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!
π½ Canning Corn, How to Use Carrot Greens... and more!
βCanning CornβWhether you are growing it yourself, or you find a great local sale, being able to can your own corn is a great way to fill your pantry! It's a simple process and gives you the option to have cooked corn ready to heat up as a side, use in soups, or casseroles! βRead More...β β βHow to Dry and Use Carrot GreensβIf you grow your own carrots, knowing how to dry and use the carrot greens will add so much more food to your carrot harvest! Don't just throw the greens away (or to the chickens), keep them for yourself instead. We love using them for tea! βRead More...β β βEasy Chocolate CupcakesβPerfect for a birthday party, or just because, these chocolate cupcakes are so rich and fluffy! Topped with a classic chocolate icing, these are an instant favorite! Can be made with einkorn flour or any all-purpose wheat flour. βRead More...β β βCanning Dry BeansβComplete with a full video tutorial, this recipe for canning dry beans is safe and easy! I love having home-canned beans on the shelf to mix into soups, or so I can whip up a batch of cornbread and have an easy dinner! βRead More...β β β5 Fun Recipes for LARGE ZucchiniβHave you ever gone out to harvest zucchini, only to find a monster under one of the leaves? Well, hang on to those and try one of these recipes instead! Specifically for large zucchinis, these are a great way to avoid food waste! βRead More...β β β3 Easy Ways to CompostβThe heat of summer is starting to wane here, and we are looking towards our fall garden! If you too are starting to look at fall gardening tasks, may I suggest a compost project? Here are 3 easy ways that you can add compost to your efforts, even in the city! βRead More...β β βThe Best Homemade Waffles!βLight and fluffy, these waffles are a weekly occurrence for us! We even make them in bulk to freeze for easy meals on busy mornings. You can make this recipe with einkorn or any all-purpose wheat. We are using freshly milled einkorn and it's still perfect! βRead More...β β βRoasted Tomato Sauce for CanningβRecently, I shared my favorite recipe for a simple tomato sauce canning recipe. But if you want to spice things up (literally), this roasted tomato sauce with olive oil and garlic is the perfect base for sauce, soup, and chili! βRead More...β β βIs Having a Freeze Dryer Worth it??βOver 5 years ago, we bought a Harvest Right freeze dryer... but was it worth it? In this post, I break down the dollars and cents of owning your own so that you can decide if it's right for your family. It's not right for everyone, so if you've been on the fence, this post will help you decide! βRead More...β β βHomemade Seasoned SaltβI can't count the bottles of Lawry's Seasoned Salt we went through when I was a kid... it was a staple in our home! And now it's a new kind of staple... a homemade one! Just like my homemade Ranch seasoning mix and my homemade BBQ chip seasoning, this recipe for seasoned salt is easy to whip up and even easier to enjoy! βRead More...β β Thanks for Reading! Hopefully you enjoyed this edition of the A Modern Homestead newsletter and found something useful in your pursuit of living more traditionally! We will be back with another newsletter soon, so stay tuned! ~ Jason and Victoria |
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!
Homemade Pasta (without a machine!) As much as I love my pasta machine, there are days when I just don't want to clean it. And before I even had one, this shaped pasta is one that I loved to make with my son! It's the texture of playdough and is so fun to shape! Read More... Canning Blueberries in Maple Syrup My son loved the book Blueberries for Sal when he was growing up. So we decided to start canning blueberries together in the summer/fall. But we wanted to skip the sugar, so we used a...
Easy Chocolate Cupcakes Perfect for a birthday party, or just because, these chocolate cupcakes are so rich and fluffy! Topped with a classic chocolate icing, these are an instant favorite! Can be made with einkorn flour or any all-purpose wheat flour. Read More... Canning Dry Beans Complete with a full video tutorial, this recipe for canning dry beans is safe and easy! I love having home-canned beans on the shelf to mix into soups, or so I can whip up a batch of cornbread and have an easy...
5 Fun Recipes for LARGE Zucchini Have you ever gone out to harvest zucchini, only to find a monster under one of the leaves? Well, hang on to those and try one of these recipes instead! Specifically for large zucchinis, these are a great way to avoid food waste! Read More... 3 Easy Ways to Compost The heat of summer is starting to wane here, and we are looking towards our fall garden! If you too are starting to look at fall gardening tasks, may I suggest a compost project? Here are 3 easy...