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11/02/2025

Are you making your own sauerkraut yet?✨🫙👋

11/01/2025

💫I’m obsessed!🍊how I made it ⬇️….

Preheat your oven to 200°F. Slice oranges about ¼ inch thick, then blot them dry with a paper towel. Place slices in a single layer on parchment-lined baking sheets (they can touch).

Bake for 4–6 hours, flipping every hour. They’re done when they look semi-transparent and aren’t wet to the touch.

Let them cool completely, then mix a little Mod Podge in a dish with a couple drops of orange essential oil for extra aroma. Lightly brush each side (I used a small sponge), THIS IS THE MAGICAL PART - then sprinkle or roll in Epsom salts for that sparkly, snowy look. ✨☃️

Let them dry on a wire rack, then string them up with twine. You can keep it simple and natural or add pine branches and a few little touches for extra coziness.

Depending on the glue and materials you use, you could compost the whole thing when the season’s over — or save it for next year.

What do you think? Would you try this or have you tried this before? I’d love to hear your your comments!✨

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10/31/2025

✨Don’t forget to winterize your garden supplies!🧤🌱

If you’ve got leftover potting mix, compost, or fertilizers, here’s how to keep them fresh and critter-free all winter long:

❄️ Keep soil + fertilizers from freezing
🐶 Store where pets can’t get into it
🐭 Seal tight to keep out rodents
💦 Keep bags dry + off the ground
🧺 Use totes or bins to prevent tears + spills
🏡 Store in your garage, basement, or greenhouse
🌱 So they’re ready to use come spring (or midwinter projects!)

Where do you stash your garden stuff for the winter? 👇
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10/31/2025

✨Homemade Sauerkraut (Fermented Cabbage)✨

I can’t believe people are still wasting money on fancy probiotics when you could just take some cabbage, add a little salt, stick it in a jar, and get the same thing — if not better — for pennies.

Here’s how to do it 👇
🥬 Finely slice your cabbage (and maybe a carrot for color).
💧 Weigh your veggies and multiply by 0.02 — that’s your salt amount.
🧂 Use non-iodized salt (iodine can mess with the good bacteria).
👐 Massage it until brine forms.
🥬 Pack it tightly into a jar, tuck a cabbage leaf on top to keep everything under the brine, and seal it.
⏳ Let it sit for 1–2 weeks — the longer it ferments, the tangier it’ll be.
💨 Burp your jar every few days to release the pressure.
Then store it in the fridge and enjoy on eggs, toast, sandwiches — everything.

Here’s the fun part:
You can create the conditions for it — a little salt, a little patience, and suddenly something simple starts to come alive.

That’s what I love about fermentation — it’s food that’s literally alive, growing, changing, becoming!!

10/30/2025

‼️This may seem obvious, but maybe it’s not…
Before you start preserving new things for the season — clean out your freezer first. ❄️

I’m in the middle of preserving herbs, gravies, and sauces right now, and I realized I still have pumpkin in here from last year (oops). And with all the pumpkins I’m about to process from my porch, it’s time to make space.

Take this as your gentle nudge to do a little freezer inventory:
✨ See what you actually have
✨ Use up what you can (maybe gift or compost the rest)
✨ Notice what you didn’t end up using — it’s a lesson for what’s really worth preserving next time

We put so much work into growing and preserving, so let’s make sure nothing goes to waste. 🌿

When was the last time you cleaned out your freezer? ⤵️

10/30/2025

Do this through the winter and then put them outside when spring and summer comes around!

It is totally possible to keep these grocery store basil plants going and give you an abundance of fresh growth. Each pot is crammed full of individual plants and given the right opportunity they will thrive in your kitchen window with plenty of sunlight.

Have you tried to transplant these basil pots from the grocery store? ⤵️🌱

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10/30/2025

Have you ever tried dried parsley and thought… this is horrible, it has no flavor???😭

It’s weird, right? Fresh parsley is so strong, so fragrant, and delicious.

So don’t dry your parsley — do this instead:
👉 Chop it up
👉 Freeze it in little cubes with olive oil
👉 Pop them into a container in your freezer

Then just pull one out whenever you need it — it’ll flavor your dish just like it was freshly picked from the garden 🌿

Until next time, friends 💚
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10/29/2025

One way to shape pizza dough at home 💕

You don’t need a fancy pizza oven to get results like this — ideally just a home oven that can reach 500°F 🍕✨

Once you master the stretch, you’ll never go back to store-bought dough again.

🫶 Save this for your next pizza night.

10/29/2025

🪴Full planting method ↓

Want to root a yucca (or similar hardy plant) in water? Here’s how I do it step by step:
✨1. Cut a healthy branch from the parent plant.
✨2. Let the cut end dry for a day or two so it can callus over.
✨3. Place the branch in a clear jar of plain water, making sure the bottom is submerged.
✨4. Keep it in bright, indirect light and refresh the water every week.
✨5. Be patient — it can take 8–12 weeks for roots to get strong and thick.
✨6. Once roots are a few inches long, transfer to soil if you want to grow it out.

Yuccas are known to root really well in water, but make sure to do a little research for the plant you’re trying — not all trees or shrubs will behave the same way.

Even your dog will love watching this little project with you 🐾✨🫶!

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Are you grabbing hay bales for fall decorations right now 🍂 — they’re way more useful than you may realize.You can use t...
10/28/2025

Are you grabbing hay bales for fall decorations right now 🍂 — they’re way more useful than you may realize.

You can use them to insulate garden beds, line walkways, build mini greenhouses, and even speed up your compost pile come spring. And if you’ve already got some out for Halloween or your fall display? Keep them! You can repurpose every bit once the season changes.

It’s one of those small, inexpensive homestead hacks that quietly does everything.

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10/28/2025

I swear — this one simple trick makes any salad taste like it came straight from the garden 🍋✨

Something truly magical happens when you put lettuce on ice. 🧊🥬

It transforms — crisp, fresh, alive again. I’ve shared this trick before with vegetables, but it still amazes me every time.

A quick ice bath can turn even the limpest lettuce into something that tastes like it was just picked from the garden.

And when you toss that crisp lettuce with just lemon juice, grated Parmesan, salt, and pepper… 🍋 You get a salad so simple, but so good — it tastes like sunshine and fresh air.

I had my first salad like this in Italy 🇮🇹 — where people celebrate real food and let simple ingredients shine.

It’s fresh, bright, and unbelievably delicious — the kind of food that feels alive again.

And it goes with everything — beside a cozy bowl of soup,
as a fresh little snack during game day, or something simple that still impresses at a holiday gathering.

Proof that you don’t need fancy dressings or a big harvest to eat beautifully — just a lemon, a handful of greens, and a little intention. 💛

🌿 Save this for your next salad night — especially if your greens need a little revival!

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