Author: Katie Shaw

Katie Shaw lives in Virginia with her husband, three daughters, chocolate lab, and over thirty chickens. She loves creating simple tutorials for sourdough, bread, and soap. Her recipes, articles, and YouTube videos reach millions of people per year.

overhead view of sourdough cake with vanilla frosting in 13 x 9 pan.

Sourdough Vanilla Cake

grid of 4 chicken sheet pan dinners

17 Super Easy Chicken Sheet Pan Dinners for Busy Weeknights

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The 5 Best Dual-Purpose Chicken Breeds And the Trouble With All Of Them

7 Strategies For Living With Less (And Loving It Even More Than More)

finished dish with lemon slices on top.

Lemon Spinach Parmesan Chicken (30 Minutes)

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How to Stock Your Pantry for a Year (With a Printable List)

binder with free home printables in pink floral design.

Free Home Binder Printables That Are Actually Pretty

7 Beautiful and Simple Free Printable Savings Trackers To Keep You Motivated

7 Beautiful and Simple Free Printable Savings Trackers To Keep You Motivated

A snowy path leading to a house with warm lights in the windows.

5 Simple Steps to Get Your Home Ready for Winter

stacked mason jars of home canned pizza sauce

Pizza Sauce for Canning: How to Make It

close up view of buttercream thumbprint cookies on rack.

Buttercream-Filled Thumbprint Cookies

Lunch containers with sandwiches and fruit lined up in front of paper bags.

Realistic Meal Prep for Homemakers: Because Feeding People Shouldn’t Be This Hard

frosted fried doughnuts with sprinkles.

Old-Fashioned Yeast Doughnuts (Fried)

marble counter with printed weekly planner.

8.5 x 11 Weekly Planner Printables

fried shrimp is buttery pepper sauce.

Wild West Shrimp Recipe

grid of 6 images showing lemon filling recipes.

Bright & Beautiful: 11 Recipes with Lemon Pie Filling

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Soft and Chewy Christmas M&M Cookies

sliced loaf of round sourdough bread with cinnamon swirl.

Cinnamon Sugar Sourdough Boule

packed of yeast directly added to mixing bowl.

You Don’t Need to Activate Yeast. Ever. (I’ll Prove It.)

jar of canned christmas jam surrounded by berries and orange.

Christmas Jam (Cranberry, Orange & Spices)

27 Charmingly Old Fashioned Christmas Decorating Ideas {For 2025}

27 Charmingly Old Fashioned Christmas Decorating Ideas {For 2025}

31 Cottagecore Paint Colors to Transform Your Home Into a Storybook Retreat

small house lit up at night.

Leaning Into Minimalism (Without Changing Your Whole Personality)

bowl of finished vanilla cream filling.

Vanilla Cream Filling

How to Create a Cottagecore Dining Room: Elements for a Timeless Feel

How to Create a Cottagecore Dining Room: Elements for a Timeless Feel

close up view of deep fried potato wedges.

Deep-Fried Potato Wedges

framed christmas watercolor on marble background.

Old Fashioned Christmas Wall Art Printables (6 Watercolor Images to Choose From)

stack of frosted cookies with sprinkles.

Old-Fashioned Sugar Cookies (Roll Out)

jars of home canned salsa.

Lila’s Famous Salsa (Canning Recipe)

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6 Gorgeous Farmhouse Watercolor Images {Free Printable Wall Art}

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Jam Jam Cookies: A Easy Vintage Recipe

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Timeless Homemade Bread Recipes

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Printable Recipe Cards {10 Free + Beautiful Varieties}

finished hawaiian rolls on cooling rack

Super Soft Hawaiian Rolls

A variety of old-fashioned Christmas decorations, featuring vintage spool ornaments, clove-studded oranges, felt Christmas tree ornaments, pinecone wreaths, cinnamon stick Santas, dried apple wreaths, festive cookie decorations, pom-pom garlands, wooden slice ornaments, cinnamon stick-wrapped candles, dried orange slices, and greenery with silver baubles.

27 Easy Old-Fashioned Christmas Decor Ideas You’ll Love to Make

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Vintage Botanical Printables

Soft Buttermilk Bread

Soft Buttermilk Bread

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7 Ways to Stop Wasting Time at Home

shea butter soap finished on blue wood board

Rich and Moisturizing Shea Butter Soap Recipe You Can Make at Home

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7 Bread Baking Tips That Will Transform Your Loaves {But Really}