by Renee Pottle | Mar 21, 2022 | cakes
Easy lemon tea cake can be made low fat or whole grain. Tart and sweet, it’s the perfect snack with a cup of afternoon tea. Springtime and lemon just seem to go together. It’s the season for lemon bars, lemon vinaigrette, and this easy-to-make lemon tea cake. The cake... 
by Renee Pottle | Mar 3, 2022 | canning
Spring means new beginnings, making this the perfect time to start that food side hustle you’ve been dreaming about. Whether it’s baked goods, dry goods, canned goods, or even dog biscuits, a food-based side hustle is a great way to make money from doing something you... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 16, 2022 | Dehydrating, Instagram
Turn dehydrated potatoes plus chopped ham into an easy, cheesy, potato scallop casserole. Recently, I found a bag of dehydrated sliced potatoes hiding in the pantry. I had dried this particular batch while testing recipes for Mixes in a Jar. The bag wasn’t... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 8, 2022 | Instagram, Syrups and Spreads
Ditch the soda! Shrub recipes, like this pomegranate-grape version, are lip-smacking, thirst-quenching, and easy to make. This winter my husband and I participated in Dry January. It only took a couple of days to realize that we missed our evening glass of wine. It... 
by Renee Pottle | Feb 7, 2022 | Dehydrating
What is the best method for dehydrating garden-fresh food? Should you dry in the sun or in the oven? Use a dehydrator or try one of the new home freeze dryers? Gardening and preserving the harvest go hand-in-hand. Once seedlings are lovingly coaxed into producing...