True believers in Christ are not religious either. The bible tells us not to follow traditions of men and Jesus foight religious hypocrisy. It's a personal relationship with the Lord through the Holy Spriit
You are loved so much that Jesus, God the Son, the Son of God, came, died, was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures!!! 1 Corinthians 15:1-4!! Jesus is real and alive !!! The KJV Bible is true and the inerrant word of God!! Jesus Saves!!! John 3:15-18 Ephesians 2:8-9 Romans 10:9 -13 Believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and you will be Saved!!! Call on Jesus!!! His arms are wide open!!! Run to Him!!!
The women who your boys fall in love with have a very high standard to live up to. I wish I had the time and energy to provide for my family as you do! You are amazing!!!
Jessica. Thank you for mentioning about not letting f e a r influence our sound, prayerful decisions. You'll realize one day how powerful you are and that your direct but calm, plan-ahead wisdom in this Life influenced many thousands of folks AND several generations. Not many people can do that. Blessings to you and yours.
Globally as well! All the way from her little homestead to me a town in England and I’m pretty sure many many many other people in dozens of countries. So inspiring 🥰 Edited to add I ordered a week to view planner today so I can get a better hold on my weekly meal plans and a better cleaning schedule the whole family can follow! I don’t think I’ve ever been excited like this to get a diary and start filling it in 😆
Nothing about your challenge has been boring. I have enjoyed every minute of your informative, educational and entertaining series. I am amazed at your ability to face food allergies and structure your lifestyle to accommodate and prosper for the good of your family. God bless your beautiful family!
My absolute favorite show on homesteading. And believe me, I watch a lot. You are an amazing woman, growing amazing children. I've watched all your videos over and over,hopefully you continue to make them!
I actually love the picture of you holding the baby looking out the window. You are very pretty, just plain and absolutely gorgeous. You have a handsome husband and beautiful kiddos, ALL OF THEM.
I love the intentionality of this challenge, all the multiple benefits, from saving money to learning your family's food needs, to resetting your sense of how amazing a grocery store really is. Thank you for sharing your perspective on this.
Your thumbnail picture touches my heart. I see a baby boy looking into his view saying ' I see my yard mama' and the mama thinking' yep, but I see the world out past our yard' 😔🙏 God be with us 💌
I think you are such a great inspiration to all. I'm a mom of only 3 and have been a stay at home woman for 2 years now, but have recently been trying to be more self sufficient and reducing our waste and spending since we're on one low income. I plan on watching your videos on a daily basis to help to keep me in the frame of mind i need to be in to me going on this new journey. (I found your channel just this morning :))
Your talk at the end of this video was amazing. You really came through with your explanation of homesteading vs Prepping. I'm transitioning from having a pantry mostly from the store to expanding my garden, buying local meat and learning to can. The benefits go way beyond food security. I will be able to provide the highest quality food for my family. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.
You are so inspiring. Although I didn't participate in the challenge, I am making a point of using up what's in the overloaded freezers before I go to the store and buy more. I stick to my grocery list instead of impulse shopping and it has helped a lot. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
Date muffins are amazing! Finely chop a cup full of dates and soak in 2c boiling water, 1c sugar, 1t baking soda and let it soak and go cold. Then stir in an egg, then 1.5c flour and 1.5t baking powder then bake at 300 until even coloured across the top.
I know it's been 5 months since you put out this video but I wanted to thank you for the reminder to not let current events create anxiety in me but let God give me the wisdom to plan. I've been struggling with that very thing. My husband and I are currently saving up to buy a place so we can homestead. In the meantime where we are living we can't garden and am very limited on space for canning so I don't feel good about not having those things and then the anxiety hits. However your reminder and my husband encouraging me to do smaller batches of canning is God's way of providing wisdom and peace. Thank you and God Bless you and your family!
Regarding spinach, I grow regular spinach during the spring. But when I plant my beans, I plant New Zealand Spinach. It grows great through the heat of summer and does not bolt. I am in the mountains of central Pennsylvania, so we have similar weather. I get my seeds from Botanical Interests and Baker Creek has the seeds as well.
There was a short time that my kitchen was very short on supplies where if I wanted to eat I had to come up with something to make. I did not worry becuz those were the best meals to the point as I was sitting I thanked God for this great meal.
I really how you are not afraid to purchase things for convenience, i.e. bread, ground flour, dry cereal, taco shells. So many homesteaders I watch are so rigid and strict w/their kids that it sometimes feels like a person might be a bad mom for doing these things. You are so loving and thoughtful to your whole family and it makes my heart happy! I really enjoyed the pantry challenge and how creative you are in meal planning/preparation. Question: Does Adam take his lunch to work?
In my opinion you’ve had a crazy harvest/preserving time, thanksgiving then Christmas followed by the pantry challenge so I think March should be the month where you can have a few treats of not having to cook from scratch every meal every day. Like a reward for all the hard work it’s nice to have cereal for a day and sandwiches you’ve not had to bake the bread for. Recharges the batteries ready to get back to the normal scratch baking xx
Jessica, I’m definitely going to miss the pantry challenge until next time, I love watching what you make, and that was a great grocery haul coming off of a pantry challenge!! You did fantastic!! May God keep guiding your life and blessing your family.
Thanks Jessica for the past two months I've followed you. Thanks particularly for the message at the end of this video. We can not live in fear if we place our trust in the Lord.
