Food Canning Basics for the Homestead
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Food Canning Basics for the Homestead

A large part of gardening and homesteading, is figuring out how to preserve all the food harvested from the garden to then be enjoyed all year round. One of the ways to preserve food is canning it. Are you new to the idea of canning and preserving? Are you interested in learning the very basics…

Homemade Spicy Peach Salsa – Recipe
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Homemade Spicy Peach Salsa – Recipe

This spicy peach salsa is absolutely gorgeous! The combination of colors creates a beautiful presentation, while the delicious blend of sweet and spicy flavors makes it a wonderful addition to simply prepared fish, chicken or pork dishes. Especially good when accompanying meats grilled on the bbq and delicious to pack up for a picnic or…

Harvest Recipes ~ Spiced Plum Sauce
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Harvest Recipes ~ Spiced Plum Sauce

In the fall, when fruit trees like plums and apples are plentiful, I am always looking for really good recipes to preserve the abundance of the harvest. If you have a dark plum or I’ve heard them being called an Italian plum tree know someone who does, this is a really fantastic sauce to make…

My Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks
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My Top 5 Favorite Cookbooks

If you are looking for some new favourite cookbooks to help you get inspired to cook good wholesome, nutritious, delicious food then here are my current top 5 favourite cookbooks. These cookbooks have inspired me in many ways and have helped to know what to cook with fresh ingredients from our gardens as well as…

Healthy and Home-Baked Cinnamon Apple Crisp – Recipe
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Healthy and Home-Baked Cinnamon Apple Crisp – Recipe

One of my absolute favourite things to bake in the fall is Apple Crisp. My family loves to eat for dessert with a dollop of vanilla ice cream or even better, for breakfast with some milk or even for an after school snack. With this healthy version of home-baked cinnamon apple crisp, I have no…

Roasted Yellow Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons Recipe
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Roasted Yellow Tomato Soup with Grilled Cheese Croutons Recipe

Looking for a yummy soup to use up all those tomatoes? This is the perfect harvest soup to use up delicious fresh tomatoes. With garden-fresh tomatoes in abundant supply, summer and fall are the perfect times to enjoy this quick and easy roasted yellow tomato soup. This recipe is versatile enough to be enjoyed on…

7 Ways to Use Hard Boiled Eggs
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7 Ways to Use Hard Boiled Eggs

Easter is right around the corner and you’re probably already thinking about hard boiled eggs to hide or decorate. The problem many families face after Easter is what to do with all of them. Our family likes to eat them for Easter Sunday breakfast with some ham or bacon and some toast or Easy Pan-Fried Breakfast…

Easy Pan-Fried Breakfast Parmesan Potatoes – Recipe
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Easy Pan-Fried Breakfast Parmesan Potatoes – Recipe

 If you are looking for a simple yet deliciously easy pan-fried potato recipe then you have come to the right place! These potatoes are perfect with bacon and eggs or sausage and eggs or if you are really ambitious eggs Benedict. As a busy family of five, during the week we stick to quick or grab and…

Traditional Beef Stew ~ Recipe
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Traditional Beef Stew ~ Recipe

Who doesn’t love a gorgeous beef stew? So savoury and delicious and comforting on a cool fall or winters day. This hearty traditional beef stew features plenty of delicious, garden-fresh herbs and vegetables, so it’s a great way to enjoy those savoury treasures from your own garden or the local farmers’ market. This satisfy dish…

Easy One-Skillet Pork Tenderloin with Honey Dijon Applesauce ~ Recipe
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Easy One-Skillet Pork Tenderloin with Honey Dijon Applesauce ~ Recipe

Don’t you just love an easy recipe that uses only one pan and is simply delectable? How about we add all that to the fact this recipe uses abundant fall harvest ingredients like apples and pork and fresh herbs? If this sounds like something that would tickle your taste buds, then please enjoy this One-Skillet…