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.

Spinach Dip with Parmesan Topping

Spinach Dip with Parmesan Topping

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Waiting for a Homestead: Build a Beautiful Life Right Where You Are

How To Lay Out Your Homestead So It’s Beautiful and Efficient

A freshly baked Ham and Hashbrown Breakfast Casserole in a white baking dish, topped with melted cheese and garnished with green onions, ready to be served.

Ham and Hash Brown Casserole

glasses of strawberry sweet tea filled with ice, garnished with lemon slices and mint leaves.

How to Make Southern-Style Strawberry Sweet Tea

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Seasonal Self Care: 16 Simple Ways to Enjoy Every Part of Your Year

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How to Wake Up (Super) Early and Why It Will Absolutely Change Your Life

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5 Simple + Lovely Ways to Make Your Home Cozy in Summer

Angled view of a sliced soft Italian bread loaf with sesame seeds, showcasing the airy interior and golden crust.

Soft Italian Bread

sealed jars of sweet relish on red checkered cloth.

Sweet Cucumber Relish (For Canning)

sealed jars of jalapeno relish lined up and stacked.

Homemade Spicy Jalapeño Relish (For Canning)

strawberry planner printables laid out on blue wooden surface.

Lovely Strawberry Planner Printables

sliced loaf of honey wheat sandwich bread on cutting board.

Honey Wheat Sandwich Bread

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Actionable Tips for Homemakers

A tray of chicken spinach artichoke sliders with a golden crust sprinkled with herbs, highlighting the layers of melted cheese and creamy spinach artichoke filling

Chicken Artichoke Sliders

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Homemade Raspberry Peach Lemonade

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Thick and Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies

A variety of colorful farm-fresh eggs in hues of brown, white, blue, and speckled patterns neatly arranged in a cardboard egg carton on a rustic wooden table with a floral-patterned cloth in the background

How To Clean Farm Fresh Eggs

How to Stock Your Homestead Kitchen for a Self Reliant Home

A collage of four bundt cakes: one with a creamy glaze and pecans, another pink with strawberries, a third drizzled with blueberry icing and topped with fresh blueberries, and a fourth with an intricate white drizzle.

16 Pretty Easter Bundt Cakes

close up of crispy, Cajun seasoned chicken wings.

Crispy Cajun Wings

Pressure canned potatoes in a jar

How to Pressure Can Potatoes

Ten Days to A Simpler Life

Ten Days to A Simpler Life

Close-up of a slice of sourdough carrot cake on a plate, showing a moist crumb with visible flecks of grated carrot and raisins, topped with a smooth layer of cream cheese frosting.

Easy Sourdough Carrot Cake

homemade strawberry ice cream in loaf pan.

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Ice Cream

Easy Blackberry Sourdough Muffins

Easy Blackberry Sourdough Muffins

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Free Easter Bunny Coloring Pages (5 Styles)

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Old-Fashioned Southern Coleslaw That Goes With Everything

Golden brown fried chicken piled on a white plate with blue trim, served alongside a side dish of coleslaw and potato fries in the background.

Buttermilk Deep Fried Chicken

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17 Vintage Cleaning Tips (Still Beautifully Practical Today)

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14 Ways to Have a Perfectly Nostalgic Grandmacore Spring

close up of chicken cacciatore in slow cooker with spoon.

Slow Cooker Chicken Cacciatore

A bowl of White Chicken Chili topped with a generous amount of shredded cheese and cilantro, highlighting the dish's creamy consistency and fresh toppings.

Classic White Chicken Chili Recipe

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How to Be Happy as a Stay-at-Home Mom (Going Deep.)

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7 Lovely Cutting Garden Plans (Sample Layouts + Tips For Your Own)

A jar of homemade strawberry syrup with a metal spoon inside, fresh strawberries and sealed jars in the background on a white surface.

Strawberry Syrup for Canning

a close-up of a single jar of strawberry preserves.

How to Can Old-Fashioned Strawberry Preserves

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14 Fresh & Pretty Ways to Get Your Home Ready for Spring

A rustic wooden tabletop displaying an assortment of printable jam jar labels, both round and rectangular, featuring a red and white gingham pattern and a chicken silhouette for homemade jam

Printable Jam Jar Labels

glass of lemonade filled with ice and garnished with lemon slice and mint leaves.

Old-Fashioned Lemonade You’ll Make All Summer