Craving fluffy focaccia bread, ready to eat in under an hour? So many recipes for focaccia take 8 hours in the refrigerator, then 4 hours to rise. Far too much time. When all you want is a piece of light, airy bread quickly! No mental prep, and thinking ahead is needed. This recipe came to… Continue reading Focaccia Bread – In Less Than an Hour – A Family Favorite
Tag: Urban Homesteading
Building Herbal Gardens
When building a garden, planting herbs is one of the most important things you can do in it. Besides offering immense flavor and medicinal uses, many herbs are pollinator-friendly. If you want a higher production rate of produce in your garden, you must encourage pollinators to visit. Growing herb plants for the flowers is a… Continue reading Building Herbal Gardens
Chicken Noodle Skillet – Meals in a Jar – Easy Dinners
A well-stocked pantry makes packing up meals in a jar in a snap. Whether you pack the meals for dinner on a busy day, keep them for emergency use in a power outage, or when you can't leave home and don't have fresh groceries on hand to cook with. This dish has a pleasantly cheesy… Continue reading Chicken Noodle Skillet – Meals in a Jar – Easy Dinners
Better Than Boxed Mac n’ Cheese – Meals In A Jar
This pantry staple is a homemade mac n cheese recipe. It is kid-friendly and stores really well as a "meal in a jar" for easy lunches or dinners. That is something you must think about as a prepper when planning long-term storage meals. If you have young children (or adults with sensory issues), having comfort… Continue reading Better Than Boxed Mac n’ Cheese – Meals In A Jar
Homesteading 101: It’s 3 Months Till Last Frost
The promised warm-up disappeared at our homestead last night. Instead, we got freezing rain on top of the snow late last night, leaving an ice rink to wake up to. I truly hate ice. People fall and get hurt. Fences don't want to open. The animals are upset. But there is a bright light somewhere… Continue reading Homesteading 101: It’s 3 Months Till Last Frost