Rhubarb Jam. The fewer ingredients, the better! Amiright? When the rhubarb starts popping up in Northern Illinois it is one of the first signs of spring. After our long winters, those green leaves are such a welcomed sight!…
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Preserve & Savor: Pressure Canned Chicken Soup Made Simple
This Pressure Canned Chicken Soup recipe is so flavorful and really easy to put together. The best part about pressure canning your own chicken soup is that you control each ingredient that goes into it and there will be no surprises. No artificial ingredients or preservatives! You can add veggies from your garden or farmers market and put home or…
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Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe with Streusel Topping: Delicious and Easy
Okay okay I know I said in my Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Recipe that there was only one rhubarb recipe you’d ever need but that was until I tried this Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe. Now, you definitely need both of them. My husband says it is his new favorite dessert and has requested it a few times since I perfected the…
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How to Make Lilac Jelly
Lilacs mean spring to me and I cannot get enough of their sweet smell! I knew I wanted to make Lilac Jelly. Last year after the lilacs were all done in my area, I saw someone post a recipe for a cake with lilac blossoms. My mind was blown because I did not realize lilacs are edible! Fast forward to…
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3 Creative Mason Jar Gifts: Recipes & Free Printable
I have received so many compliments on the Mason Jar Gifts that I gave out around Christmas last year. It was so fun to receive pictures of my friends and their kiddos baking these cookies and brownies together. I’ll be making these super easy gifts again next year and adding in my Oatmeal Cookie Mason Jar Recipe to the mix!…
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How to Make Homemade Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
I don’t know about you but my family LOVES strawberry rhubarb pie and crumble. We usually have a lot of it during spring and summertime and then when rhubarb season is over all the fun stops. A few years ago I learned about Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling. Since then I started making these delicious summer homemade pies all year…
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Upper Michigan Pasty: The Ultimate Recipe for Authentic Flavor
My husband’s family has some roots in Upper Michigan (check out our thimbleberry jam recipe if you don’t believe me 😆 ) so I knew it was in my future to make a pasty. Pasties are like a Yooper delicacy that became popular in the 1800s. If you’re unfamiliar with a Pasty (pronounced pass-tee), it is like a big meat…
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Unlock the Incredible Benefits of Tallow for Soaps and Skincare
If you’re like me, you were a little weirded out when you first learned about Tallow in Soaps or maybe even tallow in general. You want me to put what on my hands and face? 😆 When I started learning about all its benefits, I quickly got used to the idea and started really appreciating the knowledge. If you struggle with dry…
