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From scratch recipes and homesteading tutorials all celebrating faith, family, food and the farm.
Homestead Favorites
Spaghetti Sauce With Fresh Tomatoes
Hearty, savory and packed full of terrific flavor, this recipe for spaghetti sauce with fresh tomatoes is an excellent way to preserve the harvest from your backyard garden. Simply cook, freeze and enjoy fresh spaghetti sauce year-round. September is bittersweet for...
Healthy Chocolate Graham Cracker Recipe
Transport yourself back to childhood with this delicious and healthy chocolate graham cracker recipe. Using only real ingredients including honey, fresh milled flour, butter and vanilla, these crunchy squares are yummy spread with peanut butter or dipped into a glass...
Zucchini Fritters Recipe With Fresh Milled Flour
If your garden is overflowing with an abundance of zucchini, this zucchini fritters recipe with fresh milled flour is a must-try! Crispy and flavorful and made with only a couple simple ingredients. If you’re an avid gardener or a homesteader like me, you have likely...
Pizza Sauce Recipe With Fresh Tomatoes
Thick, flavorful and hearty, this pizza sauce recipe with fresh tomatoes is an excellent way to use up excess tomatoes from the garden. Made with fresh tomatoes, garlic and all your favorite Italian spices. The pizza sauce is so scrumptious, it will leave you hoping...
Sugar Free Apple Crisp Recipe
Pleasantly sweet, with warm apple slices, golden brown oats and plenty of cinnamon and spices, this homemade sugar free apple crisp recipe is a healthy, delicious dessert. Bake up a dish tonight! When people think of sugar free desserts, they often imagine someone who...
All-Natural DIY Foaming Hand Soap
Ditch the store-bought hand soaps. Mix up a batch of this all-natural DIY foaming hand soap in less than 5 minutes. It’ll leave your hands feeling clean and moisturized. Dirty. Messy. And definitely gross. As a homesteader sometimes life can get a little dirty. You...
Hello! I’m Alisha.
Welcome to WholeMade Homestead! Here is where you’ll discover my family’s favorite from scratch recipes using homegrown vegetables and fruits, fresh milled flour, fermented food and natural sweeteners. Come follow along as I share the simple ways we live a slower, more natural lifestyle and our experiences and advice for running a small-scale homestead.
Wholesome Recipes
Whole Grain Pop Tarts
Add a touch of nostalgia to your morning with these homemade toaster pastries. Baked to perfection with fresh milled flour, strawberry jam and drizzled with a vanilla glaze, these flaky whole grain pop tarts will be a welcome site at the breakfast table. Breakfast...
No Knead Pumpkin Yeast Bread
Enjoy a classic fall favorite in a whole new manner with this no-knead pumpkin yeast bread recipe. Packed with flavor, unsweetened and traditionally spiced, the striking pumpkin shaped bread is delicious and will make a beautiful autumn centerpiece at your next...
Cultured Veggie Dip
Probiotic-rich yogurt and milk kefir unite in this delicious vegetable garden dip. Made with fresh herbs, spices and a touch of sweet shallot, this veggie dip recipe is perfect for pairing with homegrown veggies from the garden or added to a tray and served as a cold...
Cinnamon Apple Crisp Ice Cream
This rich, fruity cinnamon apple crisp ice cream recipe is a perfect fall dessert! Packed full of warm spices, crunchy, crisp granola in every bite and finished off with a swirl of apple butter. It’s all your favorite fall flavors packed into one delicious treat....
Apple Spice Probiotic Drink
Bubbly, refreshing and full of warm spices, this apple cinnamon probiotic drink is going to be your favorite fall treat! In just a few simple steps, you can create a delicious drink packed full of gut-healthy bacteria that is sure to make you feel great! Jump below to...
Sugarless Apple Pie
Warm, flaky and filled with cinnamon spiced apples, this homemade sugar free apple pie recipe is a perfect treat to serve your family year around. Homemade apple pie is one of those classic, all-American desserts that satisfies you from head to toe. Grab a slice, a...
Homestead Happenings
10 Ways to Preserve Food at Home
Storing food is an essential part of the homesteading lifestyle. In this article, learn the 10 best ways to preserve food at home whether you’re growing it in your garden or purchasing it from a local farmer. Get tips, tricks, safety recommendations and lots of tried...
How to Make Herbal Infused Oil
Capture the powerful benefits of herbs by infusing them into oil. Learn how to create a herbal infusion, what are the best oils and herbs to use along with the top ways to incorporate oil infusions into cooking or natural skincare products such as soaps, salves or...
How to Mill Flour at Home
Start adding more nutrition into your diet by milling flour right at home. Learn the benefits of grinding grains, how to make flour in less than a minute, where and which grains to buy and so much more. With very little hands on time, you can easily mill flour and...
6 Ways to Extend Your Growing Season
Keep homegrown vegetables on your table year-around by extending your growing season. Learn 6 techniques to continue production in the garden including succession planting, building a cold frame, installing a greenhouse, starting a fall garden and more. The old has...
How to Build a Cold Frame
Learn how to increase your growing season during the spring and winter months with a cold frame. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any case, I only link to products we actually use on our homestead...
How to Dry Herbs From Your Garden
Preserve your herb harvest to use all year long by learning how to properly dry and store your homegrown herbs. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any case, I only link to products we actually use on...
Learn Something New
Do-It-Yourself
Melt and Pour Shampoo Bar Recipe
Craft a beautiful homemade shampoo bar! Made with shea butter, oil, aloe vera, essential oils and a melt and pour soap base to help nourish and hydrate hair. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In any...
Homemade Laundry Detergent
Effectively clean your clothes while reducing toxins in your home by making a jar of do-it-yourself laundry detergent. Made with just a few simple ingredients, you can quickly make up a batch of homemade laundry detergent that’ll last for many months. Washing. Drying....
How to Make Beeswax Candles
Illuminate your home with the beautiful ambience and soothing glow of a homemade beeswax candle. Discover how easy it is to make candles at home using just a pound of wax, a wick and a jar in this step by step candle making tutorial. This post contains affiliate...
Achy Joint and Muscle Balm
Are your joints or muscles feeling sore and tired? Use this homemade achy joint and muscle balm to relieve your pain! Made with organic herbs, shea butter and essential oils, your body will be feeling better in no time. For many of us, gardening is all about the...
Vanilla Mint DIY Lip Balm With Free Printable Labels
Soften and soothe your lips, using only simple ingredients, with this homemade vanilla mint lip balm recipe. Make sure you scroll to the bottom of this post to grab your FREE printable lip balm labels. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small...
Sweet Autumn Spice Melt and Pour Soap
Filled with favorite fall scents such as cinnamon, clove and orange this goat's milk soap recipe will nourish and moisturize your body with only natural ingredients. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make a small commission at no extra cost to you. In...