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How to Bake a Loaf of Sourdough
Comforting Rotini With Broccoli And Tuna
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BEST HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLL RECIPE
SOURDOUGH CINNAMON CRUNCH BAGELS: A PANERA COPYCAT RECIPE
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cast-iron skillet lasagna
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A FRESH PEACH KENTUCKY MULE (BOURBON COCKTAIL RECIPE) in a stemmed glass with garnish of sprigs of mint showing the sunset color of the drink.

Fresh Peach Kentucky Mule (bourbon cocktail recipe)

A top view of a bowl of venison chili that was cooked in an instant pot.

Best Venison Chili (Hearty Instant Pot Recipe)

Four chocolate cake donuts on a wire cooling rack.

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Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Crunch Cake Recipe (no cake mix!)

A BAKED PUMPKIN SPICE DONUTS WITH CINNAMON AND SUGAR on a plate with a bite out of one showing the detail.

Baked Pumpkin Spice Donut with Cinnamon and Sugar

Sourdough discard chocolate banana bread bars.

SOURDOUGH DISCARD CHOCOLATE BANANA BREAD BARS

How to preserve food with a freeze dryer showing an image of garlic scapes on a freeze dryer tray.

how to freeze dry food for long term storage

A picture of Meg Austin from Ninnescah Homestead in her greenhouse smiling and wearing a roo garden apron.

Best Gardening Apron Roundup (2023 Homesteader Style)

Bowls of homemade vanilla pudding on a marble background.

Homemade Vanilla Pudding (milk and egg recipe)

Megan Austin from Ninnescah Homestead standing in her yoderbilt greenhouse wearing a white sundress with the plants trailing from hanging baskets.

Our Yoderbilt Greenhouse + FAQ

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10 Sourdough Recipes Every Baker Needs

A white mini bowl with pour spout filled with apricot dressing on a white background.

Apricot Dressing

A cast iron skillet filled with Loaded Marry Me Chicken Pasta garnished with fresh basil.

Loaded Marry Me Chicken Pasta

A mason jar infusing with strawberry top vinegar on a white background.

Strawberry Vinegar

A rhubarb sour cream cake on a white pedestal with glasses of milk, serving plates and vintage forks.

Rhubarb Sour Cream Coffee Cake

A close up picture of antipasto pasta salad with tortellini in a glass bowl.

Antipasto Pasta Salad with Tortellini

A jar of homemade avocado mayonnaise.

Easy Avocado Mayonnaise Recipe

An easy lemon vinaigrette in a small jar surrounded by salads, farro and a glass of wine.

Easy Lemon Vinaigrette

A top down view of a white baking dish filled with a strawberry rhubarb crisp with a piece taken out and put on a white plate.

Easy Strawberry Rhubarb Crisp

Heirloom tomatoes ranging in color from deep purple to bright red on a tea towel and wooden table top.

Guide for Growing Tomatoes

A beautiful wooden dining table with black chairs decorated with house plants and a monstera growing in a corner with a clip on grow light.

how to use clip on grow lights for indoor plants

A close-up view of a ranch water cocktail made with lime and tequila served in a mason jar with ice.

How to make a Texas ranch water

A cover photo of sourdough English muffins in a bowl.

easy sourdough english muffin recipe with discard

A greenstalk vertical garden system on a deck with trees in the background and a patio sofa in white.

Review of Greenstalk Garden Vertical Gardening Systems 2023

Where is the best place to store bread in the kitchen: a helpful guide with a picture of an artisan sourdough loaf on a cutting board.

where to store bread in the kitchen

tabouli salad with farro cucumber and tomato in a bowl.

Simple Farro Salad Recipe with Lemon and Cucumber

A white bowl of cooked farro on a white background with a serving board and a pinch of salt.

how to cook farro

Air Fryer Chicken Breasts

A glass bowl of bright green chimichurri sauce on a white kitchen background with chips and margaritas in the background.

