Category: Traditional Foods

Starting a Sourdough Starter Part 1

July 18, 2011 Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Recipes, Techniques, Traditional Foods
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I love sourdough bread. It’s the only bread I’ve been able to make successfully. Whenever I try to make a loaf of regular, white sandwich bread, it always turns out too dry and ends up being ground into breadcrumbs or cut into bread pudding almost immediately. (Any bread experts out there- please help!)  But, my… more

Why and How to Soak Grains, plus Oatmeal Recipe

June 28, 2011 Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Recipes, Techniques, Traditional Foods
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Most people have heard that we should eat whole grains and to stay away from the “white stuff”: white bread, white rice, white sugar, etc. Whole grains have more fiber, they fill you up better than processed grains, and have more nutrients. Refined carbohydrates, like the white breads and white pasta, etc., have little to… more

Frugal Health- The Benefits of Bone Broth

June 24, 2011 Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Health, Home Remedies, Recipes, Techniques, Traditional Foods
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Good broth resurrects the dead. South American Proverb What if I told you that there was a ridiculously easy and inexpensive way to improve your health, reduce pain, and get more nutrition. No pills with nasty side effects. No expensive supplements. It wouldn’t take much time out of your day to prepare, tastes great, and will… more

How to Make Yogurt Part 2, Pictures and Tips

June 22, 2011 Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Techniques, Traditional Foods
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Here are the photos to go along with yesterday’s entry on how to make yogurt. Pour milk into your container. The kind of container you use to incubate your yogurt will determine the amount of milk, so I can’t really tell you how much to use. If you are using a powdered starter, then fill… more

Frugal Kitchen Lesson- How to Make Yogurt

June 21, 2011 Posted by Cat, The Homesteading Mom under Frugal Living, Gluten-Free, Recipes, Techniques, Traditional Foods
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An easy way to save money is to make your own yogurt at home. All you need is: milk a yogurt starter a double boiler (or two different-sized pots where one can sit inside the other) a thermometer (I use a meat thermometer) a way to incubate the yogurt (keep it warm) possibly a system… more