A great meal with cabbage is my favorite, German Skillet. In a skillet put chopped cabbage with chopped onions, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of rice around the cabbage, place ground beef ontop then a can of tomato sauce ontop of everything, salt pepper onion and garlic powder. I pour in about a cup of water. Put a lid on it. Cook on med low for an hour. Dont touch dont look just let cook. Then its done. Its delish!!
Sounds like a cabbage roll with out all the hard work! Love this !! Thank you for sharing . Will be making this. I love cabbage.. we also also fried cabbage so yummy with ham mostly sometimes with steak. I like plane in a blow . ♥️ cook it down as your ham if you choose also great without meat .. when fork tend and a little sugar turn up the heat a little to caramelize and enjoy 😊
@@jerseygirl7327 almost like stuffed cabbage. I love both. Stuffed cabbage we use more like meatloaf mixture to stuff cabbage. But German skillet might be your new favorite!! Let me know if you enjoyed it 😌
You are loved so much that Jesus, God the Son, the Son of God, came, died, was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures!!! 1 Corinthians 15:1-4!! Jesus is real and alive !!! The KJV Bible is true and the inerrant word of God!! Jesus Saves!!! John 3:15-18 Ephesians 2:8-9 Romans 10:9 -13 Believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and you will be Saved!!! Call on Jesus!!! His arms are wide open!!! Run to Him!!!
I am overwhelmed with your abilities and your patience and love for your children. Enjoy your videos immensely ! We all have a forced food challenge just ahead. I am grateful I grew up with scratch food. Was making biscuits from scratch at 8 years old standing on a stool. May God lead and direct us all who have an ear to hear the Holy Spirit. God bless you all !
I remember my grandmother used to make corn meal mush and what was a left over was put in the fridge and she made fried mush with leftovers. Sweet memories!! God bless🥰❤🙏
You have lovely penmanship. And an even lovelier family. It's so clear how much of a team you all are. I only have two kids, and I am, at 50 now, completely exhausted. Lol. I can't imagine having more. I wanted to let you know how much respect I have for you. You are such a good momma. ❤❤❤❤❤
Hey Jessica Springsteadgal my name is Cindy. Thought I would let you know that my husband and I were doing your challenge and we spent only $418 in two months a great saving for us and we ate well we had a lot in our cabinets and in our freezer we appreciate the option to to do this with you thank you for showing us how and we love your family God bless you all and we'll see we'll see you on TH-cam love you honey bye
You're very encouraging to me, I was getting into the trap of watching daily of the world events and I was getting a little nuts with it, finally I "heard" Let Me handle this, I have never left you" so with that in my mind, I will let the Lord take my battles off of my mind, and what a relief that was. Thanks for your show, JESSICA, I really enjoy what you do. Love to all of you!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️
Thank you so much for sharing your 8 week pantry challenge. I’m a 68 yo retired worker who used to feed a lot of people. Now there are just three of us. I love to see your ideas for meals and so enjoy the cooking for a large family. Again, thank you for sharing. It warms my heart. 🥰🥰
I really enjoy your videos. You’re very articulate and wise in the decisions you make for your sweet little family. You have inspired me to plant a “victory” garden in the two small raised beds I have in my back yard. Peace to you and your family.
Her mama is super kind, and we hear her speak her wisdom...but her natural resting nature is extremely serious. It is such a calm beautiful personality.
The Challenge was an excellent way to take notice of all my husband and I have on hand. We were extremely well stocked up prior to becoming aware of the Challenge. We are very blessed and don’t take that for granted. While we didn’t follow the challenge in a rigid way, I did make effort to use up / salvage pantry, freezer, refrigerated foods. This did cause me to get creative which is always a good thing. I appreciate your creativity in using up food your family had available to you. Thank you for sharing your journey within your challenge. Susan
I thought your meals throughout the challenge were awesome! Gave me lots of ideas and showed me how to cook from my own pantry and cook simply. An excellent skill to build because we may not always have all those extra things to make "interesting" meals. Always inspiring.
Also you could totally write a book chronicling all of this with recipes and guides for dehydrating and freeze drying and all that. I water bath can and dehydrate, but watching this made me want a freeze-dryer, big time. 💚
I put my spinach seeds in the ground in mid-September. It starts growing but not to full size, it stays small during winter and continues growing when weather allows it in spring. This way you have fresh green vegetables already in February or March and it does not start to build flowers as it is not warm enough. Thanks for your videos, I really love watching them. Have a nice evening.
I am from Germany. There are no zones here. I have very good results with the variety VERDIL. There are special spinach seeds for overwintering outside. You can also do the same process with Lamb's lettuce. I started harvesting both two weeks ago and had absolutely no work with them over the winter.
You are such a blessing . Just ran across your channel and watched and wow !!! What an amazing woman, mother and wife !!! Nothing about your videos are boring . You are blessing us out here with your videos , so thank you very much !!!
Words of wisdom that a lot need to hear. Give faith to the Lord. Thank you for your channel and sharing your knowledge! I will be checking out the lids for sure. I purchased a bunch at any Amish bulk store since it was impossible to find ball lids and have been so disappointed with them. I would estimate 25% didn't seal. Have a great week!
I really enjoy watching your families meals throughout the week. It's fascinating to me how much of your day you spend in the kitchen and how you manage to cater to everyone's allergies and such. We are blessed not to have any allergies and only some intolerance that we try to manage. Your channel is very Christ centered even in cooking and I enjoy that as well. Thank you for a glimpse into your life!
Loved your pantry challenge. This was my first year for this challenge, and I am happy to say I only purchased two items in this challenge. I built up our checking account and cleared out older foods. I have started my gardening. Thank you for your inspiration.
