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A Recipe for Luxurious Luffas
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites “Taste this,” Paew Piromya tells me in her father’s Bangkok restaurant as she passes a green vegetable dish with brown gravy across the table. “Guess what it is.” …

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A Caramel Pear Crumble Recipe
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

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 40 years ago.

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DIY: Make Peanut Butter
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Add to Favorites Grow Your Own Peanut Butter! By Jim Hunter, Arkansas Peanut butter is one of our favorite foods. We became disenchanted with the commercial brands after seeing other …

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My Top 13 on the Food Additives List to Avoid
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites When we began our journey of using food for health many years ago, I was shocked as I learned about the food additives list for processed and …

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Stuffed Grape Leaves Recipe Using Fermented Grape Leaves
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Add to Favorites When we planted a dozen grape vines on our backyard homestead 10 years ago, we weren’t thinking about ways to use them in a stuffed grape leaves recipe. …

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5 Easy Snacks to Make at Home: No Refrigeration Needed
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

I believe the kitchen is the heart of the home, and making something that tastes good and is good for you will make memories that last.

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A Quick & Easy Chicken Eggplant Recipe
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

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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Health Benefits of Olives and Olive Oil
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites By Habeeb Salloum – In the world of mythology, the olive tree is supposed to have been first grown in the Garden of Eden. More realistically, according to …

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How to Make Fresh Pasta
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

If you already grow tomatoes and keep chickens, why haven’t you learned how to make fresh pasta? It’s not difficult.

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How to Eat a Persimmon
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites If you haven’t tried a persimmon yet, you’re missing out. It takes a little light reading to learn how to eat a persimmon and add it to …

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How to Make Homemade Granola
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites Running out of homemade granola during blueberry season is a capital offense at our house. One of the reasons we tend to run out is that homemade …

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Kitchen Gift Guide: Homemade Bread Recipes, Mason Jar Cookie Mixes, and More!
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Find creative kitchen gift ideas for homesteaders and friends alike.

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How to Make Vanilla Extract
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Vanilla extract is so easy to create; what are you waiting for? Have fun learning how to make vanilla extract at home!

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What’s for Dessert?
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen

Add to Favorites By Wanda Pentyon Egg Custard Pie 1 cup sugar 1/3 cup flour 2 tablespoons butter, melted 2 cups milk 3 eggs 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 unbaked pie …

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Stuffed Chicken Galore!
March 13, 2019 · · Canning & Kitchen, Recipes

Add to Favorites By Habeeb Salloum Stuffed chicken with rice is the most favored way of stuffing chicken in the whole of the Middle East. Various versions of it are prepared …

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