Category: DIY Crafty Stuff

Do it yourself! Or sometimes flail through it yourself, or sometimes cry your way through it…. yourself. Can’t forget the drink your way through it. At any rate, this is about stuff we do at home. Make, create, butcher… whatever the case may be!

Small Batch Gooseberry Jam recipe- 8 calories and 5 carbs a teaspoon!

This year has been a rollercoaster, hasn’t it? The weather (cold, wet, stupid hot, humid, no rain, RAIN!! in the same week?!) has been all over the place. COVID continues to ravage the land. The early pandemic shortages have largely ended, though global supply chains are still experiencing difficulties. There are also more people than…

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DIY Small Batch Maple Syrup

An easy way to make small batch maple syrup in your kitchen with no specialty equipment, other than tree taps! Use what you already have to make small batches of maple, or other tree syrups for self sufficiency.

August Foraging- Lambsquarters, or Chenopods

Learn to identify, harvest and use a highly nutritious plant commonly called lambsquarters or goosefoot. Closely related to quinoa, this high protein plant is a nutritious powerhouse!

Refreshing Fresh Mint Summer Tea

An easy and refreshing caffeine free tea made from fresh mint leaves. Lightly minty, cold and refreshing, put into single serving sized containers in your refrigerator!

My Fauxdori

A look at my Fauxdori. Why and how I use it and resources to make or buy your own.