Super excited to see a longer video from u Jessica!!!!! Happy Sunday Funday to you and your family!!! One question, I was watching a couple of your older videos..... how is Gabe doing playing the keyboard?? Is he still learning that?? Heis such an inspirational child!!! 💜💜💜
Those stamps Are genius for that! What a amazing tip! I participated in the challenge and loved it ! Your right , it shows the holes ! I love how you use everything ! Your kids are wonderful!
When my kids were home, I was very intentional to feed them organic. I was a stay at home mom and, and 42:21 we ate a lot of wild meat. I had a garden and bought fruit to can. I also bought raw milk when I could. Love your videos! I bought from Azure, too. Those were the days!
Have you ever made the cornmeal mush savory? With bacon fat and crumbled bacon, cheese, salt, you can also add scrambled eggs, tomatoes, herbs, spinach, shrimp, green onions, sausage, etc.. anything you could add to grits😊
So inspiring to me to cook more whole foods at home. Our 3 boys are grown and gone and we were blessed with twin grandsons who are 2 now. Now my focus is their health and well being, and I was able to learn different recipes to cook for them :) Continued blessings and so grateful I found your channel. Even young grandparents need direction and instruction :) We never stop learning :) Looking forward to growing season !!!
Great video as always and excellent message. I can’t be a homesteader but as a prepper I don’t live in fear. Faith and wisdom are a big part of both lifestyles
I have so enjoyed following along on this challenge the past 2 months! I haven’t necessarily done the challenge, but it definitely made me mindful of trying to use up things the I just want to overlook in my freezer and pantry. Maybe next year I’ll join you! I really loved your focus on gratefulness at the end of the video......we hear so much and so loudly, all the bad things in our world, but choosing gratefulness just doesn’t give me time to think about what I don’t have or the things I wish were different in our world! “Casting all our worries upon Him (Jesus), for He cares for you.” Blessings to your family! ~Charlotte
Momma always plants her spinach seeds in the fall and as soon as it gets warm they start popping up! I love how organized you are with your planner for menus and garden journal. Truly an inspiration!
We have all raised beds about 2 feet high and love them. I can set in a low chair and work. So much easier on the body, helps keep out some weeds, grasses, and moles. If you have older seeds, put them in a wet paper towel in a sealed baggie. Check and see if they have sprouted in a few days and then plant them if they have.
A great way yo use those dates: Remove the pit and put a dollop of sunbutter in it then top with a little sprinkle of sea salt. This is one of my favorite little treats/snacks. Delicious!
I just found your channel! As someone who is lactose intolerant it’s hard to find things that don’t contain milk in it and believe me it’s horrible having to go to the bathroom every single Time! And I wish I found you sooner cause this is something I want to do real soon, I’m tired of the raising food prices it’s costing an arm and a leg
You are so humble and wise. I have so enjoyed this series and have learned how to best use up items from my fridge and pantry in creative ways I would never have thought of from watching you. Thank you!
Here's my mother's date bread recipe. It's really, really good! Date Bread (D’ Norton) Oven = 350o 1 c. dates, pitted and snipped 1 egg 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla 1 c. boiling water 1-1/2 c. flour 1 tbsp. butter 1 c. chopped nuts 1 c. sugar Grease and flour loaf pan. Place dates in bowl and sprinkle with soda. Pour boiling water over dates and let stand. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Add date mixture and nuts. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes, or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
Thank you so much, I really needed to hear you say to let the spirit lead me AND the Lord ALWAYS provides for us. May the Lord Bless you and your family.
We just moved into our new home. My intention is to have a garden and can as much stuff as I can possibly can! I’ve been canning store bought items as it demands. This weekend I managed 4 jars of blueberry/raspberry jam and 2 jars of applesauce. Was it a ton of stuff no! Was it worth my effort? YES! The jam is delicious and I’ve used the applesauce as a topper for overnight oats! I used 8 lemons that were soft. I zested them and dried the zest for my husband to use in his bar area. I squeezed them for their juices and I then placed the skins in my vinegar citrus cleanser jar. I will NOT have a huge garden in my house. Sadly I’m seriously lacking in room. However, to me ANYTHING coming from my hands and yard are a win! Thank you for continuing to inspire me to get going and “just do it”! God Bless you and your family!
Just wanted to add my thanks to those below. I didn't participate in the challenge, as this was my first year hearing about it, but I have followed a long and made an effort to go through my cupboards and try and use up those purchases that were maybe more impulse buys, or grand aspirational ideas or gifts from people. It's been a really useful experience and I hope to participate fully next year!
Sometimes your thumbnails look just like beautiful paintings! I've done double-takes before because I was like, "wow, how did she find a painting that looked just like her??" ❤️ Love this challenge! Next year I hope to participate even more 😃
I know you probably hear this all the time but you are amazing! Just found you an I’m blown away by your energy an knowledge.Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
TIP: Sprinkle the ground lemon & peel on top of your rice. Awesome. We use butter also. Traditionally served and cooked the Persian way with saffron. Very excellent. 🥰
I could not help but 'Amen' your piece toward the end of the video regarding a mindset. My prayer, like yours, is that the love and generosity of the heavenly Father sink deep in our beings and make our fears look, oh, so small.
This year I did better than last year. I did buy a few things like lettuce, oranges, bananas. Last year I spent about 15% of our grocery budget, this year less than 10%. I am going on through March but I will buy replenishing staple supplies if on a good sale. My biggest goal was to use up freezer items so I would not have them linger too long. This has really helped with my understanding of what we use in a month.
