Smoked Beef Jerky Recipe - The Seasonal Homestead
Who doesn't love a good handful of tender, smoked beef jerky?!?! If you've never made jerky yourself, homemade beef jerky is way easier than you think...and way tastier too!| The Seasonal Homestead
Who doesn't love a good handful of tender, smoked beef jerky?!?! If you've never made jerky yourself, homemade beef jerky is way easier than you think...and way tastier too!| The Seasonal Homestead
Pesto is a classic pasta sauce, typically made with pine nuts. If you’re like us and have walnuts on hand much more often than you have pine nuts, you’ll love this flavor upgrade to basil pesto with walnuts. Pine nuts are good, but walnuts add such a deeper, nuttier flavor that will you coming back... The post Basil Pesto With Walnuts appeared first on The Seasonal Homestead.| The Seasonal Homestead
Once you learn how to freeze garlic, you'll be amazed at how easy, convenient, and fresh tasting it is! There are a few simple tips and tricks to get good results.| The Seasonal Homestead
This easy, fermented garlic recipe is long lasting, convenient, and filled with beneficial bacteria. Lacto-fermented garlic is a great way to preserve it for about 9-12 months. New to fermentation? Here’s a beginners guide on how to ferment vegetables. Why This Recipe Works How to Use Fermented Garlic This fermented garlic can be used in... The post Fermented Garlic (Easy Recipe!) appeared first on The Seasonal Homestead.| The Seasonal Homestead
A pole bean trellis can come in many forms but my favorite is made of bamboo stakes and netting. It’s strong, easy to put up and take down, and tall enough to have plenty of| The Seasonal Homestead
Learning how to store onions includes proper curing which is essential to extending the storage life of an onion.| The Seasonal Homestead
Garlic is wonderfully easy to grow in most areas. But when it comes time to harvest, knowing when the garlic is ready and at its peak can be tricky!| The Seasonal Homestead
While not all of us have a root cellar (I don’t), we can make the most of the storage spaces we have. Ventilation is very important if you want to prolong the life of your vegetables. In the ideal root cellar set up, you would have a cold air intake vent at the base of the root cellar wall and on an opposite wall and the top would be the warm air outtake vent. Cross ventilation is best. In my basement, I don’t have either of those things, but it is unheated, and it’s not closed off tigh...| The Seasonal Homestead
This easy, budget friendly, DIY onion drying rack saves space and can be repurposed when not in use. It’s very effective at drying both onions and garlic and allows for maximum airflow. We had a| The Seasonal Homestead
These Easy Blueberry Lemon Popsicles are refreshing, refined sugar free, and filled with fruit and yogurt. What makes them even better is they only take about 10 minutes of prep! The hardest part of this recipe will be waiting for the popsicles to freeze. Why This Recipe works On a hot summer day these popsicles... The post Easy Blueberry Lemon Popsicles appeared first on The Seasonal Homestead.| The Seasonal Homestead
Grandma would call beef tallow "french butter" for it's exquisite flavor addition to any dish. After making our own beef tallow, I do too!| The Seasonal Homestead
Guides and recipes for the beginner or expert homesteader. Grow your own food, make delicious recipes, and preserve food for the whole year.| The Seasonal Homestead
Did you know most jam recipes have more sugar than actual fruit? This is a low sugar strawberry lemon jam that has plenty of flavor!| The Seasonal Homestead
This watermelon limeade recipe tastes like summer in a cup! When it’s time to harvest watermelon and we can’t eat it all, we freeze the juice and then come back later and make this drink. It’s one of our favorite things to bring to a party and we often get requests for the recipe. This... The post Watermelon Limeade appeared first on The Seasonal Homestead.| The Seasonal Homestead
Freeze dried pumpkin powder is a shelf stable, healthy, pumpkin puree alternative. It can last up to 25 years in storage!| The Seasonal Homestead
This freeze dried cranberries recipe is a crunchy, sweet, and tangy snack. If you freeze dry them plain cranberries are wickedly tart. The goal for this recipe was to have a crunchy cranberry snack that| The Seasonal Homestead
We have freeze dried thousands of pounds of food over the years. Here's how to use a freeze dryer and tips to make the most of it!| The Seasonal Homestead
