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Rachael McKennon

Welcome to Milk Glass Home, your spot for sustainable slow living. Think food preservation projects, real food recipes, fun DIYs, and helpful tips so you can slow down and live with the seasons. Subscribe below to get all of my recipes, tips, and guides!

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🍋 Brighten any day with fresh citrus

Hey, there! I'm looking out my office window into a gray, foggy neighborhood today, but dreaming of spring flowers and the summer sun. Fortunately, we can add a little sunshine to our lives with fresh citrus! I love citrus season and have my counter full of blood oranges, cara caras, lemons, and more. My hope is that these citrus recipes help you feel a little extra joy and happiness regardless of any dreary skies or slushy snow melt you might be facing. Enjoy! Lemon White Chocolate Scones...

2 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, Reader, Do you have some dried lavender sitting around? Maybe you brought home a bunch of lavender from the farmer's market or after visiting a local lavender farm. Maybe you have your own little patch of lavender in your garden! However you get your hands on it, dried lavender is such a fun ingredient to incorporate into your DIY projects, recipes, and more. This post has over 45 different ways to use dried lavender, from turning it into a delicious, simple syrup to sweeten your coffee...

2 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, Reader, How do you feel about growing and using herbs? As a kid, I really didn't use many herbs. I knew the basics - basil, mint, and oregano - and we had quite a few in the spice cupboard. But, they were generally used to make sauce for lasagna or spaghetti, not for much else. Early last year, I imagined myself with a spice cupboard full of homegrown herbs, and something about that vision really struck me. So, I brought home a whole bunch of herb starts from the farmers market early in...

2 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, there! How do you feel about blue cheese? There's a good chance you have a little nose crinkle going on. I get it! Blue cheese is funky and tangy. It smells weird, and it's covered in mold. Are we really supposed to eat mold?! A long time ago, I lucked out on my dream job. I worked as a cheesemonger at a grocery store with a MASSIVE cheese selection (over 700 varieties). It was like a rapid-fire training in cheese, and I loved it! The thing that surprised me the most was just how much I...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, there! Have you ever made scones at home? They can sound a bit intimidating to new bakers, but they're seriously good and so fast. You can usually have a batch of homemade scones ready to eat in about 25 minutes! If we ever have someone popping by last minute or want to make a nice treat for breakfast, this is the recipe we try: 🟠 Perfectly Flaky Date Scones with Orange and Walnut Although many of my scone recipes are sweet, this one is just *barely* sweetened with a sprinkle of sugar on...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Hey Reader, Growing up, we never had real vanilla beans on hand. They were definitely too expensive and not on the grocery list. Honestly, I'm not sure if I'd ever seen a real vanilla bean in person until I was a teenager, and that was only because I'd started cooking and baking a ton. Now...they're a constant ingredient in my pantry. They're still pricey, but you can often find really great quality beans for a good price online! Vanilla Extract I grew up using imitation vanilla extract...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, there! Do you have a jar of clumpy, crystallized honey in the back of your pantry somewhere? I almost always do...Well, I almost always did since now I do this with it as soon as it starts to clump up! How to Make Whipped Honey 🍯 Whipped honey goes by many names, including creamed honey, spun honey, and more, but it's all basically honey that's whipped until it's thick and aerated. The whipping process makes it much easier to spread or drizzle, and it tastes amazing! I think the extra...

3 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, there! Did you know you can make sugar cubes at home? They're very easy to make and only require two ingredients: sugar and water! This is especially handy if you like to make infused sugars, like my homemade vanilla sugar or lavender sugar. Just press the sugar mixture into the mold, dry them out, and enjoy! Wouldn't this make such a sweet gift? 🎁 They'd look so lovely in little jars tied with twine. You could even send these home as gifts for a bridal shower or a Mother's Day brunch....

3 months ago • 1 min read

Hey, there! How's your first week of the year gone so far? I've been in a tidying whirlwind, working on decluttering anything that takes away my precious free time. I just feel better when there's no clutter! One of the most important habits I recommend *everyone* develop is also one of the least glamorous - 🌟 meal planning. Meal planning is a vital part of my slow lifestyle. Without it, the slow goes out the window! When we don't meal plan... Eating and cooking don't go away. We still have...

4 months ago • 2 min read

Hey, there! Do you get those end-of-the-holidays blues, too? There's so much stress and excitement before the holidays, and then after they're over, you're just supposed to go back to normal! There's part of me that wants to just curl up for an extra week (or two) with a stack of books and a nice cup of tea. Fortunately, part of slow living is adding these moments of rest and relaxation to your daily life. It's about eliminating distractions to focus on the things that truly matter to you....

4 months ago • 1 min read
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