I learned several years ago that by cooking my collard greens in the crockpot they don’t cook down as much, producing at least two cups more depending on the size of your crockpot. I froze mine in two cup servings anyway. I also realized that when I cut corn off the cob before canning or freezing it, I should have at least kept some of the cobs to add to broth for flavor in soup and other dishes. I can’t help but think of all the corn flavor I wasted years ago. When I was married the first time, we had a 50 acre farm and grew almost everything we ate. I love watching your videos and also how your children get involved in planting seeds and planning the gardening and meals. Great job! Blessings!
Your pantry challenge videos were not boring. They are thought provoking as I get tips and ideas for my meal preps. They are relaxing though at the end of a day, which is good during these crazy times. I agree about buying the snack foods for Hubble - people have to have their own conviction or it’s a fight.
You by far are one of my absolute favorite homesteaders to watch on youtube and the only reason I keep IG. You are amazing and so are all the children and Adam. God Bless you and keep you!
Jessica, thank you so much for this video. I have enjoyed following your journey during this (and past) pantry challenge(s). Thanks so much for your little pep talk at the end of the video. As of late, I have been feeling extra anxious! I too headed to the stores this weekend and was shocked at the rising prices. I am thankful that I too have animals on our pastures and lots of land to expand garden spaces if needed. You have inspired me to reevaluate our garden plans for this year to find areas that we can provide our own food rather than relying on the grocery store…. I appreciate seeing all of your hard work in the kitchen and look forward to your next video! I would be interested in seeing the quantities of food your family rotated through during your challenge. We only have a family of 5, but I think that would be a really interesting video.
I personally enjoyed every video and all your ideas that you came up with. It reminds me of how I grew up with my mom. We didn’t have much but she always came up with something delicious for us to eat. Have a blessed weekend.
I just saw a really interesting Facebook post from Homesteading Family. She freeze dried her fresh eggs and I thought you should take a look. You might like that better than water glassing your eggs. It showed how to reconstitute and cooking after freeze drying. This might be something you are interested in! Just had to share 😊
Thanks for doing a review on the canning lids! I have been canning for over 20 years. I do not need jars but the last 2 years it has been really hard find lids to can all of my vegetables I get from my garden. I have bought some on Amazon and some of them just don't work well. Nice to know there is another option out there. The lids have really gone up in price here is Northwestern Pa.
You should think about canning your tallow in smaller jars. With the winter cold and the size of your family I bet you would go through smaller jars of tallow fast enough that it would be safe to keep a jar on the counter by the stove. I get wanting to refrigerate a bigger jar but maybe if the tallow is right by the stove it will be easy to just grab. If a thing is too inconvenient it just won't get used.
I just found your site a couple of days ago, and I just love it. I have been re-organizing my pantry and got a bushel of peaches this weekend. I have a peach blueberry cobbler in the oven I made peach sugar out of half of my peach peelings, and made peach vinegar out of the other half. I also canned 6 quarts of peaches. My first try at canning peaches. I have done jelly for a long time, so I am learning some new tricks. Love your challenge
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I'm not religious, I don't have kids, I don't even live in the USA, but I bloody love these videos. thanks for taking the time to make them.
True believers in Christ are not religious either. The bible tells us not to follow traditions of men and Jesus foight religious hypocrisy. It's a personal relationship with the Lord through the Holy Spriit
I dont even can. I just love her
I'm not religious either. But love God. Ask Jesus in your heart and I promise your life will change. In ways not known to the unsaved.
You are loved so much that Jesus, God the Son, the Son of God, came, died, was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures!!!
1 Corinthians 15:1-4!!
Jesus is real and alive !!!
The KJV Bible is true and the inerrant word of God!!
Jesus Saves!!!
John 3:15-18
Ephesians 2:8-9
Romans 10:9 -13
Believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and you will be Saved!!!
Call on Jesus!!! His arms are wide open!!! Run to Him!!!
@@mysterygirl30011 amen!!
The women who your boys fall in love with have a very high standard to live up to. I wish I had the time and energy to provide for my family as you do! You are amazing!!!
Jessica. Thank you for mentioning about not letting f e a r influence our sound, prayerful decisions. You'll realize one day how powerful you are and that your direct but calm, plan-ahead wisdom in this Life influenced many thousands of folks AND several generations. Not many people can do that. Blessings to you and yours.
Thank you so much for the encouragement ❤️
Globally as well! All the way from her little homestead to me a town in England and I’m pretty sure many many many other people in dozens of countries. So inspiring 🥰
Edited to add I ordered a week to view planner today so I can get a better hold on my weekly meal plans and a better cleaning schedule the whole family can follow! I don’t think I’ve ever been excited like this to get a diary and start filling it in 😆
Nothing about your challenge has been boring.
I have enjoyed every minute of your informative, educational and entertaining series.
I am amazed at your ability to face food allergies and structure your lifestyle to accommodate and prosper for the good of your family.
God bless your beautiful family!
Hi 👋 Cheri, how are you doing?
@@Godwinpounds4333 Hello, Do you know me?
@@cheriland7461 No I don’t, am just trying to be friendly that all. Where are you texting from?
This is what science class should be in schools everywhere, every year, for every child!
My absolute favorite show on homesteading. And believe me, I watch a lot. You are an amazing woman, growing amazing children. I've watched all your videos over and over,hopefully you continue to make them!
