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.

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11 Things to Stop Buying and Start Making

collage of summer kitchen items.

Summer Kitchen Essentials

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Tried and True Dinner Recipes

sourdough bread bowl hollowed out.

Homemade Sourdough Bread Bowls

raspberry peach sweet tea in glasses and pitcher with straws and lemon wedges.

Easy Raspberry Peach Sweet Tea (Made with Real Fruit!)

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11 Pretty & Practical Spring Projects for the Homestead

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So You Want to Live on One Income (Here’s the Truth)

The Easiest Way to Make Real Butter at Home (Without a Churn)

The Easiest Way to Make Real Butter at Home (Without a Churn)

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Chili Cornbread Casserole

screened in porch with plants.

Creating Guest Spaces That Feel Like Home

finished loaf of muffuletta bread on cooling rack.

Muffuletta Bread Recipe

A grid of four framed spring landscape watercolor paintings with soft pastel tones and blooming scenes, displayed on a patterned background.

Spring Landscape Wall Art Printables

three flank steak tacos lined up vertically.

Marinated Flank Steak Tacos (Easy + Fresh)

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Spring Farmhouse Desserts

A group of four framed illustrations—songbird, chipmunk, rabbit, and ducklings—arranged symmetrically over a light floral wallpaper.

Cottagecore Nursery Printable Wall Art

wheat rolls clustered together.

Bread Machine Whole Wheat Rolls

How to Make an Austerity Budget

How to Make an Austerity Budget

Old-Fashioned Butterscotch Cookies

Old-Fashioned Butterscotch Cookies

How To Can Sweet Potatoes

How To Can Sweet Potatoes

chocolate chip bread loaf cut at end to show inside.

Chocolate Chip Sourdough Quick Bread

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A Spring Preserving Guide: Your Kitchen From March to June

sourdough biscuit filled with jam.

Sourdough Discard Biscuits

8 seeded multigrain sourdough rolls lined up.

Everyday Seeded Sourdough Rolls

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How to Make Your Home Cozy for Spring (Little, Beautiful Things That Make a Difference)

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Crispy Baked Beef Chimichangas

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Make Your Own Apple Cider Vinegar

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Christmas Prosecco Sangria with Fruit and Spices

A colored-in Nativity Scene coloring page featuring Mary, baby Jesus, angels, and animals, shown with colored pencils on a wooden table.

Nativity Scene Coloring Pages (Free Printable)

watercolor of a small house lit from within on a snowy night.

Making Your Home Cozy After Christmas: Simple Ways to Keep the Warmth

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Creamy Peanut Butter Fudge

rows of dark bars of vanilla soap.

Vanilla Cold-Process Soap Recipe

Italian Butter Cookies (Filled with Jam + Chocolate Dipped)

Italian Butter Cookies (Filled with Jam + Chocolate Dipped)

sugar dusted gingerbread bundt cake cut to reveal insde.

Gingerbread Bundt Cake

A snow-covered village with Christmas trees, wreaths, and festive storefronts.

9 Real and Simple Ways to Have an Old-Fashioned Christmas This Year

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Meatloaf with Barbecue Sauce (My Favorite)

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Easy Sourdough Cornbread

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Sourdough Discard Pretzel Bites

farmhouse at dusk lit from within.

The Heart of Homemaking: A Guide for Beginners

A collage featuring various sandwich recipes for a crowd.

17 Sandwich Recipes To Feed a Crowd

honey wheat bread loaf with two slices cut.

Bread Machine Honey Wheat Bread