How to make chimichurri sauce: a fresh garden recipe

homemade caramel sauce

A plate of four slices of French toast, no syrup, on a white background with a side of whipped topping in a bowl.

sourdough French toast

A freshly grilled venison steak on a wooden cutting board cooked in an all-purpose marinade.

all-purpose venison marinade

An aerial view of a sourdough coffee cake made with blueberries on a black metal wire cooling rack.

blueberry sourdough coffee cake

An asparagus tart on a white background garnished with bacon pieces and freshly grated parmesan cheese.

asparagus puff pastry

A big loaf of sandwich bread that was baked in a 13-inch pullman pan sliced on a black cooling rack and garnished with a dollop of butter.

sandwich bread

A Birdseye view of a chocolate sourdough bundt cake that has a few slices removed to show the inside of the cake.

Sourdough Chocolate Cake

A stack of freshly made einkorn and sourdough tortillas on a white plate with lime wedges and corn in the background.

Sourdough Tortillas

a strawberry cheesecake pastry.

strawberry cheesecake tart

A baked sourdough pizza bread in a white baking dish with tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.

Sourdough Pizza Bread

A birds eye view of plates of pancakes with whipped topping garnishes and maple syrup on a white background.

Sourdough pancakes

A sourdough pizza crust in a cast iron skillet that has been par-baked.

easy sourdough pizza crust recipe

A square-cut homemade marshmallow dusted with powdered sugar showing the air pockets and delicious inside.

homemade marshmallows

A white 9X13 baking dish with handles showing a detailed unclose view of the venison breakfast casserole from above.

venison breakfast casserole

a slice of chocolate delight showing the silky layers of pudding.

chocolate delight

A wire cooling rack with freshly iced cranberry orange cookies evenly spaced over parchment paper.

cranberry orange cookies

A white dish with scalloped edges filled with a shepherd's pie with a lightly browned mashed potato topping.

venison shepherd's pie

A close up image of a sourdough chocolate chip cookie that shows the glossy semi sweet chocolate glistening with a melted fresh-from-the-oven glow and a sprinkle of French salt.

Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies

A sourdough discard pumpkin muffin on a white marble platter with the wrapper partially off and several glasses filled with milk in the background.

Sourdough Pumpkin Muffins

An oreo icebox cake that has had a corner piece removed and the inner layers of peanut butter and chocolate pudding are exposed.

Oreo Icebox Cake

a charcuterie board of toasted pumpkin seeds and vegetables.

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lemon buttermilk bundt cake on a cooling rack garnished with lemons and fresh pink flowers

old fashioned lemon buttermilk bundt cake

peach cobbler a la mode with vanilla ice cream on white dishes

fresh peach cobbler

Garden Fresh Mexican Style Sweet Corn

Broccoli and cheddar soup in a white stoneware bowl with a swirl of cream to garnish.

Simple Broccoli & White Cheddar Soup

An italian cream cake on a white cake plate covered in toasted coconut

Old Fashioned Italian Cream Cake

A freshly baked loaf of chocolate sourdough banana bread on a wood cutting board with chocolate chips, creamy butter and a glass of milk.

fudgy sourdough banana bread

Cadbury mini egg easter cookies on a baking sheet with glasses of milk

Easter Cookies With Mini Cadbury Eggs

Three yogurt parfaits in mason jars with maple syrup and berries.

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A group of freshly harvested and rinsed new potatoes drying in the garden.

Ultimate Guide to Planting Potatoes

A trio of sourdough bagels in a round aluminum pie pan served with cream cheese.

Sourdough Bagels With Dried Fruit

four street tacos on a vintage white platter with limes and cilantro garnishes.

Sweet Potato Street Tacos

Hot tomato and mozzarella crostinis fresh from the oven on an aluminum baking sheet with tomatoes and basil for garnish.

mozzarella and tomato crostini

A white stoneware bowl filled with caprese salad made with strawberries, mozzarella, Avocado, basil and tomatoes.

simple caprese salad with avocado and strawberry

three bowls of butternut squash curry garnished with limes and tomatoes.

butternut squash red curry

A platter of apple slaw on a brightly colored napkin with apple and scallion garnishes.

