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easy sourdough bread

Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe, Plus Sourdough Starter Tips

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Turn citrus into a fun array of homemade citrus gifts! From candles to cleaners to luxurious body scrubs. Never throw out a citrus peel again!

9 Easy Homemade Citrus Gifts

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almond pears

Almond Pears – Home Canned Pears with a Light Almond Syrup

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queen anne's lace jelly jars

Queen Anne’s Lace Jelly with Currants

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Homemade Mint Extract - This easy chocolate mint recipe is a great way to use your home grown mint for cooking, baking, hot chocolate, gift giving and more.

Easy Chocolate Mint Extract Recipe – Just Three Ingredients

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How to infuse herbs - Make your own flavored cooking oils or flavored vinegars, delicious extracts and sweet treats, or homemade medicines from your garden.

How to Infuse Herbs in Oil, Water, Vinegar, Alcohol or Honey

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No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!

No Can Dill Pickles – Just Stick Them in a Jar!

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Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey

Homemade Pickle Relish Sweetened with Honey

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slice of homemade brownies with ice cream and strawberries

The Best Homemade Brownies – Never Bake Brownies from a Box Again

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Slice of dandelion wine fruitcake on a white plate

Dandelion Wine Fruitcake – Fruitcake That Actually Tastes Good!

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Rhuberry Spread – Naturally Sweetened Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

Rhuberry Spread – Naturally Sweetened Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam

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This "church dinner chicken" is just like the recipe mom used to make - tender and juicy, nicely spiced and cooked until falling off the bone.

Old Fashioned Church Dinner Chicken – Just Like Mom Used to Make

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cheesy garlic zucchini bread

Cheesy Garlic Zucchini Bread – Use Fresh or Frozen Zucchini

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Duncan's "Meat in a Loaf" stuffed sandwich bread - the leftover makeover your kids will love!

Duncan’s “Meat in a Loaf” Stuffed Sandwich Bread

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Homemade cheesy scalloped potatoes are old-fashioned comfort food that can be teamed up with ham for a main dish or served "as is" for a side.

Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes – A Homestyle Family Favorite

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Double bacon liver pate made with chicken livers, bacon, onions and mushrooms. Good source of phosphorous, vitamin D, B vitamins, copper & trace minerals.

A Liver Pate Recipe My Kids Actually Like

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Our favorite homemade baked bean recipe is economical and delicious. It combines savory bacon and sweet molasses, slow cooked to perfection.

Homemade Baked Beans Slow Cooked with Bacon and Molasses

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The Best Way to Use Up Extra Zucchini

The Best Way to Use Up Extra Zucchini

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Brazilian Cheese Bread

Brazilian Cheese Bread

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How to Make Kolache, a lightly sweetened Czech pastry

How to Make Kolache

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Troubleshooting tips to help you bake a perfect loaf of homemade bread

Troubleshooting Tips to Help You Bake the Perfect Loaf of Bread

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homemade alfredo sauce

Easy Homemade Alfredo Sauce – Great for Chicken Broccoli Alfredo

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Strawberry-Raspberry Pie - a sugar cookie crust filled with fresh strawberries in a strawberry-raspberry puree, and topped with sweetened whipped cream.

Strawberry-Raspberry Pie

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How to Make Seasoned Croutons - simple, easy to make homemade seasoned croutons with only three ingredients. Save money, avoid questionable ingredients.

How to Make Seasoned Croutons

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Cooking with Herbs - Learn which herbs are best fresh, which herbs are best cooked, and the best herb pairings with different vegetables and fruit.

Cooking with Herbs – How to Use Herbs in the Kitchen

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lemons and baking soda

Do It Yourself Laundry and Household Cleaners

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rhubarb sauce jars

Rhubarb Sauce for Canning – New Ways to Use Your Rhubarb

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Homemade large curd cottage cheese

How to Make Large Curd Cottage Cheese

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How to Boil an Egg

How to Boil an Egg – Hard Boiled, Soft Boiled, Tips for Easy Peeling

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