Some summers are zucchini summers, and we are in the midst of one right now! Preserving zucchini to last through the winter is actually easy to do. There are four main methods for how to preserve zucchini: freezing, canning, fermenting, and dehydrating or drying. How to Preserve Zucchini Zucchini can sometimes grow a little bit…
Ingredients & How-To's
Get back to the basics and learn how to cook with simple ingredients in a way that enhances their flavor and texture.
Our "how-to" articles will help you know how to properly prepare harvest-fresh vegetables like radishes or beets, where to boost the flavor of your meals with herbs like sage, or even use more unusual foods like burdock root. Many of these recipes use traditional methods like cooking with cast iron so we'll show you how to care for cookware that will last a lifetime.
You'll also find simple food preservation methods as well as learn how to make starters for fermentations such as a turmeric bug for your naturally fermented soda creations!
How to Cook Dried Beans: Easy, Healthy, and Cheap
In this tutorial you will find out everything you need to know to learn how to cook dried beans from scratch. With so many methods, you’ll find the one that is right for you, from the pros and cons of soaking vs not soaking, the varieties of beans to use, and how to use them,…
10 Reasons to Grow Sage for your Garden, Food, and Health
For many people, sage is the ultimate autumnal herb. Savory recipes for roast turkey, stuffing, and squash are at their best when accompanied by the addition of fresh sage. What you may not realize, even if sage is a regular part of your cooking routine year-round, is how easy it is to grow fresh sage…
5 Tips for Organizing Your Pantry With Jars
{This post is sponsored by Ball® Fresh Preserving} Having an organized pantry is the stuff that dreams are made of! Use Ball® Jars of different sizes with airtight Ball® Leak-Proof Storage Lids to make it simple and easily attainable. These tips for organizing your pantry will help you on your way! Use clear glass Ball®…
5 Medicinal Herbs in Your Spice Rack
I love herbal medicine, and when I first got really into it I was surprised and pleased to learn that so many common herbs and spices are medicinal. Many herbs and spices that most of us already have in our spice racks do double duty as powerful healers. I’m going to go over five of…
8 Ways to Eat Radishes and Radish Greens
Radishes are a vegetable that are sometimes hard for people to get excited about. I think they are amazing, though! For one thing, they are super quick and easy to grow. They germinate in no time, even in cold weather, and are on your dinner table before any other plant in your garden has time…
How to Cook Turnips and Their Greens
Turnips are a vegetable people love to hate. This is something that I don’t understand, because I think they are awesome! (No, I didn’t just fall off the turnip truck). They are cheap, easy to cook, easy to grow, and just like beets, you get two tasty vegetables in one. Turnip greens are actually one…
How to Make a Turmeric Bug
One of my favorite things to ferment is to make a ginger bug. It’s always worked well for me, and I love the ginger sodas I can make from it, like my strawberry rhubarb soda. I have heard and read that the same thing can be done with turmeric root, and it is something that…
5 Easy Ways to Cook Winter Squash
Winter squash is one of my absolute favorite vegetables. They are hearty and filling, the perfect cold weather food. In the fall and winter, we probably have winter squash 2-3 nights per week or more. There are many different ways to prepare it, some more elaborate and fancy than others, but it doesn’t have to…
How to Cook with Cast Iron
I love my cast iron skillets. I use them every single day. If they are properly cared for, they can work just as well as a non stick pan, but without all the nasty chemicals. I slide over easy eggs out of my baby cast iron skillet without effort every morning! I even use them…
