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Homemade Calendula Lip Balm
Protect and soothe your lips, using the healing properties of homemade calendula lip balm. Easy to make and created with natural ingredients such as shea butter, coconut oil and essential oil. Our lips are at the forefront of many of our daily activities — talking,...
Chocolate Chip Cookies With Fresh Milled Flour
These classic chocolate chip cookies with fresh milled flour are soft, chewy and filled with lots of ooey gooey chocolate chips. Bake up a batch for a quick weeknight dessert or double the recipe and freeze for future sweet tooth cravings! Fresh milled flour can be...
Homemade Dog Treats With Fresh Milled Flour
Reward your dog with the scrumptious taste of these homemade dog treats with fresh milled flour. They are crafted with delicious pumpkin and peanut butter, making them a soft and healthy dog biscuit. Fresh milled flour is a big part of our life on the homestead. We...
Homemade Air Freshener Spray
Try these 6 homemade air freshener spray recipes made with witch hazel and essential oils to keep your home smelling fresh without any chemicals, synthetic fragrances or toxins. They’re quick-to-make, all natural and great at eliminating odors. Sometimes life stinks....
Chicken and Dumplings With Fresh Milled Flour
Hearty, filling and incredibly delicious, this recipe for chicken and dumplings with fresh milled flour is sure to be a favorite in your household. Made with a whole chicken, fresh veggies, bone broth and filled with pillowy soft dumplings. January has been incredibly...
Easy Beef and Rice Soup
This easy beef and rice soup is made with delicious beef and hearty vegetables all simmered in nutritious bone broth. It is a simple meal that fills bellies and keeps one warm on those cold winter nights. Easy beef soup recipe, beef soup ideas, beef and rice soup...
Pumpkin Chili Recipe
Made with fresh veggies, ground beef, beans, warm spices and homemade bone broth, this pumpkin chili recipe is not only delicious and comforting but is sure to keep bellies filled on a cold winter day. When fall comes, squashes like butternut, delicata and pumpkin are...
DIY Beeswax Taper Candles
Easily make hand dipped DIY beeswax taper candles at home with just a wick, some wax and a few common supplies. They add warmth and charm to the homestead while also being a beautiful gift for any occasion. I’ve always loved using beeswax on our homestead. It is a...
DIY Reusable Bread Bag
Useful and beautiful, this DIY reusable bread bag is a great way to keep your homemade bread fresh and delicious. In this easy sewing tutorial, learn how to make a drawstring bag using natural fibers. Personalize the bag with your name or favorite phrase using fabric...
Healthy Hot Chocolate Recipe With Raw Milk
Nourishing and delicious, this healthy hot chocolate recipe with raw milk is quick to make and uses only 5 simple ingredients. It is perfect for a chilly day or following an afternoon playing in the snow. Healthy hot chocolate recipe, healthy hot chocolate recipe no...
Healthy Homemade Marshmallows
Made with a natural sweetener and gut beneficial gelatin, these healthy homemade marshmallows are an extra special treat, perfect for adding to a cup of hot chocolate! As I write this article on how to make homemade marshmallows without corn syrup, we are in the...
Elderberry Syrup Recipe
Boost your immune system with a spoonful of this homemade elderberry syrup recipe. Made with dried elderberries, warm spices, raw honey and vitamin C-rich orange zest. Delicious and powerful! Come fall and winter, when sickness is most prevalent, I try to give my...
What is Vital Wheat Gluten?
When making bread with fresh milled flour you may come across a recipe calling for vital wheat gluten. In this post, learn what is vital wheat gluten and how to use it in baking. When you begin your journey of milling grains at home to produce fresh milled flour,...
Pumpkin Bread With Fresh Milled Flour
A traditional fall favorite, this pumpkin bread with fresh milled flour is moist and filled with warm spices and pumpkin flavor. Plus it is made with a natural sweetener! You’re sure to love this recipe. We’ve been to the apple orchard and now we have officially made...
How to Get Started Milling Your Own Grains at Home
Learn how to get started milling your own grains at home in this detailed and easy-to-follow guide. Find a mill, learn what wheat to start with first, where to buy it and even try a few beginner-friendly recipes. This post contains affiliate links, which means I make...
Pumpkin Pie With Fresh Milled Pie Crust
Homemade pumpkin pie with fresh milled pie crust starts with a tender, flaky crust filled with a flavorful, creamy pumpkin filling and baked to perfection. The best thing is this recipe is made without any refined sugar. This fall favorite is a hit for Thanksgiving or...
Cappuccino Cinnamon Star Bread
Layers of cinnamon sugar and coffee are twisted together, baked to perfection and topped with a creamy glaze for the best cappuccino cinnamon star bread! Uncomplicated to create and a beautiful way to serve homemade cinnamon rolls. It is one you’ll want to keep on...
Fermented Honey Garlic
This cold and flu season, make up a jar of this probiotic-rich fermented honey garlic. It is easy to put together and fantastic for boosting your immune system. At WholeMade Homestead our family is always trying to use as many natural remedies and real whole foods as...