New Recipes

There is a place for sourdough, freshly milled flour, long ferments, and beautiful artisan loaves. And then there is the bread you make because you look at the simmering soup pot at 2pm and think, warm bread would be awfully nice with dinner. This is the very bread recipe I’ve responded to that thought with […]

If you bake with freshly milled flour, I’ve included my notes and substitutions below. There comes a point every summer when zucchini stops feeling like a vegetable and starts feeling like a responsibility. If you grow it, you know what I’m talking about. A few cute little squash become armloads seemingly overnight, and suddenly there […]

Every summer we grow enough basil to make a double, or even a quadruple, batch of this pesto. Before each growing season comes to a close, the freezer is filled with bright green little jars of pesto ready for simple weeknights, everyday lunches, last-minute appetizers, or even specialty dishes for the holidays. This recipe is […]

Hi, I'm Heather!

Homemaker, writer of daily life, protector of quiet mornings, grower of food, sugarmaker. I tend hearth, home, and land in northern Vermont. Part of my work in this world has been creating online gathering places for women to connect and enjoy life’s simple pleasures. It’s nice to connect with you, l am grateful you are here.

Hearth & Home

Weekly lessons on all things related to homemaking, growing and preserving food, family herbalism, preparedness and homesteading.
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Settle in and make yourself at home. Here you will find from scratch recipes from my kitchen to yours. For everyday musings, please visit me on Instagram. Would you like a little more info? You can do that here.

Hearth & Home

Weekly lessons on all things related to homemaking, growing and preserving food, family herbalism, preparedness and homesteading.