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Milk Glass Home & Kitchen – Simple Homemade Recipes & Food Preservation Guides
Welcome to my suburban homestead, where I bring old-fashioned skills to the next generation.
With years of experience working in local food systems, including managing a local farmers market and working on multiple small farms, I’ve seen firsthand just how beautiful a slow, seasonal, community-oriented life can be.
Now, I help home cooks bring that same rhythm into their own kitchens.
From canning and dehydrating to milling fresh grains and baking sourdough, I’m passionate about preserving food traditions, reducing waste, and making wholesome, from-scratch recipes easier than ever.
Here, you’ll find food preservation guides, seasonal desserts, nourishing side dishes, and wholesome homemade meals all designed to help you cook with the seasons and build a self-sufficient pantry. If you’ve been craving a simpler, more intentional way to cook and eat, you’re in the right place!
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Hi, I’m Rachael!
I’m a self-taught home cook and avid gardener who started Milk Glass Home & Kitchen in 2020 as a way to share my seasonal recipes, food preservation projects, and sourdough creations.
Every recipe is made from scratch in my kitchen, and I always have a few too many projects going on at any time. I love reviving old-fashioned skills, like canning, dehydrating, and milling grains, and sharing them with the world!
Seasonal Slow Food Recipes
As a passionate home cook, I love to share seasonal recipes to help you explore your own creativity in the kitchen! The best part is that you don’t need a ton of space to bake the best apple crisp or even start canning!
I’m especially passionate about using homegrown or seasonal ingredients and preserving food. These are a great way to look at your ingredients differently and preserve fresh flavors for later!
Spring Recipes
Savor the tender greens and delicate flavors of spring with these seasonal recipes.
Summer Recipes
Fill your plates with the brightest and freshest flavors of summer.
Fall Recipes
Enjoy summer’s bounty with heirloom tomatoes, peppers, squash and more.
Winter Recipes
Cozy up with the hearty squashes, roots, and greens of winter.
Intentional Self-Sufficient Living
helpful guides
scone recipes
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Recipe Index
The best way to meet Milk Glass Home & Kitchen is to see all of our recipes in one place. Whether you’re into making your own extracts or liqueurs, want to learn how to work with freshly milled flour, or are itching to use up your favorite seasonal produce, you’ll find everything right here.
Summer Recipes
As the temperatures rise, the harvest rolls in. Make the most of summer’s abundance, like juicy heirloom tomatoes and fresh berries, in these seasonal recipes.
Fall Recipes
Craving the warm, cozy flavors of fall? Cue everything apple, pumpkin, root veggies, winter squash, and more!
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Setting Up a Self-Sufficient Pantry
Ditch the store-bought ingredients and make your own nut butters, extracts, syrups, and so much more.
Food Preservation
Preserve the harvest to enjoy all year long with these recipes! Learn how to freeze, dehydrate, can, and infuse everything from the garden and beyond.
Freshly Milled Grains & Sourdough Favorites
Break out the grain mill and your sourdough starter! These recipes use natural leaveners or fresh flour, yet are easy enough to make in your home kitchen.
From Scratch Baking
Enjoy homemade scones, muffins, and more made with simple pantry staples and fresh, seasonal ingredients. No boxed mixes here!
Latest from the Blog
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Savoring Summer: Slow Rhythms for the Seasonal Homesteader
Embrace a slower pace this summer with simple rituals and grounding practices to help you savor the season. Whether you’re feeling frazzled or just ready to unwind, these slow summer tips will help you reconnect and recharge.
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Homemade Strawberry Simple Syrup
Made with just three ingredients, this strawberry simple syrup is about as easy as it gets. Unlike strawberry sauce, it’s intended to be used as a flavorful liquid sweetener in your favorite drinks. Think strawberry lemonade, green tea, sodas, and more. Perfect for all your summer entertaining!
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Fresh Strawberry Snack Cake with Strawberry Whipped Cream
This tender and buttery vanilla cake tastes like shortcake, making it the perfect match for fresh strawberries. Top with a colorful pink strawberry whipped cream and loads of fresh berries for the creamiest, dreamiest strawberry snack cake. It’s the best way to end any summer meal!
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Homemade Strawberry Whipped Cream
Fresh berries elevate regular homemade whipped cream with a burst of pure berry flavor. This strawberry whipped cream is thick, fluffy, and infused with real strawberries for its bold berry flavor and pretty pink color. I usually serve it as a frosting for my Strawberry Snack Cake, but it’s the perfect berry-infused topping for countless cakes, cupcakes, and more!
Slow living
Ready to simplify and slow down? These posts about slow living and simple living are will help you do that in no time!
