Self-Sufficiency Recipes

As the summer garden season progresses into late August each year, we always find ourselves searching for ways to preserve the hundreds of peppers that seem to ripen all at once. …

Over the past few months we have made spaghetti or some sort of pasta dish that ‘requires’ garlic bread to be served as well.  We typically open our freezer to …

It is really frightening to look on the back of a granola or protein bar package and attempt to read the ingredients label. I can’t even pronounce, let alone know …

Just when you think canning season has come to an end, hang on, there is one more thing you will want to do with all of those ‘end of the …

As the cooler weather begins to move in (ok, maybe not quite yet, but soon enough in my eyes), I begin to think of comfort food/meals that we will be …

In our effort to become more self-sufficient, we have given up using traditional household cleaners and have converted to a greener method for cleaning.  We have all heard of throwing …

Are you still buying those individual packets of chili seasoning?  Or do you know how long that bottle of chili powder has been sitting in your spice cabinet?  Don’t worry …

If you love apples – then this crockpot apple butter recipe is sure to please! In Ohio, many of us look forward to the change in temperature and the beauty …

Many people use Chipotle Peppers in Adobo sauce for a variety of recipes, especially during the winter months. But did you know that chipotles start from the same jalapenos that …

I have to admit that I became quite panicked this past weekend when we had planned a family get together and discovered that the canning pantry was empty of the …