Author: ZaCorra
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Frugal Friday: Apple Cider Vinegar from Scraps
Homemade Apple Cider Vinegar from Apple Scraps After a nice family day of apple picking, you don’t want any pieces to go to waste. You can turn those plentiful apple scraps into delicious homemade apple cider vinegar. This is a perfect fermentation project for beginners. The peel, core, seeds, and all can be included to…
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Barbecue Sauce from Tomato Paste: Homemade Condiments
Kitchen Items to DIY Instead of Buy As I get more into home cooking, there is a growing list of items I no longer buy from the grocery store and instead opt to make my own. So far, this list includes breakfast sandwiches, brown sugar, powdered sugar, pancake/waffle mix, mayonnaise, and barbecue sauce. Buying the…
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Dye Free Halloween: Pumpkin Spice Apple Pie + More
You can have plenty of fun and tasty treats without the extra disruptive dyes. Stayed tuned for more family favorite dye free Halloween treats.
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Beginner Food Preservation Techniques for Long-Term Storage
Preserving food is a staple skill in homemaking, and is a way to get the most out of your groceries and garden harvest. Food preservation may seem intimidating to beginners. After all, you can get yourself or others very sick if not done properly. It is worth putting in the effort to learn how to…
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Pruning plants for better growth
Maximize Your Garden Yield with Pruning Techniques Pruning stimulates your herbs and can make them grow bushier, allowing you to harvest more and make your small space garden more efficient. Pruning to remove dying, diseased, or too-dense plant leaves will improve your plant health. Utilizing this technique in your garden also reduces opportunities for pests…