It sure is refreshing to see how polite and well mannered your children are, that doesn't seem to have a phone in their face constantly. Lovely 💜
Hi Jessica, your a really wise woman, your faith will get you through any challenge, your a blessing to your family and to all of us😊...Peggy
I actually love the picture of you holding the baby looking out the window. You are very pretty, just plain and absolutely gorgeous. You have a handsome husband and beautiful kiddos, ALL OF THEM.
I love the intentionality of this challenge, all the multiple benefits, from saving money to learning your family's food needs, to resetting your sense of how amazing a grocery store really is. Thank you for sharing your perspective on this.
"Live in wisdom, and not fear" - I love that! Thanks Jessica for sharing your wisdom here
Your thumbnail picture touches my heart. I see a baby boy looking into his view saying ' I see my yard mama' and the mama thinking' yep, but I see the world out past our yard' 😔🙏 God be with us 💌
My kids always sat on the counter and helped. It’s so sad when the grow up and get too big for it 😞
Stamping their names is brilliant! You are such a good Mom!💕
I think you are such a great inspiration to all. I'm a mom of only 3 and have been a stay at home woman for 2 years now, but have recently been trying to be more self sufficient and reducing our waste and spending since we're on one low income. I plan on watching your videos on a daily basis to help to keep me in the frame of mind i need to be in to me going on this new journey. (I found your channel just this morning :))
I appreciate so much how you encourage everyone to save and use all the bits and scraps. It is so important to me to have no food waste.
Your talk at the end of this video was amazing. You really came through with your explanation of homesteading vs Prepping. I'm transitioning from having a pantry mostly from the store to expanding my garden, buying local meat and learning to can. The benefits go way beyond food security. I will be able to provide the highest quality food for my family. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience.
You are so inspiring. Although I didn't participate in the challenge, I am making a point of using up what's in the overloaded freezers before I go to the store and buy more. I stick to my grocery list instead of impulse shopping and it has helped a lot. Thanks for sharing your life with us.
Date muffins are amazing! Finely chop a cup full of dates and soak in 2c boiling water, 1c sugar, 1t baking soda and let it soak and go cold. Then stir in an egg, then 1.5c flour and 1.5t baking powder then bake at 300 until even coloured across the top.
Thank you! This sounds yummy!
Going to make these thank you ❤
I know it's been 5 months since you put out this video but I wanted to thank you for the reminder to not let current events create anxiety in me but let God give me the wisdom to plan. I've been struggling with that very thing. My husband and I are currently saving up to buy a place so we can homestead. In the meantime where we are living we can't garden and am very limited on space for canning so I don't feel good about not having those things and then the anxiety hits. However your reminder and my husband encouraging me to do smaller batches of canning is God's way of providing wisdom and peace. Thank you and God Bless you and your family!
Regarding spinach, I grow regular spinach during the spring. But when I plant my beans, I plant New Zealand Spinach. It grows great through the heat of summer and does not bolt. I am in the mountains of central Pennsylvania, so we have similar weather. I get my seeds from Botanical Interests and Baker Creek has the seeds as well.
Another spinach alternative that is tasty and heat tolerant is Orach.
I’m from eastern pa! Thank you!
I love watching the baby eat on his own. So adorable. And, all of your kids are cute, but Elizabeth and Gracie are so pretty!!
There was a short time that my kitchen was very short on supplies where if I wanted to eat I had to come up with something to make. I did not worry becuz those were the best meals to the point as I was sitting I thanked God for this great meal.
I really how you are not afraid to purchase things for convenience, i.e. bread, ground flour, dry cereal, taco shells. So many homesteaders I watch are so rigid and strict w/their kids that it sometimes feels like a person might be a bad mom for doing these things. You are so loving and thoughtful to your whole family and it makes my heart happy! I really enjoyed the pantry challenge and how creative you are in meal planning/preparation.
Question: Does Adam take his lunch to work?
He typically gets lunch at work
In my opinion you’ve had a crazy harvest/preserving time, thanksgiving then Christmas followed by the pantry challenge so I think March should be the month where you can have a few treats of not having to cook from scratch every meal every day. Like a reward for all the hard work it’s nice to have cereal for a day and sandwiches you’ve not had to bake the bread for. Recharges the batteries ready to get back to the normal scratch baking xx
Jessica, I’m definitely going to miss the pantry challenge until next time, I love watching what you make, and that was a great grocery haul coming off of a pantry challenge!! You did fantastic!! May God keep guiding your life and blessing your family.
Thanks Jessica for the past two months I've followed you. Thanks particularly for the message at the end of this video. We can not live in fear if we place our trust in the Lord.
I like your tip of once 7 jars are empty, fill them and can something to go back on the shelf. 👍🏽 Thanks
A great meal with cabbage is my favorite, German Skillet. In a skillet put chopped cabbage with chopped onions, sprinkle about 1/4 cup of rice around the cabbage, place ground beef ontop then a can of tomato sauce ontop of everything, salt pepper onion and garlic powder. I pour in about a cup of water. Put a lid on it. Cook on med low for an hour. Dont touch dont look just let cook. Then its done. Its delish!!
Sounds like a cabbage roll with out all the hard work! Love this !! Thank you for sharing . Will be making this. I love cabbage.. we also also fried cabbage so yummy with ham mostly sometimes with steak. I like plane in a blow . ♥️ cook it down as your ham if you choose also great without meat .. when fork tend and a little sugar turn up the heat a little to caramelize and enjoy 😊
@@jerseygirl7327 almost like stuffed cabbage. I love both. Stuffed cabbage we use more like meatloaf mixture to stuff cabbage. But German skillet might be your new favorite!! Let me know if you enjoyed it 😌
The picture for this video. ❤️ Beautiful mama.
