Three glass jars, showcasing vibrant diced fruit preserved in liquid, rest on a rustic wooden surface. Sealed with metal lids, the mix features red, orange, and yellow hues. Explore creative ways to preserve and use rhubarb by adding its vibrant stalks to your own fruity concoctions.

Canning Rhubarb Pie Filling

Make and preserve this delicious rhubarb pie filling recipe for tasty desserts all year long! Rhubarb tends to be on the first harvests after winter in the north and it’s productive, making it an ideal preservation project. Whether you’re interested freezing or canning it, this rhubarb pie filling is a versatile thing to have on …

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A white plate showcases golden-fried dandelion fritters, perfectly complemented by the garnish of bright yellow blossoms, all resting on a rustic wooden surface.

Easy Dandelion Fritters Recipe — A Simple Way to Cook Foraged Dandelions

Take advantage of your backyard weeds for free, delicious, and healthy wild food with these easy dandelion flower fritters. Like most delicious recipes, these dandelion fritters come together with simple pantry ingredients. The only slightly unusual thing would be the foraged dandelion flowers. As spring settles in and the dandelions bloom, be sure to harvest …

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Easy Rhubarb Crisp Recipe

Rhubarb Crisp, aka rhubarb crunch, has a perfect balance between sweet and tart. This recipe is easy to make and will quickly become a family favorite spring dessert. Fresh rhubarb can be used in season or preserved rhubarb can be used to enjoy this delicious dessert all year long.  Where to find Rhubarb Rhubarb grows …

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Homemade Baking Mix – a Bisquick TM substitute

Keeping homemade biscuit mix in a jar is a great way to stock your pantry with make ahead mixes. This easy 5 ingredient baking mix is for more than just biscuits, it can be used for scones, dumplings, and even shortcake or pancakes….just like Bisquick. Ingredients One of the things I love about this biscuit …

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Chocolate Pumpkin Cake

Use up your winter squash harvest in this delicious and easy to make chocolate pumpkin cake. Full of coffee and warming winter flavor with pumpkin spice this bundt cake is perfect to serve as birthday cake for pumpkin spice latte fans. Or skip the coffee and serve it as simple chocolate cake most everyone is …

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Two jars of vibrant vegan kimchi with a label across them. Packed with sliced vegetables in a brine solution and sealed with metal lids, this delicious concoction captures the essence of traditional kimchi while remaining plant-based.

How to make Fermented Vegan Kimchi recipe and guide

When someone says “fermented cabbage,” your first thought is typically sauerkraut. It’s usually the first recipe someone tries when venturing into the fermenting world, but homemade vegan kimchi is just as easy and oh so delicious! Kimchi can be intimidating at first for a lot of people, not just making it, but even eating it. …

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How to Make Creamed Honey at Home

Creamed honey is a thick spreadable honey that is easy to make at home. Best of all, you only need one ingredient….honey. There are several ways to make creamed honey – you can use “seed” honey or crystallized honey. What is creamed honey? Creamed honey, sometimes called whipped honey, spun honey, and churned honey is …

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Spiced Orange Cranberry Sauce Recipe

Cranberry Sauce is a mainstay for most holiday tables. Kick it up a notch with this homemade Spiced Orange Cranberry Sauce! Whether you buy fresh cranberries in a bag or go foraging for some, this recipe is perfect. It’s roughly enough for 5 half pints of sauce, which gives you enough for the holiday dinners, …

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A plate of five freshly baked pumpkin lentil muffins sits on a wooden table, with a green pumpkin in the background. A floral-patterned cloth beneath the plate adds charm. A text overlay proudly reads "Pumpkin Lentil Muffins," celebrating this savory and nutritious treat.

Pumpkin Lentil Muffins

If you’re looking for a healthy homemade breakfast muffin this fall, look no further than this easy to bake up pumpkin lentil muffin recipe. And while lentil muffins might sound a bit odd, the legumes are completely hidden inside delicious baked goods for a hit of protein and vegetables that no one will ever know …

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