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Lemon and Blueberries Easy Spring Recipes

Sourdough Discard Lemon Blueberry Quick Bread Recipe

Freshly baked sourdough strawberry shortcake made with fresh milled wheat biscuits, layered with homemade whipped cream and sweet macerated strawberries, topped with a carved strawberry flower garnish. A rustic, wholesome dessert perfect for summer gatherings.

Fresh Milled Wheat Sourdough Strawberry Shortcake

Lemon Blueberry Sourdough Scones (Fresh Milled Flour)

Milled Wheat Lemon Poppy Seed Sourdough Muffins

Fresh Farmhouse Posts

Wire egg basket filled with colorful homestead eggs, with water-glassed eggs in a jar in the background.

Water Glassing Eggs – Old-Fashioned Egg Preservation

Looking for an old-fashioned way to preserve eggs without refrigeration? Water glassing is a time-tested method that keeps your farm-fresh eggs fresh for up to a year using just a […]

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Sourdough Starter

Just baked sourdough bread on a brown cutting board and white countertop for Easy Same Day Sourdough Bread (Beginner's Recipe

Savory breads

Discard recipes

Fresh baked Peanut Butter with Chocolate Sourdough Bread Recipe on a brown cutting board.

Sweet breads

Just baked sourdough bread for Discard Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Quick Bread Recipe.

Quick Breads

Just baked The Best Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe.

Desserts

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Homemade trail mix with strawberries and blueberries for Best Healthy Homemade Granola (Quick and Easy Recipe).

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A Rooster eating parsley from a DIY Chicken Garden.

chickens

Hands placing elastic into a handmade banneton basket liner.

sewing

Someone drilling two 2 X 4's together to build a DIY chicken brooding box.

diy

A brown jersey milk cow in a green pasture looking at the camera.

cows

Homemade Soft Caramel Recipe (Without Corn Syrup) with a silver spoon in it on a white countertop.

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About Stephanie

Mom. Wife. homeschool mama. AVID Baker. teacher. Homesteader. follower of christ

Hi! I’m Stephanie, also known as Idie. Follow me as I tap into the methods of the past and learn how to make my world a little smaller. Read more about me here.

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