by Spiraea Herbs | Aug 20, 2015 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Recipes
I was doing a little bit of research on Pinterest one lazy Saturday morning and much to my glee I discovered that I could water bath can three bean salad! Excited to try a new canning recipe I went straight to a local farm and filled up on beans, celery and onions....
by Spiraea Herbs | Jul 2, 2015 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Recipes
With all the rain we’ve been having I’ve been impatiently waiting for something in my garden that was ready to harvest. This week our radishes started to poke their heads out of the soil! Radishes are a great crop because they are easy to grow and fast...
by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 29, 2014 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Recipes
One of my husbands favourite parts about Halloween is the beautiful bounty of roasted pumpkin seeds! Last year our experiment turned out a little chewier than we would have liked. Determined to get it right this year we tried out a recipe from Super Healthy Kids. You...
by Spiraea Herbs | Sep 30, 2014 | Canning & Preserving, DIY Projects, Homesteading, Natural Health, Recipes
Because of our planned garden overhaul I had lots of greens to tend to. I knew there was no way my family was going to eat their way through all of them so I decided to make my own homemade greens powder. If you dehydrate your greens at a low enough temperature they...
by Spiraea Herbs | Sep 18, 2014 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading, Recipes
Apple picking is one of our favourite fall activities and Monkey Man always has a blast. His face lights up every time he yanks an apple off the tree; I imagine it must be very satisfying work for a young kid. Seeing the fruits of your labour in giant buckets on a...
by Spiraea Herbs | Sep 11, 2014 | Canning & Preserving, Homesteading
I just made a huge batch of homemade salsa (16 pint jars). Needless to say I had a lot of leftover tomato skins. Not wanting to waste them I decided to make homemade tomato powder. Here’s what I did. Needed Materials Dehydrator Tomato skins Blender...
