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Looking for the best ways to preserve plums? These delicious recipes include plum jelly, plum jam, blackberry plum jam, spiced plum jam, nectarine plum jam, and homemade plum sauce. Perfect for filling your pantry and enjoying simple homemade living all year long. Looking for the best ways to preserve plums? These delicious recipes include plum jelly, plum jam, blackberry plum jam, spiced plum jam, nectarine plum jam, and homemade plum sauce. Perfect for filling your pantry and enjoying simple homemade living all year long.

If you have a big plum tree or you know someone who does, you know that it’s easy to run out of plum canning recipes. You can only eat so much plum jelly! I have tried many different plum recipes over the years, and these are my favorites. I hope you enjoy them as much…

Read More 6 Easy Plum Canning Recipes You’ll Make Every Year

From sweet peach jam to savory peach salsa, these are some of the best recipes for canning peaches at home. Perfect for gardeners, homesteaders, and anyone who loves simple homemade living and from scratch living. Fill your pantry with homemade peach goodness this summer. From sweet peach jam to savory peach salsa, these are some of the best recipes for canning peaches at home. Perfect for gardeners, homesteaders, and anyone who loves simple homemade living and from scratch living. Fill your pantry with homemade peach goodness this summer.

Peaches are one of the most beloved fruits of summer, with their juicy sweetness and fragrant aroma. But what happens when the season ends, and you’re left craving that delicious taste? The answer is simple: canning. Canning peaches is a great way for you to preserve the flavors of summer and enjoy them throughout the…

Read More 5 Favorite Peach Canning Recipes You’ll Make Every Year

This moist Pineapple Zucchini Bread is packed with sweet pineapple flavor and fresh garden zucchini. It's the perfect summer food for using up extra zucchini and fits beautifully into a from scratch living lifestyle. Enjoy a slice for breakfast, snacks, or dessert. This moist Pineapple Zucchini Bread is packed with sweet pineapple flavor and fresh garden zucchini. It's the perfect summer food for using up extra zucchini and fits beautifully into a from scratch living lifestyle. Enjoy a slice for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.

Pineapple zucchini bread is a simple and tasty way to use fresh ingredients like shredded zucchini and juicy pineapple in one delicious loaf.  This bread is moist, flavorful, and easy to make, with just about 15 minutes of prep before the oven does the work.  You get a nice balance of sweetness from the pineapple…

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This Lemon Zucchini Bread is incredibly moist, packed with fresh lemon flavor, and topped with a sweet lemon glaze. It's the perfect way to use extra zucchini from the garden and makes a delicious treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack. This Lemon Zucchini Bread is incredibly moist, packed with fresh lemon flavor, and topped with a sweet lemon glaze. It's the perfect way to use extra zucchini from the garden and makes a delicious treat for breakfast, brunch, or an afternoon snack.

Lemon zucchini bread is a simple, tasty way to enjoy fresh garden zucchini with a bright lemon flavor. It’s moist and flavorful, thanks to fresh lemon zest and juice combined with grated zucchini.  This bread is easy to make and perfect for a snack, breakfast, or dessert with a light, sweet glaze to finish. You…

Read More Easy Lemon Zucchini Bread with Lemon Glaze

This Slow Cooker Shoyu Chicken is packed with sweet and savory flavor and tastes even better than takeout. If you love easy Asian food recipes, this tender chicken dinner is perfect for busy weeknights and family meals. Serve over rice for a simple dinner everyone will love. This Slow Cooker Shoyu Chicken is packed with sweet and savory flavor and tastes even better than takeout. If you love easy Asian food recipes, this tender chicken dinner is perfect for busy weeknights and family meals. Serve over rice for a simple dinner everyone will love.

You can make tender, flavorful shoyu chicken with just a few pantry staples and a slow cooker — one of the easiest crockpot Asian recipes for busy weeknights. It’s also a dependable addition to your collection of crockpot chicken recipes when you need something simple but full of flavor. For even more hands-off dinner ideas,…

Read More Better Than Takeout Slow Cooker Shoyu Chicken

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