Growing your greens is great, eating them is better. Seriously, to grow greens is very simple, as of right now, in mid-August, our whole garden is green. Most of the greens growing are edible, including some common weeds. Do we eat them all? No. With the abundance also comes pickiness. We have ...
Food Preserving
How to Freeze Herbs
Fresh herbs from the garden are so aromatic and delicious. However, the time frame when fresh herbs like parsley, basil, cilantro, and dill are at its best is short. To preserve the freshness for longer, herbs can be frozen. Here is how to freeze herbs. What herbs to freeze All herbs can be ...
Preparing and Storing Canning Jars
The canning season is a busy time of the year. Preparing and storing canning jars so that they are ready to be refilled helps a lot. Yes, it eliminates a few steps of work during the cunning season. This can be done all throughout the winter as jars get emptied out, or beforehand in spring. Just ...
Our Plant-Based Pantry
Our plant-based pantry consists of products that we grow in our garden and plant-based products that we buy-in. We talk a lot about the food that we grow and also recently shared our homegrown pantry and food storage here, check it out if you haven't yet. Today it's about our plant-based pantry, ...
How to Freeze Beets
We love beets, they are healthy and just so delicious. There are many ways to preserve beets, here we share how to freeze beets in 3 different ways. We like to grow Cylindra, a very sweet Heirloom beet that grows in a long cylindrical shape. Very nice for slicing. Sometimes they get really big, ...
How Much Food Can an Urban Homestead Grow for the Winter
How much food can an urban homestead grow for the winter? Here we share our Northern Homestead homegrown food storage as of today, Thanksgiving 2018. We are doing our best to live mindfully, kindly, sustainable and joyfully. Our food storage is filled to overflow because we have been blessed with ...
Dozen Ways to Preserve Zucchini
Since zucchini is such a versatile vegetable and there is always an abundance of it available we need a dozen ways to preserve zucchini. Speaking of dozen, I don't mean a number, just many ways. Here are actually more than 12 ways in this post. We have used all of this at one time or another. Choose ...
Apple Sauce, Apple Jam, Apple Butter
The canner is running hot these days. There are so many goodies that are ready to be preserved and that we do not want to miss making. Apples are one of our favorites to preserve for winter. We make applesauce, apple jam, apple butter and apple chips. Also, the ajika salsa recipe includes apples. If ...
Carrot Pepper Salsa Recipe
As you already know we love salsas. They transform a simple meal into a delicatessen in minutes. This carrot pepper salsa recipe does that in a different and delightful way. It's a mouthwatering and colorful addition to potatoes or pasta dishes. Also great as a dip for fresh vegetables and combined ...
2 Ways to Freeze Cauliflower
Cauliflower is a special vegetable in the garden and in the kitchen. It's very delicious, nutrient-dense and versatile to use in many recipes. However, it's not an easy vegetable to grow, resulting in being a more expensive choice. If you are lucky to grow some cauliflower or find it at the ...