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Sentimental Pencil Holder

DIY

Damaged in a storm many years ago, this oak caught just the right wind one dark night recently and now is no more.  We kept the lumber and are trying to make the most of it. This tree stood here for a hundred years and has meant a lot to our family for the last [...]

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10 Ways to Use a Food Dehydrator

Recipes

This guest post is courtesy of our giveaway vendor Cultures for Health, who is giving away an EXCALIBUR FOOD DEHYDRATOR on Thursday!!!  Stay tuned for a chance to win beginning with our Thursday Giveaway Post. Food Dehydrators can be the ultimate multi-tasking tool in your kitchen.  Go beyond drying fruits and vegetables with these ten [...]

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Lacto-Fermented Dill Baby Carrots

Home Preserving

  Timeframe: 1 week Special Equipment: One-quart jar, preferably a fermenter Cut up flexible coffee lid that can be folded through the mouth and expands approximately to width of jar Optional weight.  I used an Eggsact Egg timer. Ingredients (for 1 gallon): 1-2 bags of baby carrots 1 tablespoon salt 1 tsp dried dill Boiled and [...]

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Homemade Sauerkraut

Home Preserving

Timeframe: 1 week Special Equipment: One-gallon jar, preferably a fermenter Plasticware lid that can be folded through the mouth and expands approximately to width of jar Ingredients (for 1 gallon): 5 pounds cabbage 3 tablespoons sea salt Boiled and cooled tap water Optional splash of Bubbies juice or other lactofermeted liquid Process: Chop or grate [...]

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How to Make Water Kefir

Beverages

photo by Floridecires We all know that yogurt is good for you because of the beneficial bacteria.  Well, kefir has even more!  It has all different kinds of beneficial bacteria and good-guy yeasts.  You can buy it in milk, but for those of us that can’t do dairy, there’s water kefir.  It’s an acquired taste.  [...]

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