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Kitchen Tips & Tricks

Helpful kitchen tricks, storage tips, and practical know-how that make everyday cooking smoother, cleaner, and more efficient.

  • Four golden brown zucchini muffins on a wooden cutting board next to two whole zucchinis, set on a kitchen counter in warm light.
    In the Kitchen

    How to Hide Vegetables in Food for Picky Eaters (3 Easy Recipes)

  • A pile of colorful vegetable scraps, including carrot peels, lettuce cores, and onion skins, with a knife and peeler on a kitchen counter.
    In the Kitchen

    Beyond Compost: 25 Creative Uses for Kitchen Scraps

  • A white bowl of perfectly hard boiled chicken eggs.
    In the Kitchen

    The Trick to Perfectly Cooked Hard-Boiled Eggs Without Any Fuss

  • A clear bowl of egg whites next to a clear bowl with an egg white.
    In the Kitchen

    The Easiest Way to Separate Egg Whites (Using a Soda Bottle)

  • Tips for Best Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Make
    In the Kitchen

    Tips for Best Chocolate Chip Cookies You’ll Ever Make

  • Close-up view of several peeled tomatoes on a plate, their skins removed cleanly after freezing and warming, ready to be canned or cooked.
    In the Kitchen

    How to Peel Tomatoes Without Blanching: The Easy Freezer Method I Swear By

  • Solar cooking is an energy-efficient, set-and-forget method of cooking. Learn how to get started and what to expect from your solar oven.
    In the Kitchen

    Cooking With Help From the Sun {Solar Cooking}

  • A glass of fresh goat milk on a wooden table with a green polka-dotted straw holding a hand-drawn sign of a goat, representing homemade or small-scale dairy. The photo emphasizes clean, creamy milk and a rustic homestead feel.
    Homestead Animals

    How to Make Goat Milk Taste Better (The Secret’s in the Chill)

  • A carton filled with farm fresh eggs of varying colors, with one cracked open showing a deep orange yolk.
    Homestead Animals

    Everything You Need to Know About Farm Fresh Eggs

  • Bake Better Cookies from Scratch: 8 Tricks I Wish I Knew Sooner
    In the Kitchen

    Bake Better Cookies from Scratch: 8 Tricks I Wish I Knew Sooner

  • Brown paper grocery bag filled with fresh produce and staples including bananas, grapes, a red onion, a loaf of bread, an egg carton, and a block of cheese.
    In the Kitchen

    How to Keep Food Fresh Longer: Easy Tips That Actually Work

  • A rustic wooden recipe box filled with handwritten cards sits on a weathered blue table, surrounded by measuring spoons, dried herbs, and a ceramic pie plate—capturing the charm of a well-loved homestead kitchen.
    In the Kitchen

    Homestead Kitchen Supplies: 12 Must-Have Tools That Work Hard

  • A wire basket filled with farm fresh eggs of various colors, with a small feather resting on top.
    Homestead Animals

    Essential Egg Handling Tips: Keeping Farm Fresh Eggs Safe

  • Clean pans that have been stained with cooking spray naturally and discover how to avoid getting stains again with homemade cooking spray.
    Simple Living Skills

    Removing Cooking Spray Residue & Prevent It with Homemade Spray

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Become Self-Sufficient

Upcycle Pill Bottles (22 Ideas!)
Upcycle Old Holiday Cards
Goat Milk Shampoo Bar Recipe
DIY Unpaper Towels Guide
Upcycle Those Old Bed Sheets

Get Cooking — Yum!

Cinnamon Sugar Donut Holes
Peel Tomatoes (No Boiling!)
Crispy Homemade Dill Pickles
4 Cheese Baked Mac & Cheese
Freeze Spaghetti Squash

Transform Your Green Thumb

Easy DIY Garden Trellises
Winter Sowing Made Simple
Winter Sowing by Zone
Burn Barrel Basics for Homes
Grow Hyssop in Your Garden

Add Some Animals

Chicken-Safe Plants List
Cheap DIY Nesting Boxes
Fix Spraddle Leg with a Glass
Why Sand is Best for Coops
Weird (But Normal) Quail Behavior

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