Your friends and family will love these soft sourdough potato rolls. They are such a treat warm with butter and jam and are only subtly sour. They are perfect for holiday dinners or special occasions, and they aren’t difficult to make from scratch.

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In a culture that so often pushes for early academics, do we feel pressured to begin homeschool lessons too soon? Do we push our children beyond their developmental readiness? I recently talked with 15 homeschool moms who delayed formal education until their children were age 6 or older. I discovered why they chose to wait on academics and how this decision affected their children.

If you love warm, fresh kettle corn at the fair or farmer’s market, you’ll love learning how to make old fashioned kettle corn at home! It’s so easy to make with simple ingredients, and such a special treat.

I’m excited to share this recipe for lacto-fermented sliced jalapeno peppers. Lacto-fermenting by preserving vegetables in a salt-water brine is a useful, old-fashioned homemaking skill to learn. The process is actually so easy and satisfying to do at home, and no canning is required.

If you want to know how to make lip balm at home with natural ingredients, then you’ll love this natural lip balm recipe! I’ve made this again and again, and it is so easy! You only need four ingredients: beeswax, shea butter, coconut oil, and peppermint essential oil.

Whether you’ve started homeschooling more recently, or you’ve been at it for multiple years now, it can be so beneficial to take a step back now and then and evaluate how things are going. Believe it or not, two simple questions can really put everything into perspective, get you on the right track, and help you to avoid homeschooling burnout on the front end!