I found this VERY interesting, especially how prepared you were to feed a family of 9. Thank you for sharing. Blessings!
Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?
You are loved so much that Jesus, God the Son, the Son of God, came, died, was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures!!!
1 Corinthians 15:1-4!!
Jesus is real and alive !!!
The KJV Bible is true and the inerrant word of God!!
Jesus Saves!!!
John 3:15-18
Ephesians 2:8-9
Romans 10:9 -13
Believe in your heart that Jesus is Lord and you will be Saved!!!
Call on Jesus!!! His arms are wide open!!! Run to Him!!!
I am overwhelmed with your abilities and your patience and love for your children. Enjoy your videos immensely ! We all have a forced food challenge just ahead. I am grateful I grew up with scratch food. Was making biscuits from scratch at 8 years old standing on a stool. May God lead and direct us all
who have an ear to hear the Holy Spirit. God bless you all !
I remember my grandmother used to make corn meal mush and what was a left over was put in the fridge and she made fried mush with leftovers. Sweet memories!! God bless🥰❤🙏
You have lovely penmanship. And an even lovelier family. It's so clear how much of a team you all are. I only have two kids, and I am, at 50 now, completely exhausted. Lol. I can't imagine having more. I wanted to let you know how much respect I have for you. You are such a good momma. ❤❤❤❤❤
Hey Jessica Springsteadgal my name is Cindy. Thought I would let you know that my husband and I were doing your challenge and we spent only $418 in two months a great saving for us and we ate well we had a lot in our cabinets and in our freezer we appreciate the option to to do this with you thank you for showing us how and we love your family God bless you all and we'll see we'll see you on TH-cam love you honey bye
“ Live in wisdom not fear” …. First time watching .I truly enjoyed watching.Thank you for sharing your life.
Momma needs some convenient options for meals from time to time.
You're very encouraging to me, I was getting into the trap of watching daily of the world events and I was getting a little nuts with it, finally I "heard" Let Me handle this, I have never left you" so with that in my mind, I will let the Lord take my battles off of my mind, and what a relief that was. Thanks for your show, JESSICA, I really enjoy what you do. Love to all of you!!!♥️♥️♥️♥️
Love seeing that baby. His precious toes
Thank you so much for sharing your 8 week pantry challenge. I’m a 68 yo retired worker who used to feed a lot of people. Now there are just three of us. I love to see your ideas for meals and so enjoy the cooking for a large family. Again, thank you for sharing. It warms my heart. 🥰🥰
That freeze dryer is sounding more and more like something I should save up for!
I really enjoy your videos. You’re very articulate and wise in the decisions you make for your sweet little family. You have inspired me to plant a “victory” garden in the two small raised beds I have in my back yard. Peace to you and your family.
It was good to see Elizabeth smile over her bowl of granola😂 she's a very serious sort, isn't she? 😉
She is much more reserved and serious ❤️
Her mama is super kind, and we hear her speak her wisdom...but her natural resting nature is extremely serious. It is such a calm beautiful personality.
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I love it when you give us a screenshot of your handwritten recipe card!! Thank you so much!!
The Challenge was an excellent way to take notice of all my husband and I have on hand. We were extremely well stocked up prior to becoming aware of the Challenge. We are very blessed and don’t take that for granted. While we didn’t follow the challenge in a rigid way, I did make effort to use up / salvage pantry, freezer, refrigerated foods. This did cause me to get creative which is always a good thing. I appreciate your creativity in using up food your family had available to you. Thank you for sharing your journey within your challenge. Susan
I thought your meals throughout the challenge were awesome! Gave me lots of ideas and showed me how to cook from my own pantry and cook simply. An excellent skill to build because we may not always have all those extra things to make "interesting" meals.
Always inspiring.
Agreed!
Also you could totally write a book chronicling all of this with recipes and guides for dehydrating and freeze drying and all that. I water bath can and dehydrate, but watching this made me want a freeze-dryer, big time. 💚
I put my spinach seeds in the ground in mid-September. It starts growing but not to full size, it stays small during winter and continues growing when weather allows it in spring. This way you have fresh green vegetables already in February or March and it does not start to build flowers as it is not warm enough. Thanks for your videos, I really love watching them. Have a nice evening.
That is very interesting. What zone do you live in?
I am from Germany. There are no zones here. I have very good results with the variety VERDIL. There are special spinach seeds for overwintering outside. You can also do the same process with Lamb's lettuce. I started harvesting both two weeks ago and had absolutely no work with them over the winter.
You are such a blessing . Just ran across your channel and watched and wow !!! What an amazing woman, mother and wife !!! Nothing about your videos are boring . You are blessing us out here with your videos , so thank you very much !!!
Lemon rind makes a gorgeous hot or cold tea especially if combined with honey or my favourite lemon peel and hibicus tea yummy xxx
Words of wisdom that a lot need to hear. Give faith to the Lord.
Thank you for your channel and sharing your knowledge! I will be checking out the lids for sure. I purchased a bunch at any Amish bulk store since it was impossible to find ball lids and have been so disappointed with them. I would estimate 25% didn't seal.
Have a great week!
I really enjoy watching your families meals throughout the week. It's fascinating to me how much of your day you spend in the kitchen and how you manage to cater to everyone's allergies and such. We are blessed not to have any allergies and only some intolerance that we try to manage. Your channel is very Christ centered even in cooking and I enjoy that as well. Thank you for a glimpse into your life!
