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Welcome to Milk Glass Home!
This blog takes you behind the scenes in my suburban homestead. Here, I share tips to help anyone, anywhere, live a more self-sufficient lifestyle. You’ll find lots of tips, recipes, and projects to help you slow down and live with the seasons.
I love sharing food preservation recipes, desserts, tasty side dishes, and delicious home-cooked meals to help you nourish your family!
Slow down and live within your means with my slow living tips and DIY projects. They’ll help you live in alignment with the seasons and get hands-on at the same time.
If you’ve been craving a slower, more self-sufficient lifestyle, you’re in the right place!
Hi, I’m Rachael!
I’m a passionate home cook and avid gardener from western Washington who loves to help people reclaim old-fashioned skills, like cooking from scratch, preserving the harvest, and living with the seasons.
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
Suburban Homesteading
Learn how to live a slower, more self-sufficient life with these DIY recipes, gardening projects, and more!
Spring Recipes
Ready for some signs of spring? Break out the spring greens, herbs, edible flowers, and more in this collection of delicious spring recipes.
Infusing Projects
Add extra flavor to your next batch of simple syrup, vodka, sugar, and more with these infusing projects!
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.
Summer Recipes
Make the most of the harvest with these summer recipes! Find great food preservation projects, baked goods, simple meals, and more.
Make your own custom recipe binder!
Preserve your family’s most cherished recipes for posterity with this printable, editable recipe binder! There are customizable category pages, binder covers, labels, and two recipe card templates, all set in a timeless, rustic style.
It would make a wonderful gift to share with your family!
Latest from the Blog
Easy 2 Ingredient Truffles (Dark Chocolate Truffles Recipe)
With their crisp chocolate shell and creamy chocolate filling, these simple 2 ingredient truffles are one of the most delicious desserts!
Easy Black Cherry Syrup Recipe for Sodas & Cocktails
Add a rich, sweet flavor and deep crimson color to your favorite drinks and desserts with this easy cherry syrup recipe!
Dehydrating Pears: How to Dry Pears for Long-Term Storage
Enjoy the deliciously chewy and naturally sweet flavor of dehydrated pears. It’s a nutritious snack that will quickly become a new family-favorite!
Homemade Brown Sugar Lemonade Recipe (Perfect for Summer!)
Beat the heat on a hot summer day with a refreshing glass of brown sugar lemonade! The rich flavor of brown sugar takes it over the top!
Easy Homemade Vanilla Bean Simple Syrup Recipe
This easy vanilla simple syrup recipe tastes way better than the store-bought stuff, yet only uses three simple ingredients. Great for drinks!
Super Easy Homemade Lavender Simple Syrup Recipe
This homemade lavender simple syrup recipe is the easiest way to add a sweet, floral flavor to your favorite lemonades, sodas, 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!