Apple Slaw

3 plates of Pulled pork and garlic mashed potatoes served with barbecue sauce.

Pulled Pork in the Instant Pot

A freshly baked cheesecake tart with fresh blackberries and dusted with powdered sugar.

simple blackberry cheesecake tart

a juicy venison burger served with cheddar cheese and oven fries with slices of thick cut bacon. It's being served up in a mini cast iron skillet over a bed of fresh oven fries with a frosty glass of beer.

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A cast iron skillet full of freshly baked easy oven fries on a striped tea towel served with ketchup.

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Freshly baked cheesy sourdough starter discard crackers broken apart and cooling on a galvanized baking sheet.

cheesy sourdough starter discard crackers

a bowl of fresh Italian soup with parsley and parmesan next to an olive wood cutting board.

Italian Wedding Soup with Venison Meatballs

the best banana muffins with einkorn flour stacked haphazardly on a stoneware plate with milk in the background.

the best banana muffins with einkorn flour

a beautiful glazed bundt cake on a cooling rack with dried flowers in a glass vase blurred in the background.

Buttermilk Bundt Cake With Bourbon Glaze

Blueberry cheesecake muffins on a rectangular platter and fresh blueberries and lemons.

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Stuffed shells with pumpkin marinara

A sliced loaf of artisan sourdough bread on a cutting board.

How to Bake a Loaf of Sourdough

Creamy tuna and broccoli rotini served on a stoneware plate with lemon pepper and fresh parmesan garnish.

Comforting Rotini With Broccoli And Tuna

sourdough starter discard coffee cake on a cooling rack

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Snickerdoodles on a cooling rack with some milk

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Gingerbread men waiting to be decorated with royal icing.

soft and chewy gingerbread cookies

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Gluten-Free Pancakes Your Kids Will Love

A layered peanut butter cake on a white cake stand, frosted with peanut butter buttercream and topped with a thing layer of fudge and crumbled chocolate chunks.

Grandma’s Top Secret Peanut Butter Cake Recipe

Mini chicken pot pies served in ramekins in white pottery bowls, surrounded by fresh herbs.

Gluten Free Chicken Pot Pie

Pizza pockets piled high on a cooling rack, ready to be devoured by hungry people!

Homemade pizza pockets

Pumpkin cheesecake bars served on a cooling rack styled with jadeite plates and forks.

Pumpkin cheesecake bars

Kombucha and tea leaves and plums styled

HOW TO MAKE KOMBUCHA AT HOME

Cinnamon rolls drizzled with frosting

BEST HOMEMADE CINNAMON ROLL RECIPE

Sourdough bagels arranged in a jadeite tray with white pumpkins.

SOURDOUGH CINNAMON CRUNCH BAGELS: A PANERA COPYCAT RECIPE

Dehydrated apples, peppers and corn sitting on a farmhouse table in mason jars

HOW TO USE A FOOD DEHYDRATOR

Ninnescah Homestead How to make a gluten free apple galette recipe on a table with white linens, unsliced and fully baked.

Easy apple and plum gluten free galette

Fresh margaritas in a mason jar made with lime, lemons, tequila, triple sec and plenty of frosty ice.

Fresh margaritas

Chicken taquitos with cilantro garnish and a side of spicy mayo.

air fryer chicken taquitos

Sheet pan pancake served with maple syrup

sheet pan pancakes

salty dog cocktail recipe

Rustic cherry cobbler in a cast iron skillet with jadeite and crystal serveware

the best quick cobbler

Bourbon and dark chocolate chip cookies with pecans

bourbon & dark chocolate cookies

Cast iron skillet lasagna

cast-iron skillet lasagna

Bierocks stacked on a plate with mustard.

Venison Bierocks

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