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Rhubarb Coffee Cake Recipe with Streusel Topping: Delicious and Easy
This Rhubarb Coffee Cake recipe is a welcome change from my usual pie recipe. You’re going to love it with your tea, coffee, or just whenever you need a delicious, sweet treat. This cake boasts a streusel topping that complements the soft, fluffy cake. The secret ingredients in this coffee cake is the sour cream, which adds a creamy and light flavor and texture to the cake. You only need 3 cups of rhubarb for this recipe so it is perfect for your first few stalks or when you’re trying to get one last recipe in before the closing of the season. If you’re looking for more irresistible dessert recipes,…
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Unlock the Secrets to Raising Chickens While Being Busy
Chickens are the easiest animals I have to care for, even as a busy mom. I hear people all the time say I don’t know how you do it. But honestly, I always laugh and say I am a super lazy farmer. So I thought I would share with you my secrets to raising chickens from one busy person to another. I get it, I was overwhelmed with the thought. I wanted chickens so badly. But I was so afraid to add anything to my plate. My want, though, won over my fear. So when my neighbors offered up a little beat-up coop they were getting rid of, I jumped…
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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 this year and I was determined to make something with these lovely flowers. This spring canning recipe is super easy to make and it’s a fun way to celebrate the first few weeks of spring. If you need a few more jelly or jam recipes check out these 12 Jam and…
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Ducks And Niacin – What The Quack Is This All About!? And When Things Are Going Wrong How To Fix It.
UGH – Where to start! So I got ducks, Jumbo Pekin Ducks to be precise. We can start there. (wink) We waited over a month for the ducks to arrive, and in that time, I did tons of research. Our family was so excited to receive our three little cuties in the mail. I ordered them from Metzer Farms. I figured three female Pekin ducks would be the perfect addition. And when they showed up, they were the hit of our little homestead. That is, until things started to go wrong. I ended up having ducks with a niacin deficiency, and I scrambled to learn all I could so I…
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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! If you’re looking for more From Scratch Desserts, look no further. This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but will help us offset the cost of running the blog. We only share products we use and would recommend to a friend. Thank you for your support!Click ‘HERE’ for…
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How to Craft Your Own Plantain-Infused Oil!
Infusing oils is such a great skill to learn. Infused oils can be used in so many ways. You can use infused oils in beauty products, cooking, aromatherapy, and for medicinal purposes. Plantain-infused oil is one of the newest ones in my arsenal. What is a plantain, you ask? I know most people immediately think of the banana-looking type of plantain when I start talking about this. But what I am referring to is commonly known to most people as a weed that grows throughout the world. This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the cost of running the blog. We…
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How to Make Homemade Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling
If you love rhubarb and would love to enjoy it all year long, you need this Canned Strawberry Rhubarb Pie Filling. Since I started making it, we started enjoying homemade pies and crumbles all year long. When you can the pie filling all you have to do to make your dessert is dump it in a crust or crumble and bake. Super fast and easy! I also freeze strawberries and rhubarb if I don’t have enough time to can the pie filling. Check my Timeline for Harvesting and Canning in Zone 5 for more of what you can do with your garden goodies! This post contains affiliate links. Using them…
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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 and potato hot pocket! They became popular with the copper miners because they were cheap and easy to make. The miners could stick them in their pockets and they’d be safe until lunch. My husband’s grandma made these for her family and we just came across the recipe that she…
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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 skin, here are 3 products to use to battle it! If you don’t know, tallow is rendered and purified beef fat. Yup, you read that right! When you render beef fat (specifically suet, found around the kidneys), you rid it of impurities and water, leaving a nutrient-dense oil that will…
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How Discovering Hidden Toxic Ingredients Led Me to Embrace Natural Soaps
Several years ago I started learning more about healthy living. This can mean a lot of different things depending on who you are. For me, it started with eating a little better to lose weight after having a baby (my first baby, who is 9 now 😭). As I was learning to look at labels I realized that there are so many unnecessary Toxic Ingredients in foods. Even simple things that seem like they should only have 1 or 2 ingredients had 5-10. For me, this is where my natural product journey all began. My interest in healthier products grew from foods to cleaning products, and then to products that…
