Skip those overly sweet sports drinks and stir-ins and make this quick, easy, even healthy, thirst quencher at home. Made with only a few ingredients you probably already have on hand. It's the old-fashioned beverage, Switchel or Haymaker's Punch, with a new lemony twist. It's so tasty and refreshing! You'll want to keep it stocked in your fridge all summer, even year round.

If you can follow a recipe, then you can cook! I am proof. I found myself in the south eating so many fabulous homemade dishes, so I started asking for recipes. Then made them over and over until I became confident that my dishes were delicious too. You can do the same! Anyone CAN cook!

I can point back to the one thing that has literally saved me hundreds of hours in the span of my 28 year home cooking career: "Cook once, eat twice!" That means, when you're already doing the thing; you've got all the ingredients out, the supplies pulled and messy, you go ahead and make a double batch, so you've got a second portion prepped for next time. Bulk cooking. It's beautiful! For times when life's super busy, or when you just don't feel like cooking, & when sharing

Because our whole family loves these simple Country Style Green Beans, I almost always prepare green beans this way. Cooked in a heap of bacon grease with minced onion, then cooked al dente. So scrumptious!

Homemade Southern Biscuits made with excess milk Using Up Milk Hands down, homemade Southern biscuits are my number one go-to when I've...

Homemade Pie Crust made with butter. Great Texture! Bulk batch! Skip soy-filled shortening & make delicious pie crust with wholesome butter!

"Ready Beef": catchy name for the glorious bag of ground beef in my freezer, pre-cooked and ready to roll! A quick start for many a' meal!

Onions! My go-to for instant savory flavor! 3 ways to preserve onions for the freezer, handy when you need them! Saving you so much time!

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About our family of four, all resourceful makers. Ohio part-time homesteaders. Heidi, who is a low-waste home cook and crafter.