Self-reliance often means making more of your own food and preserving the food you grow yourself. Browse this section of Homestead How-to to learn how to become more self-reliant in the kitchen! Articles include cooking from scratch, canning, preserving, and using your garden produce to its fullest potential!
Homemade chocolate. Just the idea of it is music to my ears. Chocolate that doesn’t have a ton of extra ingredients and can be made on demand. Chocolate that tastes decadent and can be dressed up any way you want. Chocolate made in my own …
Making your food budget go further is a huge goal for self-reliant folks. We’d like to feed ourselves more from our own backyard and spend less money at grocery stores. But we don’t want to sacrifice good food in the process. Stretching your food budget …
Growing salad greens inside is a great way to add homegrown produce to your plate year-round. With just a few simple supplies, and a few helpful tips, you can get a rotation of salad greens going that will grace your plate even when the ground …
Homemade crackers are a delicious alternative to store-bought, and can be made in a pinch with just a few ingredients. With experimentation and creativity, you can make a snack you and your family will love. Here we share a basic method for making wheat crackers …
Flax seed eggs can be substituted for regular eggs in many recipes. There comes a time in every baker’s life when comfort baking is needed, but the egg carton is empty. In more extreme times, we may need sustenance for our family but have to …
Over years of experimentation with maple sugaring methods, we’ve learned a few important tips for boiling more efficiently.
Quick jam, also sometimes called refrigerator jam, is basically an easy to make jam that can be made in small batches. Quick jam can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a few weeks, or in the freezer for a few months. Because it …
This article is the third in a series on backyard sugaring in partnership with the Vermont Evaporator Company. We appreciate their partnership in helping us to test out the process and share with our readers! You’ve tapped your trees, and in your sugar woods is …
This article is part of a series on Backyard Sugaring in partnership with the Vermont Evaporator Company. Check out the first article – How to Tap a Maple Tree for Syrup – and then use this one to get you to the next step in …
This post was contributed by Kate Whelley McCabe from Vermont Evaporator Company, our partner in a series of articles on backyard sugaring for February 2020. You’ve decided! You’re going to make maple syrup on the homestead for the first time this year. You’ve identified your …