Simple homestead recipes

Homemaking is an infinitely valuable vocation and today I'm showing you how to save money by being an old-fashioned frugal homemaker.

I'm always looking for simple recipes to cook from scratch. I prefer to cook from scratch because it's healthier and saves us money.

A simple orange jam captures the sunniness of citrus, and a bit of warm spice adds complexity.

Is your kitchen decently stocked with basic food ingredients? Then you're ready to make loads of pantry staples that will save you money and keep your family well-fed. I'm sharing 100+ homemade recipes for foods you likely already buy from the store, so pick a few of your favorites to DIY, and add them to your meal plan this week.

With just water and flour, you can make your own sourdough starter for all your homemade bread recipes!

See how to make 25 Old-Fashioned Recipes Your Grandma Knew by Heart including biscuits, pie crust, fried apples and more!

This rosemary sourdough bread recipe is crusty on the outside, chewy on the inside and packed full of rosemary flavor. Fragrant herbs are baked into this glorious round loaf.

Learn how to make easy homemade raw butter and buttermilk from raw heavy cream with this foolproof recipe! In this step by step simple recipe guide, I give you ideas on how you can find raw dairy milk locally, and show you how to remove the raw dairy cream so you can make your very own raw dairy milk butter.

This healthy chocolate cereal (homemade cocoa puffs) has just 4 simple ingredients and is gluten-free, dairy-free, and refined sugar-free.

One of the best things of summer is campfires with homemade naturally-sweetened marshmallows. This simple recipe is healthy and nourishing!