Update: Due to popular demand, here's a fancy PDF version of this article that you can download and/or print. (Click to open, or right-click and select "save" to download.) Nothing beats the smell of a campfire and the sizzle of bacon early in the morning. A crucial part of … [Read more...]
No-Bake Oatmeal Energy Balls
Today we’re going to talk about a very healthy snack that you can easily make at home. These can be eaten anywhere while on the go, which makes them very convenient for a quick breakfast in the morning. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It On Pinterest! As … [Read more...]
How To Make Shrub: A Drink From The 1700s
This week's video is about how to make the original soda—the one Americans used to drink before we had Coke and Pepsi and a million other sodas. It's called a shrub, and it’s a delicious probiotic drink that was very popular in the 1700s and early 1800s. Vinegar drinks are also … [Read more...]
20 Pantry Staples You Can Make Yourself
We all appreciate the difference between homemade foods and storebought food. Homemade always tastes better. And yet, even though most of us have the ingredients to make our own food, we often choose not to. Sure, it's time-consuming, but not only does homemade food taste better, … [Read more...]
How To Make Homemade Gummy Vitamins
If you knew there were gummy bears that boost your immune system, would you eat them? Even more to the point, if you could make these at home, would you do it? It turns out it’s actually pretty simple to do, as Our Oily House discusses. To make your own homemade gummy bears, … [Read more...]
3 Super-Easy No-Yeast Bread Recipes
When bread is hard to come by due to panic-buying in times of emergency, you may need to make your own. Though homemade bread may seem daunting to you, there are recipes that only call for a few basic ingredients that you probably already have. With the current reality of a … [Read more...]
How To Master The Art Of Bread Baking
You’ll Succeed Every Time You Bake a Loaf of Bread if You Follow These Simple Rules. The fundamental thing to keep in mind is that bread baking goes beyond the chemistry and physics of cooking. It enters into an area best described as alchemy. You’re engaged in bringing a living … [Read more...]
Easy French Bread in 10 Minutes for 30 CENTS
Here’s a way to make French bread in just 10 minutes of working time. The rest of the time, the bread is rising or the oven is doing the work. You can watch the whole process in this video by Big Family Homestead, but we'll share the recipe and some cooking tips. Want to … [Read more...]
How To Make And Pressure Can Chili
Both making and pressure canning homemade chili can be done in a single afternoon. Preserving chili will make it shelf-stable for at least two years and increase your protein-rich food stockpiles far more economically than buying commercially manufactured packets or … [Read more...]
How To Make Portable Soup
Ever heard of portable soup before? You might be surprised to learn that it was very popular back in the 18th century. It's basically a solidified broth to which you can add hot water and quickly make soup. It's also called portable broth, pocket soup, veal glue, and many other … [Read more...]
How To Make Cheese (Easier Than You Think)
Cheesemaking is easy to do once you understand the ingredients, some of which might surprise you. The primary active ingredient that’s usually used to make cheese is "rennet." It’s an enzyme found in the stomach of young cows, sheep, and goats. The rennet helps them break down … [Read more...]
6 Pioneer Candy Recipes To Try This Halloween
For Our Pioneer Ancestors, The Only Candy Store Was At Home. We take candy for granted. We can buy it anywhere, and it’s usually pretty cheap. But there was a time when it was a rare treat. Back in the 1800s, candy only showed up around the holidays or special events like a … [Read more...]
The Easy Way To Make Oat Milk
You may have seen new milk products in the store or at your favorite coffee shop recently. Apart from the standards of cow or goat milk, there are also soy, almond, cashew, and coconut milk. This recent trend to find new milk sources stems from those who are allergic to dairy or … [Read more...]
Perpetual Soup: A Pioneer ‘Recipe’ That Never Ends
It May Be One of the Most Nutritious Soups You’ll Ever Eat and if You Own a Crockpot, It’s a Cinch. Perpetual soup is a broth-based soup that is simmered for days, weeks, months, and even years. In fact, there are stories about broths in China and Japan that have simmered … [Read more...]
How To Make Garlic Powder At Home
Garlic powder is definitely one of the most important ingredients in my kitchen. I use it when making chili, meatloaf, spaghetti, casseroles, and all sorts of other dishes. Want to save this post for later? Click Here to Pin It on Pinterest! Why make it at home when you can … [Read more...]
10 Pioneer Recipes That Still Taste Great Today
Can you imagine what it was like to live on the Oregan trail, cooking pioneer recipes every day? Some have a romantic fantasy about cooking over an open fire, but those times were also scary. You usually cooked over an open fire with wildlife all around. Families had to cook … [Read more...]
4 Homemade Extract Recipes (With & Without Alcohol)
If you’re an avid baker or cook, chances are you’ve either used extracts or come across recipes calling for extracts. High-quality commercially available products are expensive, hard to come by, and often come with additives, preservatives, and ingredients whose origin is … [Read more...]
