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  • Chickpea Brownies

    This recipe is gluten-free and dairy-free. It’s quick to put together and oh so satisfying! My family enjoys this brownie with no complaint that it’s not made with traditional flour and sugar. Go on, impress your people!

  • Simple Beeswax Candles

    (Affiliate disclosure) Beeswax is a natural by-product of the honey bees. It’s an amazing preserver and essential ingredient in honey bee hives. It offers stabilization of the honeycomb and essential structures. When honey is extracted from the honeycomb by the beekeeper, the wax is left. It’s typically filtered and put into blocks or pellets to…

  • Dehydrate Herbs without a Dehydrator

    Dehydration was a word I used to know only as a condition I suffered from in the summer heat years ago. Dehydration now has more meaning to me especially as I grow into becoming a more serious homesteader. In one of my preserving books, there is a method of dehydration that utilizes a dehydrating machine….

  • Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments

    Fill your home with the scent of cinnamon applesauce ornaments! These are a favorite Christmas time craft here on the homestead. These make a great personalized touch to gift tags, garland or on their own on your Christmas tree.