Tag: from scratch

  • Homestead Diary: Making Yogurt At Home in The InstantPot

    Homestead Diary: Making Yogurt At Home in The InstantPot

    But now that I’ve started making my own yogurt at home I have cut our overall dairy cost by over half, even though I’m paying twice as much for milk – and in my mind that’s an investment worth making. A two week supply of yogurt now costs us $7 instead of $50 and it…

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  • Whole Chicken Soup Stock – Recipe

    Whole Chicken Soup Stock – Recipe

    Making your own chicken stock (or any kind of broth, really) is amazingly effortless, especially if you own a pressure cooker! I threw this recipe together after butchering a naughty hen from our egg layers – you can see more about that experience in my Homestead Kitchen Diary – but you can use any whole,…

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  • Hearty Whole-Grain Pancakes – Recipe

    Hearty Whole-Grain Pancakes – Recipe

    This a very basic pancake recipe that has the special addition of some heart-healthy whole grains, namely oat bran, which makes for a rib-sticking hot breakfast. The oats magically disappear in the voluminous batter and give a delightfully complex flavor and texture. This is my new favorite breakfast recipe and I hope it’ll be yours…

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