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Erin Phillips
Articles by Erin Phillips
Create Your Own DIY Cookbook
One day as I was looking through my grandmother’s cookbook, I got the idea to make a DIY cookbook to preserve our family recipes.
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A Homemade Dandelion Wine Recipe
Add to Favorites This dandelion wine recipe all started with violets. I know that might seem like a strange statement, but violets were my introduction to foraging. My neighbor introduced me …
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Try My 7 Best Beet Recipes
I have been growing beets in my garden for a couple years now. They are so easy to grow!
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Learn How to Grow Carrots
Learning how to grow carrots is easy and rewarding. This versatile addition to the garden is wonderful fresh in so many dishes.
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Cattails: A Useful Pond Plant
Add to Favorites The cattail plant is ubiquitous in many parts of the United States. In Ohio, it grows in drainage ditches and along roadsides, ponds, and lakes. There are …
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Grow the Cattail Plant in Your Farm Pond
Add to Favorites The cattail plant is ubiquitous in many parts of the United States. In Ohio, it grows in drainage ditches and along roadsides, ponds, and lakes. There are …
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A Tasty Baked Dog Treat Recipe
Add to Favorites Your pups will be sure to love this baked dog treat recipe, whether they are livestock guardian dogs or family pets. This all-natural baked dog treat recipe …
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An Easy Carrot Cake Recipe Evokes Sweet Memories
This easy carrot cake recipe came down to me from my mother, who passed away just over two years ago. She didn’t teach me any easy pie recipes or even how to make homemade biscuits, but man did she make a good carrot cake.
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A Caramel Pear Crumble Recipe
Add to Favorites This pear crumble recipe was inspired by the big old pear tree in our front yard. Our neighbors planted it when they built our house more than …
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A Quick & Easy Chicken Eggplant Recipe
Add to Favorites If you’re anything like me, this time of year you find yourself out in the garden an hour before dinner time trying to put together a healthy …
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Kitchen Gift Guide: Homemade Bread Recipes, Mason Jar Cookie Mixes, and More!
Find creative kitchen gift ideas for homesteaders and friends alike.
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Flavoring Kombucha: My 8 Favorite Flavor Combos
About a year ago I learned how to make kombucha. From the start, I found that flavoring kombucha was really the fun part. Once you make your first batch, you can begin experimenting with kombucha recipes, adding things to enhance the flavor of your brew.
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Apple Butter Uses Aplenty
Add to Favorites Apple butter uses truly do abound. The apple itself is such a versatile fruit, which can be preserved in so many ways as a beverage, a sweet …
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Homemade Kombucha
Follow this easy recipe to learn how to make homemade kombucha and keep loads of money in your pocket and make your gut happy too.
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A Tomato Ketchup Recipe Anyone Can Make
Add to Favorites It’s nearing the end of tomato season. You learned how to care for tomato plants, tended them tirelessly, and now – if you’re like me – you’re …
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