Category: Recipes

  • easy hot cocoa mix

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    why spend the money on organic hot cocoa mix, or the nesquick with horrible ingredients, when you can make your own in a few minutes? All you need is a mason jar and a lid, or a resealable container. You likely have all the ingredients in your house. I used all organic ingredients, but you…

  • feeding your sourdough starter

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    Keeping a starter alive is one of the biggest concerns I hear from people that is stopping them from beginning sourdough. Here are some tips that I have found helpful. after doing sourdough for a few years, I’ve found that it’s not black and white. Sourdough is more forgiving than most think, and everyone has…

  • how to make fermented sauerkraut

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    my family has been making their own sauerkraut for many years. It is a fairly easy process, and can be water bath canned to be shelf stable. we always use cabbage that we grow in our garden, but you could use store bought. If you grow it in your garden, you want to plant the…

  • our favorite sourdough discard chocolate chip cookies

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    I would definitely say that my family’s most loved cookie is chocolate chip. It is also one that you can take anywhere, and everyone will love. once I started sourdough, I tried so many recipes for sourdough, sourdough discard, and regular chocolate chip cookies. We like ones that aren’t flat, and are nice and chewy.…

  • Simpler sourdough bread

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    there are so many recipes out there on Pinterest with such complicated instructions and vocabulary. I feel that this scares away a ton of people from trying sourdough. don’t get me wrong, the in depth recipes are great. But someone starting sourdough for the first time needs a simple recipe. I was given a starter…

  • our favorite easy sandwich bread

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    quick + not sourdough! I had never baked with yeast before I began sourdough. My husband would use the normal artisan sourdough bread for sandwiches. They made awesome pan fried sandwiches, but not the greatest cold sandwich. I finally decided to try a quick yeast recipe one day for him when he decided he wanted…