Homesteading on the Homefront

I have had these large cans of whole tomatoes in the pantry for way too long (as in years, not months.)  Since storage space is such a conc...

Have I mentioned how much I love my garden?  I have the previous owner of the house to thank... he made all the raised beds and planted a bu...

I was in Food Lion today to pick up a container of cottage cheese that I needed for lasagna.  In my dash to the dairy case, I happened to no...

One of the gifts I used this year for teachers and hostesses, etc. was homemade Vanilla Extract.  It was super easy, and recipients have exp...

My kids love Nutella.  Unfortunately, the first ingredient is sugar.  And it contains palm oil, which is something I'd rather stay away ...

The planets finally aligned and I actually had ripe kiwis AND time to make jam.  This recipe is straight out of the Ball Blue Book... very e...

It's 62 and sunny today... the perfect day to get the garden prepped for upcoming planting, right?  Um, no.  The wind is horrible!  I di...