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DIY – Make it Yourself

Learn the secrets to make pantry staples in your own kitchen. From Homemade Brown Sugar to Homemade Sugar-Free Coffee Creamer to Homemade Vanilla Extract you’ll find simple DIY recipes to up your from-scratch game.

2 balls of whole wheat pizza dough on a white board with tomatoes, basil, and olive oil.

Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe

a beige bowl of fried shallots.

Fried Shallots

a glass bowl filled with mayonnaise mixed with pesto, with basil and cheese on the white board.

Pesto Mayo

4 jars of different kinds of dehydrated potatoes stacked in front of a white tile background.

Dehydrating Potatoes

a small jar of vegan pesto with almonds and a grey cloth

Vegan Pesto

a small dish of homemade seafood seasoning and white bowl with grilled shrimp.

Seafood Seasoning

a copper bowl of dried chopped chives on a white board with a purple chive blossom.

Drying Chives

a white bowl of dried lime slices on a marble board with whole and halved limes.

Drying Limes

dry burger rub seasoning in a bowl.

Best Seasoning For Burgers

a glass bottle of blackberry simple syrup with a glass of syrup and sparkling water with a gold straw.

Blackberry Simple Syrup

a glass jar of peach compote on a white board with a spoon and cinnamon sticks.

Peach Compote

a half-pint canning jar of jalapeño simple syrup with a glass of sparkling water and jalapeños on a white board.

Jalapeño Simple Syrup

4 jars of peach freezer jam with fresh peaches and mint on a white board.

Peach Freezer Jam

a white bowl with pine nut free pesto, tomatoes, and bread sticks.

Pesto Without Pine Nuts

a wooden bowl full of dried rosemary.

How to Dry Rosemary

a glass bottle with strawberry simple syrup with fresh strawberries and a glass behind it.

Strawberry Simple Syrup

stacked jars of strawberry freezer jam with fresh strawberries on a white board.

Strawberry Freezer Jam

a bottle of lavender syrup in front of a glass of sparkling water with mint.

Lavender Simple Syrup

a silicone container of frozen peas.

How to Freeze Peas

Various seasonings for making whole30 taco seasoning in a wooden bowl

Gluten-Free Taco Seasoning

Paleo Granola {Vegan, Gluten-Free}

Drying Oregano

a jar of whole30 bbq sauce with garlic and parsley

Sugar Free Barbeque Sauce

a spoon with gluten-free cheese sauce over a saucepan

Gluten-Free Cheese Sauce