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.

sealed jar of salsa verde with lime wedge in front.

Salsa Verde for Canning (With Roasted Tomatillos)

Monterey chicken served on a white plate.

One-Pan Monterey Chicken (Bacon + Barbecue Sauce)

sealed jar of black bean and corn salsa with a lime wedge and jalapeno in the background.

Pressure Canned Black Bean and Corn Salsa (My Go-To Recipe)

Sliced Italian-style sub sandwiches on a wooden cutting board, garnished with olives on toothpicks, served with potato chips.

Party Sub Sandwiches (Easy + Make Ahead)

sealed jar of elderberry syrup with piece of ginger and spices in front.

Homemade Elderberry Syrup with Cinnamon, Ginger, and Clove (With Canning Instructions)

A close-up of a jar filled with pear preserves, sealed with a metal lid, with pears and spices in the background.

Classic Spiced Pear Preserves

grid of 12 easy to make recipes for dinner

34 Truly Easy Dinner Recipes

Set of six framed vintage bird illustrations arranged vertically on a light wall. Each frame features a different bird with botanical elements.

Vintage Bird Wall Art Printables

sealed jar of peach preserves with cinnamon sticks in-front.

Peach Preserves with Cinnamon (Canning Recipe)

Jars of homemade cherry pie filling with two fresh cherries in front.

Homemade Cherry Pie Filling (Water Bath Canning Recipe)

Close-up of golden-brown sourdough scones with chocolate chips on a cooling rack.

Tender + Flaky Sourdough Scones (3 Ways!)

jars of pineapple mango salsa with lime wedges nearby.

Bright, Fresh, and Slightly Spicy: How To Can Pineapple Mango Salsa

finished sourdough chocolate loaf on cooling rack.

Double Chocolate Sourdough Bread

close up of bbq chicken salad all mixed with dressing on top.

Southwest Barbecue Chicken Salad with Creamy Cilantro Ranch

overhead view of dark purple homemade bbq sauce in white dish.

Black Cherry Barbecue Sauce (For Pork + Chicken)

apricot barbecue sauce in a mason jar, with a spoon lifting some of the sauce.

Apricot Barbecue Sauce

sealed mason jars of bone broth on cloth.

How to Pressure Can Bone Broth for a Frugal + Practical Pantry

grid of 6 holiday themed recipes using sourdough starter.

You’ll Love These 17 Christmas Sourdough Recipes

What is Zero-Based Budgeting? An Overview in Plain English

plate of chicken drumsticks covered in barbecue sauce.

Barbecue Chicken Drumsticks

Close-up of a golden-brown muffin with a sugar topping, nestled in a floral-patterned paper liner.

Fresh Strawberry Sourdough Muffins

close up of cooked ribs with sauce, sliced up.

Fall-Off-the-Bone Baby Back Ribs (Oven to Grill Method)

Orange Marmalade for Canning

Orange Marmalade for Canning

Close-up of a sliced loaf of Sourdough Farmhouse White Sandwich Bread on a wooden cutting board.

Heritage Farmhouse White Sourdough Bread

Jars of homemade blackberry pie filling on a wooden table surrounded by fresh blackberries.

How to Make Sweet-Tart Blackberry Pie Filling

cream pie on small plate with bite missing

Cool & Creamy Vanilla Cream Pie with a Graham Cracker Crust

Close-up of a hot dog topped with chili, mustard, and chopped onions on a bun.

8-Ingredient Hot Dog Chili

Close-up of baked sourdough discard crackers topped with everything seasoning.

No-Roll Sourdough Crackers

cast iron pan filled with skillet dinner of sausage, peppers, zucchini, squash, and potatoes.

Smoked Sausage and Zucchini Skillet with Garlic and Butter

tomatoes on tea towel with wter droplets.

How to Grow the Best Tomatoes (Plus 2 Things to Never Do)

Freshly baked soft sourdough dinner rolls in a baking dish, golden brown and fluffy.

The Softest Sourdough Dinner Rolls

three bars of pink soap stacked on marble counter

How to Make the Best Cold Process Soap: Super Moisturizing and High Lather

purple and red zinnias in garden

How to Grow Zinnias From Seed

How to Host A Cooke Swap: Our Favorite Fun + Frugal Party

How to Host A Cooke Swap: Our Favorite Fun + Frugal Party

A watercolor painting of a charming kitchen with shelves displaying floral-patterned dishes, a window with light blue curtains, and potted flowers on the windowsill.

How To Create a Custom Cleaning Schedule That’s Simple and Realistic

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50 Next-Level Frugal Tips That Actually Save You Money

Freshly baked cream cheese cookies dusted with powdered sugar on a cooling rack.

Cream Cheese Cookies

grid of 4 country style breakfasts.

24 Farmhouse Breakfast Recipes to Start Your Day Right

How to Use Sourdough Starter in Any Recipe

How to Use Sourdough Starter in Any Recipe

bubbly sourdough starter in jar

All About Sourdough Starter (Make It, Use It, Maintain It)