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Deep purple Concord grapes make a very flavorful homemade grape jelly. I’m sharing the lazy-cook’s way to make simple grape jelly without adding pectin. I’m even including the easiest way to preserve it longer-term by simple water-bath canning. Delicious, homemade and makes a great gift idea too.
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Sour cream is something I enjoy from time to time, although RancherMan’s never been a fan.
So instead of buying it I use my own homemade yogurt and lemon juice to make a healthy substitute for sour cream.
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It’s hatch chile season, y’all! I want to put all those delightfully-roasted hatch to good use. So I decided to make a creamy hatch chile sauce with some of them.
It was simple, really. I only used hatch chiles, greek yogurt, garlic and olive oil. RancherMan is still raving! I’d say that was a success!
Come see how I made this quick & easy Creamy Hatch Chili Sauce.
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We all know you can chop & freeze excess onions. But I’ve taken it a step further. I sauté them before they go in the freezer!
This gives me my own homemade convenience item. (smacks forehead) Why didn’t I think of that sooner??
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I wanted a creamy salad dressing, but I wanted it to be healthy. And fresh. And CHEAP! This is the simple zero-waste salad dressing recipe I came up with. Made in only 1 minute and absolutely delicious!
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Instant Pot Broth is crazy-easy to make, y’all. Literally push-button convenience cooking. Making your own healthy broth has really never been this easy! Come see how I make and preserve it.
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It’s easy, inexpensive & healthy to make homemade nutritious bone broth yourself. To preserve broth you can freeze it – or pressure can it to make it shelf stable.
Don’t be intimidated by a pressure canner, y’all. Canning broth is easy.
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How do I keep honey pouring neat when I refuse to use those plastic squeezy-bears? Honey jars seemed too expensive but I wanted something quality and made of glass. Luckily I’ve found an awesome solution. Come check out this Homestead Hack.