Loved your pantry challenge. This was my first year for this challenge, and I am happy to say I only purchased two items in this challenge. I built up our checking account and cleared out older foods. I have started my gardening. Thank you for your inspiration.
Super excited to see a longer video from u Jessica!!!!! Happy Sunday Funday to you and your family!!!
One question, I was watching a couple of your older videos..... how is Gabe doing playing the keyboard?? Is he still learning that??
Heis such an inspirational child!!! 💜💜💜
He is using the keyboard a lot connected to his computer in his coding and animation
I am in a canning group & some of the ladies on there have used the Forjar lids & they loved using them.
Those stamps
Are genius for that! What a amazing tip! I participated in the challenge and loved it ! Your right , it shows the holes ! I love how you use everything ! Your kids are wonderful!
Thank you for sharing about not living in fear. That is such a powerful thing to embrace!
When my kids were home, I was very intentional to feed them organic. I was a stay at home mom and, and 42:21 we ate a lot of wild meat. I had a garden and bought fruit to can. I also bought raw milk when I could. Love your videos! I bought from Azure, too. Those were the days!
I’m watching some of these older videos and BAM the first appearance of For Jars! Start of an iconic duo 😊
Loved the pantry challenge!!! We are continuing for 4 MORE WEEKS!!! This has really made a huge dent in our freezer and pantry. Thank you!!!
I look forward to seeing you on Sunday. Don't forget the olive oil!! Lol
Hi 👋 Kimberly, how are you doing?
Have you ever made the cornmeal mush savory? With bacon fat and crumbled bacon, cheese, salt, you can also add scrambled eggs, tomatoes, herbs, spinach, shrimp, green onions, sausage, etc.. anything you could add to grits😊
So inspiring to me to cook more whole foods at home. Our 3 boys are grown and gone and we were blessed with twin grandsons who are 2 now. Now my focus is their health and well being, and I was able to learn different recipes to cook for them :) Continued blessings and so grateful I found your channel. Even young grandparents need direction and instruction :) We never stop learning :) Looking forward to growing season !!!
21:36 you thought you were going to put the baby down 😂 I have one just like him...loves to be held ❤️
Hello 👋 dear, how are you doing?
Great video as always and excellent message. I can’t be a homesteader but as a prepper I don’t live in fear. Faith and wisdom are a big part of both lifestyles
I have so enjoyed following along on this challenge the past 2 months! I haven’t necessarily done the challenge, but it definitely made me mindful of trying to use up things the I just want to overlook in my freezer and pantry. Maybe next year I’ll join you! I really loved your focus on gratefulness at the end of the video......we hear so much and so loudly, all the bad things in our world, but choosing gratefulness just doesn’t give me time to think about what I don’t have or the things I wish were different in our world! “Casting all our worries upon Him (Jesus), for He cares for you.” Blessings to your family! ~Charlotte
Momma always plants her spinach seeds in the fall and as soon as it gets warm they start popping up!
I love how organized you are with your planner for menus and garden journal. Truly an inspiration!
We have all raised beds about 2 feet high and love them. I can set in a low chair and work. So much easier on the body, helps keep out some weeds, grasses, and moles. If you have older seeds, put them in a wet paper towel in a sealed baggie. Check and see if they have sprouted in a few days and then plant them if they have.
I love your videos. “Live in wisdom, not in fear” will be a phrase I keep in mind & heart.
Thank you 😊
❤️ April from Modesto CA
A great way yo use those dates: Remove the pit and put a dollop of sunbutter in it then top with a little sprinkle of sea salt. This is one of my favorite little treats/snacks. Delicious!
I just found your channel!
As someone who is lactose intolerant it’s hard to find things that don’t contain milk in it and believe me it’s horrible having to go to the bathroom every single Time!
And I wish I found you sooner cause this is something I want to do real soon,
I’m tired of the raising food prices it’s costing an arm and a leg
You are so humble and wise. I have so enjoyed this series and have learned how to best use up items from my fridge and pantry in creative ways I would never have thought of from watching you. Thank you!
Here's my mother's date bread recipe. It's really, really good!
Date Bread (D’ Norton)
Oven = 350o
1 c. dates, pitted and snipped 1 egg
1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. boiling water 1-1/2 c. flour
1 tbsp. butter 1 c. chopped nuts
1 c. sugar
Grease and flour loaf pan. Place dates in bowl and sprinkle with soda. Pour boiling water over dates and let stand. In mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add flour and mix well. Add date mixture and nuts. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 45 minutes, or until knife inserted into center comes out clean.
Thank you!
Thank you so much, I really needed to hear you say to let the spirit lead me AND the Lord ALWAYS provides for us.
May the Lord Bless you and your family.
Hi 👋 Cynthia, how are you doing?
We just moved into our new home. My intention is to have a garden and can as much stuff as I can possibly can! I’ve been canning store bought items as it demands. This weekend I managed 4 jars of blueberry/raspberry jam and 2 jars of applesauce. Was it a ton of stuff no! Was it worth my effort? YES! The jam is delicious and I’ve used the applesauce as a topper for overnight oats! I used 8 lemons that were soft. I zested them and dried the zest for my husband to use in his bar area. I squeezed them for their juices and I then placed the skins in my vinegar citrus cleanser jar.
I will NOT have a huge garden in my house. Sadly I’m seriously lacking in room. However, to me ANYTHING coming from my hands and yard are a win!
