Our range died. A homesteader’s nightmare, to say the least. Early last week, I was in the kitchen and the appliances sounded weird. Running hard, making weird ticking…
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Creamy Tuscan Chicken Bow Ties
This was another dinner born out of our week without a working stove. I started pulling things out of the fridge… chicken, bacon, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes… and…
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Creamy Pesto Gnocchi with Sausage & Bacon
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. When our stove died, dinner had to get a little creative. This creamy pesto gnocchi came together entirely in…
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The Rise and Fall of My Short-Lived Micro Bakery
After settling into my new life with an infant in tow, I decided to take my passion for cooking and baking to the next level. I started a…
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Brown Butter Sourdough Salted Caramel Cookies
These started with my brown butter sourdough chocolate chip cookies… except one day I decided to leave out the chocolate chips and fill those perfectly imperfect little cookie…
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Brown Butter Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the cookies I make when a regular chocolate chip cookie just isn’t going to cut it. Brown butter gives them that rich, slightly nutty flavor, sourdough…
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The Unexpected Gift of Growing Flowers
Today I am feeling grateful for the opportunity to tend to the garden this year. This was my first summer home in over 8 years, and let me…
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Quick Refrigerator Pickles
Quick refrigerator pickles are one of the easiest ways to use up fresh cucumbers without getting out the canner. They’re crisp, tangy, and take just a few minutes…
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Easy Homemade Sauerkraut
Homemade sauerkraut is one of the simplest ways to start fermenting at home. It’s really just cabbage, salt, and time… no special ingredients and no complicated process. Once…
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Quick Pickled Red Onions
Quick pickled red onions are one of those things I almost always want a jar of in the fridge. They take just a few minutes to put together…