One of my favorite easy and healthy summer side dishes is grilled corn salad, loaded with veggies fresh from my garden! Here’s my simple take on that classic recipe, but keep in mind that corn salad is super flexible, so feel free to switch out or add in veggies, or try a different dressing to…
Kohlrabi is a mild vegetable that makes a great potato substitute or side dish. Here it’s roasted with garlic powder, salt, pepper, parmesan, and other spices, and made similar to my favorite roasted potato recipe! It’s easy, delicious, and a great way to introduce this veggie to your family. Kohlrabi is an underused vegetable in…
This flavorful shiitake mushrooms recipe is super easy to make! Just chop, season, pop in your oven, stir once or twice while baking, and enjoy! We grow a ton of shiitake mushrooms so are always experimenting with ways to use them. This is one of our favorite side dishes made with shiitakes – it’s super…
This homemade peach ice cream recipe has been in our family for three generations. When my mom was a kid, her mom (my grandma) would always make it for church ice cream socials, where everyone would scrape the container clean! Besides using peaches to flavor the ice cream, you could instead use a bag of…
Learn how to make all-natural lavender simple syrup – a sweet combination of sugar (or honey) and water, with a hint of lavender flavor. It can be used anywhere simple syrup is normally used such as homemade lemonade recipes, lattes, mocktails, sorbets, and more! It’s easy to make too – you just need: You may…
Turn edible peach flowers into this pretty springtime lemonade! It’s an ultra easy recipe that creates a single serving of naturally pink homemade lemonade. While ripe peaches are best known for being delicious fruits of summer, the peach tree itself can also be utilized year ’round. In Appalachian herbalism, peach leaves, flowers, and twigs are…
Learn how to turn ripe cayenne peppers from your garden into cayenne powder and red pepper flakes. It’s super easy to make your own healthy and wholesome kitchen spices! Related articles: Grow & Make Your Own Paprika Powder and How to Make Celery Salt When to harvest your cayenne peppers: Harvest cayenne peppers when they’re…
This recipe for yellow squash patties is quick, easy, and delicious. They’re also super simple to make gluten free! A family favorite, this recipe comes straight from our late Grandma Tiny’s recipe collection. Our grandpa grew a ton of vegetables in his home gardens, and as a child of the Great Depression, Grandma let nothing…
After you’ve grown your own peanuts, try turning them into homemade peanut butter! Our version is naturally sweetened with a touch of maple syrup, with a pinch of sea salt added for flavor. Don’t have homegrown peanuts? No problem – you can make this recipe with store-bought too. Preparing Homegrown Peanuts Start by shelling your…
Learn how to choose the perfect pumpkin for pie-making, plus how to make, store, and freeze pumpkin puree! Choosing a pumpkin No matter if you’re buying a pumpkin or growing it yourself, you’ll want to make sure you’ve got the right kind before you turn it into pie! The sort of pumpkin you’d pick out…
You know that little bottle of paprika powder sitting in your spice cabinet right now? You can grow paprika peppers right in your own garden, and make your own! Growing Paprika Peppers First, you’ll need to grow some peppers. You will want to buy actual paprika pepper seeds to grow for this – look for…
Fans of garlic will love this easy and yummy dish made with freshly foraged chicken of the woods mushrooms! Chicken of the woods is a choice edible mushroom, that actually does taste a lot like chicken! This makes it a great stand-in for some of the recipes you’d normally use chicken in. For more about…