Welcome to The Rootsy Kitchen, where simple, from-scratch cooking meets the timeless art of food preservation.
Alongside easy baking mix treats, allergen-friendly substitutions, and waste-cutting kitchen hacks, you’ll also find guides to canning garden harvests and fermenting foods for long-term flavor and nutrition.
Whether you’re simmering a batch of jam, learning to ferment sauerkraut, or whipping up quick weeknight dinners, Rootsy helps you make the most of every ingredient while keeping meals wholesome, practical, and full of homemade goodness.
As the season changes so do our meal plans and food cravings. Switch from the heavy, comforting soups of winter to these spring salad recipes for nutritious and delicious meals. The great thing about these spring salad ideas is that they all feature in-season produce making them frugal and perhaps even homegrown. Focus on Local …
Microgreens are all the rage right now and for good reason, they’re healthy, grow quickly, and can be easily grown indoors. While microgreens can be used in a variety of ways, microgreen salads are fantastic for filling in the gaps that happen with seasonal eating. What Are Microgreens? Microgreens are the young seedlings of vegetables …
Spend a morning canning ham and bean soup and have jars of ready made meals quickly at hand. The great thing about canning soup at home is that it can be customized for your family’s tastes and full of ingredients you can feel good about serving. Pressure Canned This must be pressure canned. Do not …
Make these simple apple oatmeal cookies using dried fruits, nuts, and hearty whole grain for amazing packed lunches and more. Using only maple syrup for sweetener dried apple cookies are made slightly healthier with the addition of wheat germ and rolled oats, making them a dessert you can feel good about serving. Simple and delicious …
When you buy and eat unprocessed food you need to take a little extra care with it so that it doesn’t spoil before you get a chance to use it. Unlike processed foods, real food isn’t loaded with preservatives which means it doesn’t have a long shelf life. However, you can use these natural food …
Make this hearty and easy lentil stew for a hearty, warm, and nutritious one-pot meal. Full of protein from both lentils and beef this is a filling lunch or dinner in a bowl. Type of Lentils Lentils and other dried beans are frugal and versatile. For this recipe, use whatever color dried lentils (green, brown, …
For many of us cranberry sauce only graces our dinner tables a few times a year. And once that jar or can is opened we often need to find ways to use leftover cranberry sauce. Thankfully, there are so very many tasty and simple options for every single meal of the day. Preserve for Later …
Chocolate cranberry cookies are a soft, sweet delight perfect for the holidays and more. These cookies are the perfect, easy way to use leftover cranberry sauce beyond spreading it on leftover turkey sandwiches. Because these are soft and moist these make great cookies to tuck into care packages or otherwise share as gifts. Cranberry Sauce …
Canning apple pie filling at home is a great way to preserve the harvest and have homemade dessert in the pantry. Best of all it’s easy project for beginner and experienced canners alike. Homemade apple filling is more frugal than store bought and can be customized for your family’s individual tastes. Spices can be changed, …
Homemade cookies are always a welcome gift but we can make it even more special with these creative cookie packaging ideas. How you wrap cookies for gift giving will depend on the occasion and how those gifts will be given. Mailing cookies needs special care versus hand delivering a tin or basket full of cookies. …