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Recent Posts:

• Mango Fruit Leather
  

  Mango fruit leather has turned out to be one of my kids' favorites. The sugar is totally optional, but it makes it much sweeter and cuts the tartness. Read more →

• Lemon Lime Soda Jelly
  

  This Lemon Lime Soda Jelly is delicious. I added a fresh lemon and a fresh l fresh lime to the mix to give it a rich, tangy flavor. It will make you pucker, a little. Read more →

• Cream Soda Jelly
  

  Cream soda...do you like yours red or amber colored? I chose the amber colored version for my cream soda jelly. I like the flavor better. Plus, I added a teaspoon of vanilla, just for added vanilla goodness. Read more →

• Homestead Beef Jerky
  

  This beef jerky recipe has been used in our family for many years. I love the flavor. It tastes like it was dried over a wood fire. We have also used this recipe for venison. Read more →

• Grape Soda Jelly
  

  Up next, Grape Soda Jelly. I think this would probably be my sister's favorite soda. She loves all things purple. This soda jelly, surprisingly tastes a lot like regular grape jelly you would buy at the grocery store. Read more →

• Orange Soda Jelly
  

  I remember growing up, this was one of my favorite flavors of soda, plus orange was my favorite color. I added orange juice to my orange soda jelly recipe to give it a tiny bit of healthfulness and add to the orange flavor. Read more →

• Homemade Noodles
  

  When I was growing up, my mom made homemade noodles and cook them in homemade chicken broth. This was such a tasty treat. The store bought kind do not even come close. Read more →

• Multi-Purpose Soup Mix
  

  I came up with this soup mix because I wanted a mix that contained the main ingredients I use in many of my soups as a base. So far, I have used it in Chicken Noodle Soup, Potato Soup, Meatloaf, and to flavor pasta pasta. Read more →

• Simple Black Bean Soup
  

  Simple Black Bean Soup is a super easy recipe my kids love to make, using our homemade salsa, on a cool fall day. It is delicious on it's own, but you can pour it over rice for extra flavor and nutrition. Read more →

• Keeping Your Kitchen Clean While You Cook
  

  It is a hard task, I know. My kitchen is the most used room in the house and it’s the hardest to keep clean. Keeping your kitchen clean while you cook doesn’t have to be difficult. Read more →

• Creating Kitchen Workstations
  

  So many things go on in the kitchen at the same time, it can get confusing. Creating kitchen workstations can keep it from being chaotic and feeling crowded. These are the workstations I use in my Kitchen Read more →

• What is Pectin and How Does it Work?
  

  We know pectin comes from fruit and that it isn’t bad for you, but there is more. So, what is pectin and how does it work to make my jelly and jam? Read more →