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MY NEW BOOK! Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and...
Buy The Book Here! Hi, I’m Crystal, author of Freeze Fresh. Freezing has easily become my favorite method of food preservation– and I hope it will become yours too. Whether you grow your own food, buy...
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Dill & Sour Cream Potato Salad Recipe
Favorite summer side dish ever– Dill and Sour Cream Potato Salad with tender creamy red potatoes! If you like fresh dill, you’ll love this one! I’ve been making this potato salad for many years, and...
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How to Freeze Zucchini (Shredded, Chunks, and Noodles)
Wondering how to freeze zucchini, and if its even worth it?! I might be biased (I did write a book on freezing your harvest, after all) but that’s a big ‘ol YES! Come late summer, we joke about...
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Apple Butter Granola Recipe (or Pear Butter Granola!)
I’m not a fan of bland granola… I want it to be chunky and loaded with flavor — and this apple butter granola is perfect! I’m a granola snacker, which means I prefer to eat it as a sweet treat or...
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Seedy Beet Crackers (gluten-free or regular)
These beet crackers are my absolute favorite homemade crackers– made with a hearty helping of beets! Even beet-haters will like these (trust me, I live with one). The beet flavor is very muted and...
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High Protein Soft Food Diet – Real Food Meal Ideas after Wisdom Teeth Removal
High protein soft food diet meal ideas! For when you can’t survive on mashed potatoes alone… At 39 years old, I’m not exactly a spring chicken, so going into my wisdom teeth removal (a procedure that...
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Maple-Sweetened Chocolate Peanut Butter Balls (Maple Peanut Butter Balls)
Peanut butter covered in chocolate is one of life’s fine pleasures. And when that peanut butter is mixed with the earthy, smokey, sweet flavor of maple sugar (click here), it’s pretty darn incredible....
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How to Grow Popcorn: Planting, Harvesting, Drying, Storage & Popping
All about how to grow popcorn: one the absolute funnest things I grow in my garden every year! Homegrown popcorn is not only colorful and delicious, but unwrapping each ear feels like opening presents...
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The Best Fruit Crisp Topping Recipe (gluten-free or regular) + Mixed Berry...
This fruit crisp topping recipe has been a looong time in the making! I’ve been tweaking it for years every time I make it, and it’s finally ready to share. Here’s what I love about it– it’s browned...
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Old Fashioned Salted Caramel Sauce (This recipe freezes and freeze-dries well...
A buttery rich homemade from scratch salted caramel sauce! Made with just a handful of simple ingredients including real cream and butter, and nothing from a can! Caramel isn’t hard to make, but there...
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Chicken Tortilla “Soup Starter” Freezer Recipe
Currently at the top of my “favorite things I’ve ever preserved” list! Freezing Chicken Tortilla Soup Starter is a fantastic way to take what is in abundance during the summer, and tuck it away as...
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Homemade Maple Marshmallows
If you’ve never had a homemade marshmallow, you are in for a real treat— the texture, the bounce! They are nothing like store bought (which is a good thing!). And because these are made with only...
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Chicken Liver Pâté Recipe (for people who don’t like liver!)
If there’s anything that homesteading has taught me, it’s that food is precious. The amount of work and love and care that goes into growing every calorie, whether plant or animal, is significant… so...
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How to Defrost a Chest Freezer & How to Organize a Chest Freezer + (FREE)...
I see you out there… you with your thick walls of ice who haven’t defrosted your freezers in 3 years. This is for you. :) Defrosting your chest freezer regularly will help it have a longer lifespan,...
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How to Grow Shiitake Mushrooms Video Tutorial (with Cheat Sheet!)
I love being able to grow shiitake mushrooms! It has been one of our most rewarding homestead endeavors. AND THIS VIDEO TUTORIAL WILL TEACH YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!Thorough and detailed...
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How to Prune Raspberries + Review of 11 Raspberry Varieties
Stuffing my face with big, juicy, homegrown raspberries is one of my favorite summer pastimes! Learning how to prune raspberries can be the difference between a successful harvest and a disappointing...
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