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Archives for November 2022

Easy & Healthy Pumpkin Cookies with Sourdough and Chocolate Chips

Healthy pumpkin cookies are easy because pumpkin in itself is very nutritious. Paired with a little bit of sourdough and given even a little bit of time to ferment slightly, this treat quickly becomes a healthy pumpkin cookie. At last, healthy is the closest sense that a cookie can be and still taste delicious! Healthy…

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Make Your Own Natural Wreath with these DIY Wreath Ideas

Making your own natural wreath is so easy! You will see that I’ve only used items that were either foraged from nature around us, dried from our garden, or given to me earlier in the year as in flower bouquets. The Base of a DIY Wreath All Natural (Grape Vines) Start with the base of…

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Can you Freeze Basil to keep it fresh, Mhmm Forever? Yes! In fact, it’s Best!

From the title, you can tell that freezing basil is how I keep basil fresh. And it’s my favourite way because it holds the flavour far better than drying or preserving it in any other way. Let me tell you how I keep our basil harvest frozen and fresh all year round. Can you Freeze…

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Easy From Scratch Tomato Soup Recipe with Fresh Tomatoes

Make this tomato soup recipe with fresh tomatoes straight from your garden or the grocery store in just over an hour! By roasting the tomatoes in the oven first, erupts a sugary and savoury flavour, unlike any other method of cooking tomatoes. The oven does most of the flavouring for you, while you prepare the…

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Recipe for Easy Sourdough Rolls from Flopped Sourdough

I discovered by accident that my sourdough bread that didn’t rise right or over proofed, can easily be turned into sourdough rolls that will turn out perfectly! Since the sourdough rolls are smaller and don’t require the same rise surface area in the oven as a sourdough loaf, the rolls are much more forgiving. So…

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Easy Fruit Roll Up Recipe with Pamona’s Pectin

Pamona’s Pectin is the secret ingredient to this fruit roll up recipe, because it is what gives it the mailability to roll up and act like fruit leather. Get the recipe and directions for how you can make this with any fruit in this post. Fruit Strips We rarely keep candy in the house because…

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The Camping Essentials Checklist for a Simple Camping Trip!

The most basic camping essentials checklist will include your bare minimum and can make for an enjoyable camp trip. When you think about these items in their “groups”, you will pack all that you need for a simple trip. 15 Essentials for Camping Packing List Depending on the kind of camping trip we set out…

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