Use this herbal low carb macaroons recipe for a light and airy treat as summer descends upon us. We chose scented geraniums and lemon verbena for this recipe, but you can use any herbal combination you want! 
Tag: Healthy Treat
Healthy Treat
Healthy Treat tags will take you to articles here at Homestead Lady that are recipes for desserts and other sweet treats that are made with only wholesome ingredients. We never include ingredients like corn syrup or other processed sugars, margarine, highly processed grains or synthetic dyes. Instead, we will help you craft a healthy kitchen based on whole foods principles:
- whole, properly processed grains – including fermentation like sourdough
- real, quality fats like animal lards, whole milk butters and rich oils
- a variety of vegetables and fruits
- alternatives diets like Paleo, Keto, gluten-free and others
We firmly believe that healthy treats can be made and enjoyed by all homestead families.
Herbal Flower and Rose Syrup
Do you have a recipe that includes rose water or rose syrup and you’d like to make your own? Have you gone foraging and now have edible and herbal flower specimens like honeysuckle and clover that you’d like to use? Here is a simple recipe for an edible flower syrup that you can use in so many different ways.
3 Quick Ways to Preserve Grapes
If you end up with a lot of fresh table grapes that you’d like to deal with quickly so they don’t spoil, read on! Here are three quick ways to preserve grapes in order of time consumption and hassle for the busy homesteader and DIYer.
Spring Flower Natural Confetti Cake
If you need a confetti cake for that special birthday or tea party, but don’t want all the commercial dyes and sugars, this spring flower natural confetti cake recipe is for you! Foraged spring flowers add just the right pizzaz to this natural confetti cake!
Wildflower Violet Popcorn
Have extra edible flowers on hand? Made some some sugared violets for a cake and have some left over? Don’t toss them! Make this family-friendly violet popcorn and make your movie night a thing of elegance. 
5-Step Low Carb Sugared Violets
If you’re inspired to make sugared violets every spring, but are trying to watch your carbs, here’s a simple solution for you: low carb sugared violets! This process is so simple that even the kids can help out. You should be enjoying low carb sugared violets in just a few days with these 5 steps!
Natural Moon Sand Recipe – A Family Valentine’s Day Activity
On our homestead, Valentine’s Day is a family affair full of special traditions, healthy treats and fun crafts like homemade Valentine’s Day cards and this homemade natural moon sand. This recipe has no flour, no powdered drink mix dye and no yucky ingredients.
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Chocolate Honey Pooh Day Cake
Cast off the doldrums of these gray, January days by celebrating Winnie the Pooh Day with your family! From crafts to family reading time to this Chocolate Honey Pooh Day Cake recipe, this is the prefect time to take a break on the homestead this winter. Bonus, this recipe is grain-free, refined-sugar free and Paleo friendly! Continue reading “Chocolate Honey Pooh Day Cake”
Holiday Keto Fat Bomb: The “Sugar Plum”
Who says Keto can’t be festive?! Here’s a simple recipe for a modern twist of the traditional confection, the sugar plum. Using coconut and pomegranate, this holiday Keto fat bomb recipe is sure to please. Continue reading “Holiday Keto Fat Bomb: The “Sugar Plum””
Dehydrated Pumpkin – A Pie Recipe
Pumpkin is a great vegetable to preserve whether you’re overwintering in a pantry, canning chunks or dehydrating chips or pumpkin leather. It’s so versatile in your food storage program! For space saving and ease of use, I really enjoy dehydrating a lot of my pumpkin harvest. Let me show you how to dehydrate pumpkin AND make a pie out it. Continue reading “Dehydrated Pumpkin – A Pie Recipe”
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