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.
Stocking your pantry with dried beans makes good sense. Beans are a great source of protein and versatile, as you will see in these dried bean recipes. One easy way to make your family more prepared for unexpected situations or natural disasters is to have a well-stocked pantry. Even if you’re just having a hectic …
Eating seasonally in fall is a mash-up of summer crops and cool weather favorites such as broccoli, pumpkins, apples, and persimmons. There is a huge variety to be found in autumn fruits and vegetables. The bright sun and crisp, cool air of fall signals the end of harvest season in many places. However, fresh and …
Plum jam is a delightful combination of tart and sweet, bright and spice that is sure to be a jar of summer on your pantry shelves. And this canning recipe makes a small batch that comes together quickly meaning you can get back to summer in a flash too. Perfectly Ripe Plums Use whatever plums …
Jam and Jelly recipes are such a huge part of the simple life. Whether you’re brand new to canning or a seasoned preserver, jams and jellies are perfect. Traditional flavors, savory treats, or quirky experiments – there seems to be Jam and Jelly Recipes for Everything. Whether you prefer traditional jams with chunky fruits, clear …
Raspberry cheesecake cookies are a completely portable way to get all of summer’s and dessert’s favorite flavors in a tiny package. This from-scratch recipe uses fresh raspberries and pantry ingredients, not a boxed mix. Highlighting Summer’s Best Fresh raspberries are some of the best part of summer seasonal eating. They’re only here for a short …
Some herbs loose their flavor when dried and are better preserved by freezing. Fortunately, there are several ways of freezing herbs depending on your needs and the herb itself. Freezing Herbs in Water or Oil The “right” way to freeze herbs is to chop them up, put in ice cube trays and then cover the …
Raspberries are hands down my favorite -whether I buy them in the store or am foraging for the small wild ones that grow in my backyard. The season always seems to go by so fast though. There are several choices when it comes to preserving these pretty red berries (freezing, dehydrating, etc), but I’m a …
Eating foods in their season is a great way to eat local, save money, and take advantage of the most delicious produce. Eating seasonally in summer is probably the easiest of all the seasons merely because of the sheer volume of fresh foods. When to Find Summer Seasonal Foods? When summer begins and ends is …
Nothing smells like summer quite like honeysuckle does. The sweet smelling flowers can be found on vines in undisturbed places, usually with children around them eating the honey flavored nectar. Although the rest of the plant is not edible, honeysuckle flowers are edible and using them to make honeysuckle jelly is a great way to …
Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies are a classic treat that everyone can love. These are full of the crunchy goodness many of us remember from our gluten eating days and full of chocolatey decadence. Simple Gluten Free There’s no need to worry about converting some rice flour and adding some kind of gum to these …