Homesteading is becoming a popular way of living for many. While life can be so fast past, with convenience foods and drive-thru restaurants on every corner, finding a way to live more sustainably by growing and making food from scratch has become a lifestyle choice even younger generations are embracing.
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In this collection of recipes we have dove into ways to use and preserve foods that may have once been discarded. When you have an over abundance of tomatoes make tomato powder, or a bumper crop of cucumbers make refrigerator pickles! With these recipes and tips for homesteading, it is easy to get back to simpler times and utilize food in a more self-sufficient manner.
How To Freeze Dry Eggs
Freeze Dry Eggs are a way of preserving them for up to 20 years! They can easily be reconstituted with an equal amount of water or milk. Freeze-dried eggs can be used in your favorite egg dishes too.
Get the recipe: How to Freeze Dry Eggs
Wild Huckleberry Jam
This Wild Huckleberry Jam recipe is made with hand-picked wild huckleberries that are cooked down with other simple ingredients to make one amazingly delicious jam. Delicious on toast or in baking recipes. Yum!
Get the recipe: Wild Huckleberry Jam Recipe
Tomato Powder
This Tomato Powder recipe will help you learn how to enjoy tomatoes all year by preserving them. Creating tomato powder means you can use it in soups and stews, as a rub, and more. Perfect if you have grown too many this year.
Get the recipe: Tomato Powder Recipe – How To Make, Store and Use It
No Cook Refrigerator Pickles
These No Cook Refrigerator Pickles are something everyone with a vegetable garden should learn how to make! They are quick and easy to prepare, with no canning equipment or other special equipment is needed!
Get the recipe: Quick Easy No Cook Refrigerator Pickles
How To Make Sourdough Starter
This Sourdough Starter recipe guide offers simple and effective instructions for making a healthy and active sourdough starter by walking you through each step of the way. It's simpler than you might think, you have to give it a go.
Get the recipe: How to Make a Sourdough Starter
Persimmon Jam
This Persimmon Jam only requires four ingredients to bring it to life. With simple and tart flavors, the persimmon fruit shines through. Perfect on toast or in some of your favorite baking recipes.
Get the recipe: Persimmon Jam
How To Make Butter In A Jar
This How To Make Butter In A Jar recipe will enable you to make homemade butter at home. A great recipe to get the kids involved, you can add different flavorings too.
Get the recipe: How to Make Butter in a Jar
Canning Old-Fashioned Apple Butter
This Canning Old-Fashioned Apple Butter is a timeless way to preserve the harvest and one of the most delicious apple recipes. This version uses the crock pot to cook down the apples low and slow, making it (almost) impossible to burn and delicious!
Get the recipe: Canning Old-Fashioned Apple Butter {Slow Cooker Version}
Chive Blossom Vinegar
This Chive Blossom Vinegar is pretty, pleasantly onion-y, takes just 5 minutes to make. It can be made in a mason jar or tupperware. You can also bottle it up as a gift. Super simple recipe you have to try.
Get the recipe: How to make chive blossom vinegar
Pickled Grape Leaves
This Pickled Grape Leaves recipe is super simple and easy to prepare. An overlooked ingredient this is a great way to preserve grape leaves so they can be used in recipes. Yum!
Get the recipe: How to Pick and Pickle Grape Leaves
Beef Tallow
This Beef Tallow recipe is perfect for deep frying and adding a ton of flavor to your dishes, but this liquid gold has many other uses! The next time you make a smoked beef brisket, save the trimmed fat scraps. You won't be disappointed.
Get the recipe: How To Make Beef Tallow
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