The making of Christmas Pudding is a British tradition that goes back hundreds of years. In my own house growi

Old-fashioned family recipes are as much of our Christmas traditions as putting up the tree. Just the scent or

These are fudgey ooey-gooey brownies, aka, the best thing ever.

Men can be tough to shop for, so I’m glad to provide, as my contribution to Melissa Norris’s Homemade Chri

Ever have that one person on your list you can't think of a homemade gift for? I confess, I tend to have more

Traditional jam roly-poly recipe is a wonderful holiday recipe, but it's also frugal! I have a thing for old-f

My grandmother didn't have much of a sweet tooth, but she loved to make banana cake.  Quite often when we wen

This recipe was inspired by a 1940s newspaper recipe entitled “Peach Cup Pudding.” Doesn't that alone make

This easy sweet and spicy plum sauce recipe is what you make when your sweet neighbors show up with a box of b

A carrot cookie recipe from WW2 that only doesn't use any refined sugar and comes straight from Great-grandma'

A yummy Spring pasta sauce using fresh spinach and oregano from the garden.

Homemade chicken strips are one of my favorite things ever? And at less than $.65 a serving, my budget is happ

Preserving rhubarb is one of my favorite spring forays, especially canning rhubarb. In today's podcast we'll t

Honey Date Square Recipe, straight from the 1940's and Andrea's great-grandmother's recipes collection. Are yo

I've never met a meatball I didn't like. It's like baby meatloaf bathed in finger-licking-good sauce. And when

Ever wanted to learn how to make homemade mozzarella? Score! Me, too. Learning how to make my own from scratch

Does anyone else get a little bit excited twirl around the kitchen and do a double fist pump when they learn

Ever want homemade bread but seriously don't have the time? This DIY no-knead bread mix in a jar recipe is the

Homemade Indian Fry Bread w/ Cornmeal

Learning how to can tomato sauce is life changing. No, seriously, with a jar of tomato sauce you can create sp

Nothing says the last days of summer more than a ripe peach, juices dripping down your chin. Is there anything

This low sugar blueberry jam recipe uses no store bought pectin and might just be the best jam I've ever inha

This quinoa and black bean salad recipe is the perfect summer fare. It can be a complete meal on it's own, or

Our food budget is one of the few areas I can really cut back on without sacrificing flavor, health, or taste.

Homemade chocolate cake is sooo much better than the store bought boxed mixes, without any weird processed ing

This honey whole wheat sandwich bread recipe is melt-in-your-mouth good and uses no refined sugar or flour. It

Chocolate beet cake... who would have thought this from scratch gluten and dairy free chocolate beet cake woul

Just the name alone has me drooling. Chocolate...caramel...covered...marshmallows... and sea salt. Say it real

I came up with this recipe when I was going through sugar and gluten withdrawals. Going without dairy didn't p

Salmon patties with kale... who would have thought this would have ended up one of our favorite recipes? Plus,

The only thing I like more than frugal cooking is having it taste like it cost a fortune and took hours. This

Easy frugal snack recipe for a variety of appetizer options.

This Easy Red Pepper Garlic Jelly recipe is my favorite savory jelly recipe. There's nothing like a bit of swe

While I love making jams, jellies, and syrups from our fresh fruit to use later in the year, there's nothing l

Summer is all about homemade strawberry jam, specifically low sugar no pectin strawberry jam. Like any pioneer

On our way to a completely real traditional food diet, I've been swapping out processed foods with homemade ve