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Do you have black walnut trees nearby? See how to take advantage of this foraged food by learning when to harvest and how to hull, cure, and store black walnuts.

How to Harvest and Preserve Black Walnuts

Foraging· Preserving· The Woods

Do you have black walnut trees nearby? See how to take advantage of this foraged food by learning when to harvest and how to hull, cure, and store black walnuts. In our area, black walnuts begin to mature and fall from the branches in late September into October. We try to gather as many as we can daily before the…
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These thin and crispy cinnamon apple chips are a great snack when you are craving something sweet and crunchy.

Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips

Baking· Preserving· Recipes· The Kitchen

These thin and crispy cinnamon apple chips are a great snack when you are craving something sweet and crunchy. Low heat from the oven removes the moisture, caramelizes the natural sugars, and crisps up these apple chips. A light dusting of cinnamon gives them a warm, sweet flavor perfect for snacking. How to Make Baked Cinnamon Apple Chips Step 1:…
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Most herbs are easier to care for than houseplants, and they provide fresh foliage to flavor meals. Learn how to grow an indoor windowsill herb garden and enjoy herbs whenever you need them.

How to Grow a Windowsill Herb Garden

Gardening

Most herbs are easier to care for than houseplants, and they provide fresh foliage to flavor meals. Learn how to grow an indoor windowsill herb garden and enjoy herbs whenever you need them. A windowsill herb garden is a low-maintenance way to enjoy the benefits of fresh herbs without growing an outdoor garden. Plus, you can grow herbs indoors during…
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You don't need a garden to grow fresh herbs. Growing an indoor herb garden makes it easy to snip fresh foliage to flavor meals whenever you need them.

14 Culinary Herbs for Your Indoor Herb Garden

Gardening

You don’t need a garden to grow fresh herbs. Growing an indoor herb garden makes it easy to snip fresh foliage to flavor meals whenever you need them. You can purchase a pot of live herb for around the same cost as a bundle of cut herbs at the grocery store. The potted herbs will provide numerous harvests. All you…
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This is a classic white bread recipe that you will make time and time again. It makes two loaves of the most delicious white bread perfect for morning toast and lunchtime sandwiches.

Homemade Country White Bread

Baking· Recipes· The Kitchen

There is nothing like the fragrance of fresh homemade bread in the kitchen. This basic country white bread recipe is so easy to make that you will never buy bread again. This is a classic white bread recipe that I make time after time. It makes two loaves of the most delicious white bread perfect for morning toast and lunchtime…
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The flavors in this homemade pizza sauce intensify by roasting the vegetables first resulting in a full flavored sauce that will elevate homemade pizza night.

Roasted Roma Pizza Sauce

Preserving· The Kitchen

Roasting the vegetables intensifies the flavors in this Roasted Roma Pizza Sauce. The moisture evaporates leaving behind a rich and deep tomato flavor. The garlic and onions sweeten as they caramelize. Combined, you’ll have the most amazing, full flavored sauce that will elevate homemade pizza night. I snagged a great deal at the farmer’s market this weekend. It was the…
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