Try this homemade sandwich bread recipe; you’ll be surprised how easy it is. Use it for lunchtime sandwiches or toast it and spread on your favorite jam.
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I’m lucky. I learned to embrace home cooking at the hands of an excellent cook – my mom. Not everyone has that kind of knowledge to fall back on, though.
If you’re aiming to live a more self-reliant lifestyle, my vote for the number one place to start is the kitchen.
Instead of counting on Campbell’s, learn to make your own soup. Instead of falling back on prepackaged spreads, learn to make your own.
Treat Your Tastebuds to Summer Fresh Peach Butter
You can preserve this peach butter recipe for the pantry, or keep it in the fridge. It’s easy to make and tastes great on toast or ice cream.
Easy Homemade Grape Jelly Recipe for Canning or Freezing
Even if you don’t have ripe grapes on hand, you can whip up a batch of jelly. This grape jelly recipe can be made even in the winter with this little trick.
Delicious Pumpkin Custard Cups
This pumpkin custard recipe is a perfect holiday dessert, but serve it up whenever you’re dreaming of pumpkin spice season!
Canning Peaches for Summertime Flavor
These lightly sweetened chai spiced peaches will rock your pantry! This recipe for canned peaches makes a shelf-stable product rich with summertime flavor.
Easy Ready-to-Use Pancake Mix Recipe
Making pancakes from scratch is easy with this DIY homemade pancake mix – it makes a hot breakfast possible even on busy mornings.
Grandma’s Apple Pie: The Perfect Way to Celebrate Harvest Season
My mom’s apple pie recipe is straight off the apple farm, tastes fabulous, and is a crowd-pleasing dessert every time it’s served.
How to Make Flavorful Orange Sugar
Perfect for adding a bright flavor to baked goods & tea drinks, orange sugar is also an easy-to-make homemade gift that takes just 5 minutes!
Make this Fresh Tomato Bruschetta Recipe
This tomato bruschetta is a great appetizer or light meal when summertime tomatoes are plentiful. With just a handful of ingredients, it’s easy, too!
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author and certified Master Food Preserver, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
I’m thrilled that my book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (National Geographic Books) was awarded the best how-to book of 2020 by the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Here at Attainable Sustainable, I aim to encourage readers — that’s you! — to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
Limited on space? Don’t let that keep you from growing some of your own food! In my 5-Gallon Garden course, I’ll show you how to grow food in the space you have! Learn more about it here.
