How to Make Homemade Raw Butter and Whipped Cream

Azure Butter Bell

©2011 Shanna Ohmes

Nothing tastes as good as fresh homemade butter on your garden veggies or just made whipped cream to dollop on your home grown strawberries.  You can make your own butter from raw cream from your cow or a share in a cow from a local homesteader.  You can also use cream . . . → Read More: How to Make Homemade Raw Butter and Whipped Cream

Pizza Recipe: Secrets From Inside the Pizzeria

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

There is nothing in this world like making your own pizza at home and here in this book and video set you will learn the best kept secrets of making pizza.  The secret is in the ingredients and the techniques of making pizza.  In Secrets from Inside the Pizzeria by Beverly . . . → Read More: Pizza Recipe: Secrets From Inside the Pizzeria

Home Canning and Preserving Food for Winter… Don’t Put Your Canner Away Yet!

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

So you had a large garden and canned all you could before the first freeze.  Or, the garden didn’t produce enough for whatever reasons and you’re ready to move on to the holidays.  Don’t put that canner in storage just yet!  Pressure canning food is not just for the garden or . . . → Read More: Home Canning and Preserving Food for Winter… Don’t Put Your Canner Away Yet!

The Complete Dog Food and Nutrition Guide

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Have the recent tainted dog food scares prompted you to investigate alternative and healthier ways of feeding your dog?  Or does your dog have recurring health problems and you think it may be related to what’s in the bagged chow you pick up at the supermarket?   Researching all over the internet . . . → Read More: The Complete Dog Food and Nutrition Guide

How to Breed Rabbits for Meat, Profit and Fun

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©2010 Shanna Ohmes

For beginners in homesteading, chickens and rabbits are the easiest and most economical animals to raise while you are learning how to become more self-reliant.  In World War II they were the main sources of protein for many urban areas when many foods were rationed.  They are easy to keep . . . → Read More: How to Breed Rabbits for Meat, Profit and Fun

Ways to Enjoy Cactus (Nopalitos)

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

The prickly pear cactus has been a staple food for Native American and Spanish traditional cultures of the southwest for centuries.  Cactus is a desert plant that contains a sap or gel similar to aloe vera in its leaves or pads, called nopals or nopalitos.  Both the Native Americans and Spanish . . . → Read More: Ways to Enjoy Cactus (Nopalitos)

Yogurt Cheese and How to Use It

©2009 Shanna Ohmes

Yogurt and yogurt cheese have been a part of traditional diets for 8,000 years.  Yogurt is made from fermented milk and yogurt cheese is made from the yogurt.  To make the yogurt cheese you strain the whey from the curds and what is left is a soft spreadable cheese.  This cheese . . . → Read More: Yogurt Cheese and How to Use It

How to Make Almond Milk, A Lactose and Soy Free Alternative to Cows Milk

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Many people are allergic or intolerant to cows milk, even from pastured cows.  And goats milk is known universally as the best alternative to cows milk, but sometimes it can be hard to find, or, it can even cause an intolerance.  And we now know that soy products, unless fermented, are . . . → Read More: How to Make Almond Milk, A Lactose and Soy Free Alternative to Cows Milk

How to Enjoy Almonds

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Did you know that the almond is not really a nut, but is the seed of a fruit that grows on the tree?  In fact, it is in the same tree family as the cherry and apricot.   Almonds were favored by the Romans as a sign of fertility, happiness and . . . → Read More: How to Enjoy Almonds

Need More Energy? Try Maca Root

©2010 Shanna Ohmes

Are you feeling drained, lethargic, have chronic exhaustion and depression?  Are hormone imbalances during menopause (or even andropause) leaving you with weakened muscles, anxiety and brain fog?  Are your adrenals just plain worn out? 

There is a Peruvian herb that the traditional cultures in South America used long before the Spaniards . . . → Read More: Need More Energy? Try Maca Root

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