Thank you for continuing to inspire me to get going and “just do it”!
God Bless you and your family!
Just wanted to add my thanks to those below. I didn't participate in the challenge, as this was my first year hearing about it, but I have followed a long and made an effort to go through my cupboards and try and use up those purchases that were maybe more impulse buys, or grand aspirational ideas or gifts from people. It's been a really useful experience and I hope to participate fully next year!
Sometimes your thumbnails look just like beautiful paintings! I've done double-takes before because I was like, "wow, how did she find a painting that looked just like her??" ❤️
Love this challenge! Next year I hope to participate even more 😃
I agree--they remind me of a Dutch master's paintings.
If you missing the greens your kids could do micro greens as a science project!
I have so enjoyed your videos. I love watching your children enjoy what is provided. You are a blessing to all of us who watch. Thank you.
I love seeing your precious kiddos helping. So sweet!
I know you probably hear this all the time but you are amazing! Just found you an I’m blown away by your energy an knowledge.Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
TIP: Sprinkle the ground lemon & peel on top of your rice. Awesome. We use butter also. Traditionally served and cooked the Persian way with saffron. Very excellent. 🥰
I could not help but 'Amen' your piece toward the end of the video regarding a mindset. My prayer, like yours, is that the love and generosity of the heavenly Father sink deep in our beings and make our fears look, oh, so small.
I've started using the Forjar's Lids and have been very happy with them.
I wish the shipping wasn't so high.
This year I did better than last year. I did buy a few things like lettuce, oranges, bananas. Last year I spent about 15% of our grocery budget, this year less than 10%. I am going on through March but I will buy replenishing staple supplies if on a good sale. My biggest goal was to use up freezer items so I would not have them linger too long. This has really helped with my understanding of what we use in a month.
I learned several years ago that by cooking my collard greens in the crockpot they don’t cook down as much, producing at least two cups more depending on the size of your crockpot. I froze mine in two cup servings anyway. I also realized that when I cut corn off the cob before canning or freezing it, I should have at least kept some of the cobs to add to broth for flavor in soup and other dishes. I can’t help but think of all the corn flavor I wasted years ago. When I was married the first time, we had a 50 acre farm and grew almost everything we ate.
I love watching your videos and also how your children get involved in planting seeds and planning the gardening and meals.
Great job! Blessings!
I also like to hear that your husband does a lot of baking and cooking involving the whole family in the process of taking care of everything.
Your pantry challenge videos were not boring. They are thought provoking as I get tips and ideas for my meal preps. They are relaxing though at the end of a day, which is good during these crazy times. I agree about buying the snack foods for Hubble - people have to have their own conviction or it’s a fight.
You by far are one of my absolute favorite homesteaders to watch on youtube and the only reason I keep IG. You are amazing and so are all the children and Adam. God Bless you and keep you!
Jessica, thank you so much for this video. I have enjoyed following your journey during this (and past) pantry challenge(s). Thanks so much for your little pep talk at the end of the video. As of late, I have been feeling extra anxious! I too headed to the stores this weekend and was shocked at the rising prices. I am thankful that I too have animals on our pastures and lots of land to expand garden spaces if needed. You have inspired me to reevaluate our garden plans for this year to find areas that we can provide our own food rather than relying on the grocery store…. I appreciate seeing all of your hard work in the kitchen and look forward to your next video! I would be interested in seeing the quantities of food your family rotated through during your challenge. We only have a family of 5, but I think that would be a really interesting video.
As a Puerto Rican I'm so happy to see you buying Cafe Bustelo! Great video! Hugs 🤗
Your videos through this challenge have been so inspiring, thank you! And God bless your beautiful family
I personally enjoyed every video and all your ideas that you came up with. It reminds me of how I grew up with my mom. We didn’t have much but she always came up with something delicious for us to eat. Have a blessed weekend.
Babies hard work paid off. He really enjoyed pancake. Lol
I just saw a really interesting Facebook post from Homesteading Family. She freeze dried her fresh eggs and I thought you should take a look. You might like that better than water glassing your eggs. It showed how to reconstitute and cooking after freeze drying. This might be something you are interested in! Just had to share 😊
I was thinking about your greens situation for winter. I do sprouting and am researching growing microgreens. These might be an idea for next winter.
Thanks for doing a review on the canning lids! I have been canning for over 20 years. I do not need jars but the last 2 years it has been really hard find lids to can all of my vegetables I get from my garden. I have bought some on Amazon and some of them just don't work well. Nice to know there is another option out there. The lids have really gone up in price here is Northwestern Pa.
You should think about canning your tallow in smaller jars. With the winter cold and the size of your family I bet you would go through smaller jars of tallow fast enough that it would be safe to keep a jar on the counter by the stove. I get wanting to refrigerate a bigger jar but maybe if the tallow is right by the stove it will be easy to just grab. If a thing is too inconvenient it just won't get used.
Hi, do you have any videos about how to make the peach hot sauce please?
I just found your site a couple of days ago, and I just love it. I have been re-organizing my pantry and got a bushel of peaches this weekend. I have a peach blueberry cobbler in the oven I made peach sugar out of half of my peach peelings, and made peach vinegar out of the other half. I also canned 6 quarts of peaches. My first try at canning peaches. I have done jelly for a long time, so I am learning some new tricks. Love your challenge
I read that if sharp little stones are placed before planting, they’re a deterrent to voles & moles. ❤️❤️ bacon & its flavor! Many channels I follow have wonderful things to say about 3 Rivers lids!