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How to Make a Christmas Gift Basket: DIY Handmade Ideas with Pantry & Herbal Goodies

Every year, I barter a gift basket for our Christmas tree. It’s one of my very favorite traditions — not just because of the tree, but because I get to gather goodies, thrift for a creative container, and doll it up to look festive. Some baskets I make are for individuals — a teacher, a friend, o...

Using What You Have: Simple Pantry Gifts for Last-Minute Giving + Instant Chai Mix

It seems I am always missing one person right near Christmas. Maybe the gift did not arrive on time. Maybe there is a last-minute invitation, and I suddenly need a hostess gift. Or maybe I simply forgot someone in the busyness of December. What is a homesteader to do? Dive into the pantry, of c...

Christmas Shortbread Cookies with Earl Grey, Matcha & Lavender

There’s something about a plate of buttery shortbread and a hot cup of tea that feels like slowing down at the farmhouse table. Around the holidays, it becomes even more special. I started experimenting with tea in shortbread a over a decade ago, and now these cookies have become a tradition fo...

DIY Cinnamon Applesauce Ornaments for a Cozy, Old-World Christmas

There’s something special about preparing for Christmas in a way that’s both simple and steeped in tradition. Advent has always been my favorite time of year — a time to prepare our hearts and homes for the coming of the Savior. And when Christmas finally arrives, there’s nothing that warms my he...

How to Make Cozy Dairy-Free Hot Chocolate Recipes Without the Sugar Overload

Around the farm, hot cocoa is more than just a sweet treat—it's a warm hug in a mug. It starts our slow winter mornings, warms us after feeding the animals, and makes the perfect evening treat around the fire. But if you were raised on those little packets of powdered mix and chalky marshmallows,...

How to Make Your House Smell Like Christmas Naturally | DIY Simmer Pot Recipe

There’s something wonderful about walking into a home that smells like Christmas. The first time I ever made a simmer pot was when I was a young mom, just learning how to cook from scratch. A pot of orange peels and cinnamon sticks gently simmering on the stove became part of that journey—a humb...

DIY Herbal Lip Balm for Winter | Calendula & Tallow Recipes

The first time I made my own lip balm, I felt like I’d uncovered one of homemaking’s best-kept secrets: it’s easy, it’s fun, and it actually works. Lip balm was one of my very first herbal DIY projects—partly because I was already using so much of it! Once I learned what was actually in those li...

Spiced Cranberry Orange Wassail (Alcohol-Free) | Cozy Winter Recipe

Warm up the holiday season with this Spiced Cranberry Orange Wassail recipe, a cozy and alcohol-free twist on a traditional Christmas punch that’s full of festive flavor and symbolic meaning. When I think of wassail, I always think of the Feast of Saint Nicholas on December 6th. When I convert...

Grow & Use Hawthorn Berries: Tea, Tincture & Heart Benefits

Discover how to make an herbal hawthorn berry tea recipe, explore heart-supportive benefits, and craft a homemade tincture with this wintery, homegrown herbal guide rooted in slow living. When winter comes, the leaves are gone and hawthorn looks bare except for its poky branches and those brig...

Old-Fashioned DIY Cough Syrup with Honey and Kitchen Herbs (No Elderberry or Apothecary Needed)

On the farm, our go-to is usually a wild cherry bark syrup I keep on hand for the colder months. But let’s be honest—there are times when the kids are coughing, and I realize I haven’t brewed a fresh batch yet. That’s when I head to the kitchen and grab what’s already there: honey, garlic, onion,...