Recipes

Finished loaf of artisan bread in a cast iron dutch oven lined with parchment paper.

Bread

Zucchini breakfast muffins stacked on a cooking rack.

Breakfast

Three jars of jam in a steam canner.

Canning Recipes

Dessert

Healthy Snacks

Main Dish

Sides

Vintage

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Great-Grandma’s Easy Sour Cream Biscuits

Instant Pot Artichoke (Quick & Easy Recipe)

Spinach and Artichoke Dip Recipe

Grandmother’s Date Bread Recipe (Vintage Recipe)

Quick Dinner Rolls (25 Minute Recipe!)

Easy Instant Pot Chili Recipe

Quick & Easy Sourdough Discard Pancakes

Homemade Cheese Crackers Recipe (4 Ingredients!)

Frugal Living as a Homesteader (How to Save Money & Get Out of Debt)

Howdy, I’m Melissa!

I’m so glad you’re here. This is the place for all of us who loved Little House when we were young and thought Laura was our best friend. It’s where we grow dinner in the backyard and think everything looks and tastes better when it comes from a Mason jar. Here, you’ll find my favorite from-scratch recipes, herbal remedies and tutorials, and all my gardening tips from my 20+ years of growing and raising our own food.

More About Melissa

My Most Popular Posts

Traditional Hot Cross Buns – Easy Recipe from 1950

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Best Beginner Sourdough Sandwich Bread No Yeast

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Easy No Knead Artisan Bread Recipe

Rules for Foraging Wild Edibles (+Mushroom Foraging Tips)

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My Favorite Recipes

Traditional Hot Cross Buns – Easy Recipe from 1950

Homemade Pop Tarts From Scratch (Hand Pies)

Homemade Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Recipes for Dump Cake

Grandma’s Easy Homemade Dinner Rolls (With Fresh-Milled Flour)