Take small steps toward self-reliant living at Kris Bordessa's Attainable Sustainable. Learn gardening, home cooking, food preservation, & DIY projects.| Attainable Sustainable®
Canning pears is a delicious way to preserve the harvest for the pantry! Serve them straight out of the jar, or use them in baked goods and smoothies.| Attainable Sustainable®
Talk about a time saver in the garden! Perennial vegetables and fruits are productive plants that come back every year - plant once, harvest for YEARS!| Attainable Sustainable®
Mulching is one of the best things you can do for a vegetable garden. Here's how to generate free mulch right on site by growing your own!| Attainable Sustainable®
Buckwheat plants are offer unexpected benefits in a vegetable garden. Planting buckwheat can help with pollination, deter pests, and attract beneficials.| Attainable Sustainable®
Natural aphid killer? It's time for a little aphid control with a two-pronged approach. You need to control the aphids AND the ants.| Attainable Sustainable®
Ready to save the sweet summertime flavor of fresh peaches? Consider canning peach jam for the pantry with this low sugar recipe.| Attainable Sustainable®
If you're lucky enough to have rhubarb growing in your garden - or in a friend's garden - serve this rhubarb coffee cake recipe for breakfast or brunch.| Attainable Sustainable®
This homemade lemon meringue pie recipe might just be the perfect dessert. A sweet & tangy filling with a flaky pie crust and a fluffy meringue FTW!| Attainable Sustainable®
Made from the zest and flesh of lemons, lemon marmalade can be used in a variety of ways in both sweet and savory dishes.| Attainable Sustainable®
Kick the pre-packaged food to the curb and make your own with these cooking basics. These cooking skills will save money at the checkout AND taste great!| Attainable Sustainable®
Ginger cookies with fresh ginger can't be beat for flavor. Serve these easy ginger cookies with a glass of milk or a hot cup of tea, or give them as gifts. #baking #cookies #dessert| Attainable Sustainable®
This lemon blueberry loaf cake is a perfect solution to dessert when you need a sweet recipe to finish off the day. It holds up well as a finger food, too.| Attainable Sustainable®
READY FOR A PANTRY MAKEOVER? This back-to-basics guide to stocking your pantry gives you the information you need to start making some of your favorite products at home with (mostly) whole food ingredients! Grab Your| Attainable Sustainable®
Homemade Kahlua with Espresso| www.attainable-sustainable.net
This simple vanilla extract recipe is a matter is EASY. Combine two ingredients & let sit. It's a great frugal tactic to make your own vanilla at home!| Attainable Sustainable®
This homemade Creme de Cacao recipe is great for gift giving, but be sure to make an extra bottle of this chocolate liqueur for you! It's such a treat.| Attainable Sustainable®
Decorative jars and bottles can be upcycled into easy DIY candle holders. Or use them for packaging food gifts for the holiday.| Attainable Sustainable®
This homemade sauerkraut recipe is so easy to put together. It's a great way to delve into fermentation as a method of food preservation.| Attainable Sustainable®
Rhubarb is one of the first harvests in many regions, ripening in early spring. This rhubarb crisp is a delicious way to use it!| Attainable Sustainable®
Learning how to compost kitchen scraps and yard waste results in FREE garden amendments! Your garden will thrive with homemade compost generated on site.| Attainable Sustainable®
This healthy homemade granola is an easy breakfast food to make at home, plus it will save you bundles of cash. Persimmons give this granola a rich flavor.| Attainable Sustainable®
These persimmon cookies are an old family recipe. Make them in the fall with fresh persimmons, or use frozen persimmon pulp. Great in school lunches!| Attainable Sustainable®
With a surprising ingredient, this no-fail pie crust recipe is our go to!| Attainable Sustainable®
Your favorite morning fruit spread just got better! This easy tangerine marmalade recipe can be made with or without the zest.| Attainable Sustainable®
This homemade kahlua recipe starts with freshly brewed espresso or strong coffee instead of instant granules.| Attainable Sustainable®
Packed with delicious recipes for some of your favorite condiments, snacks, and toppings, The Handcrafted Pantry is the guide you need to skip packaged products.| Attainable Sustainable®
Planting a fruit tree now will provide an abundant harvest for years to come. This list of fruit trees features options that grow well in small urban yards.| Attainable Sustainable®
The Edible Front Yard Garden Grow Food in the Space You Have Discover pretty and edible plants to grow Considerations for layout and design tips How (and why) to ditch the lawn! The Edible Front| Attainable Sustainable®
They're edible and beautiful, but they can also boost productivity! Here's how.| Attainable Sustainable®
The cooperative extension system, affiliated with universities across the USA, are a great source of expert information for gardeners, canners, and cooks.| Attainable Sustainable®
Here's what you need to know about Mason bees, their habits, and how to encourage them at your place. They're good for the garden, helping with pollination!| Attainable Sustainable®
With The 5-Gallon Garden you can skip the produce aisle and learn to grow vegetables like tomatoes, lettuce, and peppers in your backyard – you’ll be harvesting in just 6-8 weeks!| Attainable Sustainable®
Cuban oregano is easy to grow in containers, which allows gardeners in cool regions to grow this pungent and pretty herb.| Attainable Sustainable®
Looking for something different than pie? These easy custard cups are a family favorite!| Attainable Sustainable®
You may have tried salsa verde (green salsa) at your favorite Mexican restaurant or from a jar, but why not try canning tomatillo salsa at home?| Attainable Sustainable®
This is SO easy and on the dessert rotation weekly during harvest season!| Attainable Sustainable®
These lightly sweetened peaches will rock your pantry! Canning peaches creates a shelf-stable product rich with summertime flavor.| Attainable Sustainable®
Transform this favorite summertime fruit into a raspberry puree for topping cakes, pouring on ice cream, or swirling into drinks.| Attainable Sustainable®
Plant flowers for bees and other pollinators to increase your harvest. These perennial flowers that attract bees are pretty and draw pollinators to gardens.| Attainable Sustainable®
Growing rhubarb in the home garden offers an annual harvest from a pretty, somewhat tropical-looking perennial. Plant some now and it will produce for years.| Attainable Sustainable®
Ready to add some lemony goodness to your cooking? Zesting lemons is simple and frugal, and the flavor can't be beat!| Attainable Sustainable®
Making this recipe at home is SUPER easy. It's great for cocktails, but you can use this liqueur in marinades or salad dressing, too.| Attainable Sustainable®
Packed with delicious recipes, natural remedies, gardening tips, crafts, and more, this indispensable lifestyle reference makes earth-friendly living fun, real, and easy.| Attainable Sustainable®
Choosing a persimmon tree depends on how you plan to use the persimmons you grow. Persimmon varieties vary in flavor & texture -- choose the best persimmon!| Attainable Sustainable®
These shredded chicken slow cooker tacos take less than ten minutes to put together in a slow cooker. Start it before work; they'll be ready when you get home!| Attainable Sustainable®
Winter gardening: Time to choose your bare root fruit trees for your home orchard! You'll have a better selection now, too, before trees leaf out.| Attainable Sustainable®
Instead of spending money on canned or boxed broth, learn how to make chicken stock at home! It's easy to make and super budget friendly.| Attainable Sustainable®
The advantage of mulching in a garden can't be overstated. From moisture retention to weed suppression and beyond, this tactic is a winner!| Attainable Sustainable®
When canning homegrown produce, choose the best quality ingredients. Here's why your go-to brand might not be the best vinegar for pickling and canning.| Attainable Sustainable®
Orange zest provides a bright flavor to dishes both savory and sweet. Here are four different methods to make it, along with recipes & tips!| Attainable Sustainable®
