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A Modern Homestead | Einkorn, Gardening, Canning

Hi, I'm Victoria and I love helping others lead a more self-sufficient life! Learn how to make delicious homemade food, grow your own garden, and preserve it all the way our grandparents did. Follow me and I'll help you on your journey with tried-and-true recipes, tips, and more!

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🥖 Homemade French Baguettes (Crispy Crust with a Soft Middle!)

Chewy, crispy crust, and a soft and fluffy middle! This is the perfect homemade baguette recipe! I've been making this for a few years now, and I'm so excited to share it with you! Can be made with einkorn or any all-purpose wheat flour. Homemade French Baguettes A few things I love about this recipe: No Kneading - Made in just a regular mixing bowl, this recipe requires no kneading and can be made without an electric mixer! Dutch Oven Not Required - Usually, a Dutch oven is needed to get...

This Easy Chocolate Mousse is smooth, decadent, and surprisingly quick to make with just a few simple ingredients. Make this today for a homemade chocolate mousse that tastes like it came straight from a restaurant dessert menu! Plus, there is NO added sugar! Try it today... Your whole family will thank you! The Best Chocolate Mousse A few things I love about this recipe: Incredibly Creamy – The texture is light, fluffy, and melt-in-your-mouth smooth. Perfect Make-Ahead Dessert – It needs...

These easy Chicken Fajitas are the perfect Tex-Mex recipe for dinner tonight! Made with just a few pantry staples, the marinade whips up in just minutes! We like to marinate our chicken overnight and then oven-bake it before slicing. But you can also grill or pan-sear it, depending on what you like best! The marinade makes enough for about two pounds of chicken (about 6 servings), but if you are making a large batch, you can double or triple the recipe as needed. Make these today and enjoy...

I'm so excited to share this food preservation post with you today! It's my favorite way to freeze corn when I don't have enough to can a whole batch! Whether you are growing your own corn or grabbing it from the store, this is the BEST way to freeze corn! How to Freeze Corn (Cobs or Kernels) A few things about this process: Can be done with as little as ONE ear at a time! Perfect for homegrown corn or store-bought! No canning required if you're not ready to pressure can! A great way to store...

This easy homemade ricotta cheese recipe is ready in just 20 minutes with only 3 simple ingredients! Perfect for lasagna, lemon ricotta pancakes, and so much more. So much better than store-bought! We like to use our raw A2/A2 milk, but you can use any animal milk you'd like, as long as it's not ultra-pasteurized! Then you can make a big homemade lasagna or anything else you like to use ricotta cheese for! Homemade Ricotta Cheese Even More Homemade Dairy Products Keep your fridge stocked with...

Hey Reader! Since the back-to-school season is upon us, I wanted to share this simple one-bowl breakfast casserole that you can make this week! This easy breakfast casserole recipe is stuffed with eggs, cheese, bacon, potatoes, and a little spinach. It's perfect for a simple breakfast for the family and fancy enough to serve at brunch! No matter when you serve it, this dish will be on heavy rotation for your family! I like to make a double batch and reheat individual servings for a week of...

A classic summer recipe, this Double Chocolate Zucchini quick bread uses only common pantry staples! No sour cream or yogurt required, and it only uses one bowl! Double Chocolate Zucchini Bread A few things I love about this recipe: One-Bowl - Don't worry about the dishes, this recipe only uses a single bowl to prep! Naturally Sweetened - This recipe calls for maple syrup, though any type of dry sugar (white, coconut, date, monk fruit...) could be used instead! Packed with Chocolate - In...

Having home-canned dry beans on the shelf means I get the health and gut benefits of soaking the beans, without the time investment. Now our meals of beans and homemade cornbread are ready in less than 30 minutes, and we eat them as often as we want, instead of being compelled to eat an entire pot at a time! This post also includes a video on canning beans if you'd like to enjoy that as well! GET THE RECIPE: Canning Dry Beans More Pressure Canning Recipes Canning Carrots Canning Sweet...

Over a decade ago, we made the commitment to make “everything” from scratch. So, I started making homemade bread, meatloaf, freezer pizzas, our favorite desserts, and more… But it didn’t take long to realize that in order to actually be free of all the filler ingredients, natural flavors, and seed oils often found in store-bought “staples”, I was going to have to even make those myself! Maybe you’re in the same boat. Well, let me save you some time and share with you all that I’ve learned...

Skip the grill and enjoy this Mexican street corn recipe in just a few minutes! Use fresh, frozen, or canned corn for the perfect side dish. With a creamy texture and bold flavors, this is a recipe you’ll make over and over again! Easy Mexican Street Corn A few things I love about this recipe: Ready in 15 Minutes – No special equipment or long prep-time required. Big Flavor, Simple Ingredients – Bold, zesty, creamy... this one’s a crowd favorite. Perfect for Parties or Cookouts – Serve it as...