June 10, 2026
Labneh
Cheese Making

Labneh

The following recipe is for making Labneh and is inspired by Labneh, Recipe and Illustrations by David Fankhauser and How To Make Arabic Labneh! طريقة عمل كرات اللبنة – by Easylife by LebanonEasyLife. Labneh is a Lebanese soft cheese made from yogurt. See my posts Yogurt: Four Quarts and Yogurt: Two Quarts for instructions on how to make […]

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Yogurt: Four Quarts
Cheese Making

Yogurt: Four Quarts

The following recipe makes four quarts of yogurt and originally appeared on Yogurt Making, Illustrated by David Fankhauser. The two quart version of the recipe can be found here. Ingredients 1 gallon fresh milk 1 cup plain yogurt (for starter) Equipment Double boiler or heavy pot with lid, 8 quart capacity Four quart jars with […]

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Yogurt: Two Quarts
Cheese Making

Yogurt: Two Quarts

The following recipe makes two quarts of yogurt and originally appeared on Yogurt Making: Two Quarts by David Fankhauser. The four quart version of the recipe can be found here. Ingredients 1/2 gallon fresh milk 1/2 cup plain yogurt (for starter) Equipment Double boiler or heavy pot with lid, 8 quart capacity Five pint jars with […]

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Fermented Jalapeño Hot Sauce
Fermenting, Homesteading

Fermented Jalapeño Hot Sauce

Fermented Jalapeño Hot Sauce is done! Get the original recipe here. Ingredients 2 cups non-chlorinated water 1 1/2 tablespoons pickling salt 3/4 pounds Jalapenos, seeded if desired, roughly chopped 1/2 pound celery heart, leaves included, finely diced 1 cup onion (1 medium onion), small diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon coriander seeds Equipment One quart […]

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Peanut Butter
Homesteading

Peanut Butter

We decided to grow peanuts this year. We just had a small plot of them that was about four square feet. I did not clean them up right away and some of them actually started to sprout in the bag. I decided to roast them and make peanut butter out of them. I washed off […]

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