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🕯️❄️ Nordic Winter Lights: Ice Lanterns to Warm Up the Winter❄️🕯️
Many people in America experience seasonal affective disorder (SAD) during the winter months. We have discovered one of the ways that the...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
A Holistic Approach to Homesteading
Pressing Bits of Sunshine: Art of Flower Pressing
The art of pressed flowers can be dated as far back as 16th century Japan in an arrangement called Oshibana. And even today, most will agree that there is just something so sweet and sentimental about a single dried flower or a whole arrangement. Through my own trial and error, I have found this technique to be a great way to start one’s pressed flower endeavors.
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Nov 4, 2023
- 4 min
Pressing Bits of Sunshine
The art of pressed flowers can be dated as far back as 16th century Japan in an arrangement called Oshibana. And even today, most will...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Dec 18, 2022
- 4 min
Reactivating Dehydrated Sourdough Starter
If you have purchased or have been gifted a dehydrated sourdough starter or have made your own dehydrated sourdough, this is a quick...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Jan 24, 2022
- 4 min
Mineral Veggie Salt: A Healthier Alternative to Table Salt
Every summer, and towards the middle of September, I take the summer’s bounty of my garden vegetables, and either can them for my kitchen...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Jan 22, 2022
- 4 min
Herbal Honey Infusion with dried Elderberries: A Winter Pantry Staple
Many people know the health benefits of raw honey. Honey has been used in ancient medicine, as a sweetener for beverages, for baking,...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Jan 1, 2022
- 4 min
Calendula Salve: An All-Purpose Herbal Salve
This homemade calendula salve recipe is made from infused calendula apricot oil. You can learn how to make calendula infused oil by...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Oct 31, 2021
- 4 min
Pumpkin Pie Ice Cream
When September comes around, it's all about the pumpkin: breads, rolls, cookies, soups, and of course, pie! But one of the best autumn...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
Old-Fashioned Wood Stove Top Zucchini Bread
When the summer's bounty of zucchini rolls in, I like to freeze the shredded zucchini for winter time baking. I have adapted this recipe...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Oct 11, 2021
- 3 min
Rustic Rice Pudding: With Leftover Rice
I have fond memories eating rice pudding when I was growing up. My dad loved it and my mom made it frequently during the winter months....
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Rustic Cast Iron Gingerbread
I love this old-fashioned gingerbread recipe. For those of us who like to challenge themselves and bake on their wood stove, bake from...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 23, 2021
- 4 min
Ladies Ease Tea
Many women struggle with inflammation, increased stress, fatigue, bladder issues, nausea and irritable bowels with their menstrual...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 23, 2021
- 3 min
Hearty Mountain Flap Jacks With Blue Cornmeal
This is one of the most nutritious, hearty flap jacks you will ever make! Have you baked with blue cornmeal before? Are you looking for a...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 19, 2021
- 6 min
Homemade Beef Jerky: A Survival Food
What are the benefits to making your own homemade beef jerky? Making homemade beef jerky is just one effective and efficient way to...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 18, 2021
- 5 min
Huckleberry Ice Cream: Berry Lover's Most Wanted
Huckleberries are highly sought after towards the end of summer in the Northwest. In Montana, so many huckleberry creations, like syrup,...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 18, 2021
- 3 min
How to Make Leek Powder: Preserving a Superfood
Leeks are a member of the allium family (garlic and onions). They are considered a "super food", meaning they are high in nutrients....
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 12, 2021
- 5 min
A Jar of Sunshine: How to make infused Calendula Oil
Extracting the beneficial, medicinal, and botanical properties from herbs into carrier oils is one of the many ways to start your herbal...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 11, 2021
- 3 min
Garden Egg Bake
Do you have a large family and need an easy, nutritious dish that will give you at least two meals? Do you need a large meal for a...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 10, 2021
- 3 min
Loaded Mountain Trail Mix
I make this trail mix with hunting season in mind. It's a great trail mix for those of us who hike out in the woods all day hunting and...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 8, 2021
- 3 min
Three Sisters Garden Tea
My three favorite herbs, Rosemary, Sage and Peppermint, grow beautifully in my garden. There has been a lot of tea parties in my home,...
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Mountain Girls Homestead
- Aug 7, 2021
- 3 min
Nourishing Kefir Smoothie
This rich, nutritious packed smoothie is made with blackberries, banana and fresh kefir milk. Kefir milk is loaded with nutrition, from...
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