Pack some dried apples in your lunch or take them on the trail for a wholesome snack. Dehydrating apples while they’re in season & enjoy them all year long.
PANTRY ESSENTIALS
Easy Plum Jam (Lower Sugar)
The old-fashioned flavor of plum jam is one that is hard to find in stores. Making your own is EASY and a great way to preserve the harvest!
Make Infused Vinegar at Home for Gourmet Flavor on the Cheap
Infused vinegar is super easy to make, especially with berries and small juicy fruit like cherries or pomegranates. Gourmet vinegar makes great gifts, too!
Homemade Marshmallow Fluff With Just 4 Ingredients and NO Corn Syrup
This homemade marshmallow fluff recipe is so EASY, you’ll never buy the jars of fluff again. Learn how to make marshmallow fluff without corn syrup at home.
Mango Chutney Recipe: Add Tropical Flavor to Your Next Meal
Sweet, savory, and spicy, this mango chutney is great with fish and chicken, or inside your favorite sandwich. If you’ve got access to local mangoes, make some!
Homemade Jello Cups Made from Fresh Fruit
Homemade jello cups are easy to make with ingredients you can feel great about. DIY your own wiggly, jiggly snack for less waste!
Zucchini Relish Recipe for a Tasty Burger Topping
This zucchini relish recipe is sweet & somewhat tangy & great on burgers. It’s one of our favorite ways to preserve summer squash for the winter pantry.
How to Make BBQ Potato Chips at Home
Have you ever considered making your own chips? This recipe for homemade BBQ potato chips knocks the store bought versions out of the park.
How to Make Lemon Sugar (Spoiler: It’s Easy!)
This easy, peasy lemon sugar recipe is a sweet way to add a little extra flavor to baked goods. It’s a great gift, too!
Aloha! I’m Kris Bordessa, author, hobby farmer, gardener, chicken wrangler, and eternal experimenter.
If you’re ready to shake up your pantry routine and shift from boxed to homemade, be sure to check out my latest project, Attainable Sustainable Pantry (National Geographic Books).
My earlier book, Attainable Sustainable: The Lost Art of Self-Reliant Living (also from 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 encourage readers to embrace a more self-reliant lifestyle, one small step at a time.
