The Suburban Homestead
Lilac bushes are a springtime treat. The short week or two they bloom is one of my favorite times to go for walks outside. Lilac Jelly is a fun way to enjoy the lilac bloom all year long. Here’s how to make Lilac Jelly This is really a two-step process. First, we are going to […]
Chokecherry Jelly Recipe Late summer and fall, you might notice that your chokecherry trees are starting to ripen fruit. We have several recipes to take advantage of this backyard treat. Today, we are showing you how to make our favorite Chokecherry Jelly recipe. This recipe is part of our Foraging Minnesota series. If you like […]
Homemade Strawberry Jam One of my favorite springtime activities is making homemade strawberry jam with the family. It is a delicious condiment that offers a hit of freshness year round. This is my jam baby … Groovy (Thats from Austin Powers – Millenials) Homemade Strawberry Jam Recipe Strawberry Picking If you are going to make […]
Dill Pickle Recipe A quick note about canning: Canning is very safe if you follow food safety guidelines. I highly recommend sticking to known and trusted sources like Ball’s Blue Book and actually read the first chapter where it talks about food safety. We usually use published recipes, but this post is a family recipe that has […]
Tomato Sauce From Our Garden So, why would someone go through the trouble of making all of their own sauce from their garden? Going to the store seems so easy right? Why don’t we just buy all of our produce? It seems so much easier than growing, harvesting, canning, and storing all of our own […]
How To Make Crab Apple Jelly Making homemade crab apple jelly is a fun project I look forward to doing with my kids each summer. We have several wild crabapple trees that grow around my yard and in local area parks. Besides being beautiful spring trees full of pinks, reds, and whites, the crabapple also produces […]
It’s our first post! It is for one of the best salsa recipe ideas we have. We’re so excited to get this blog up and going. I couldn’t help but start it as quickly as I could install WordPress. I’m Chris from Four Kids and a Chicken and this is our new blog. I own […]