What I DO NOT Buy At The Store As A Homemaker (and instead make at home) 

Girl you need a spatula! You’ll love how much more product you’ll get out of your blenders and bowls and you won’t be washing product down the sink, it’s my number one kitchen tool

“The ingredients were faulty, the taste was ok” is exactly why I can’t go out to eat anymore. I always think to myself, “ I can make this better and spend 1/3 of the money” 🤪

I started making a lot of stuff at home not even because of the ingredients in store bought stuff, it was more from me not being able to find stuff I truly liked the flavor of. So I started making my own sauces, dressings, pickles, etc. I haven’t gotten into bread yet but I do make my own pie crusts and pizza doughs but I’m determined to tackle bread in 2024

May I suggest a new spreadable? Once you mention tzatziki… you must try skordalia… it is a potato purée with lots of fresh garlic, lemon olive oil salt and peper. It is like humus but with potatoes… Greek recipe.. spread it on sourdough bread. One of the most delicious recipes that does not gain popularity… and I don’t know why. We usually eat it with fish or beat roots.

Just got the book Bake the Bread Buy the Butter and it’s a great recipe guide on what’s worth making from scratch and what isn’t

I am so inspired! I live in Japan and Valentines day is a big thing here and the common here is girls give presents(chocolates and sweets) to boys and since I’m married, I just thought it would be cute to give homemade cookies to my husband; as so I did! I was so happy last night because he enjoyed my homemade cookies! he devoured it and even told me it was the best cookie he had ever tasted, way better than any cafe/shops or grocery bought cookies. I was flattered! And because of this, I want to make more for him lol not just cookies but other baked goods too!

I would love a meal planning video again. Tell us how you choose what you are going to make, specific things you might make in winter only. How you simplify cooking with your busy life of homeschooling and homemaking and your job

Hi, I’m a 21-year-old girl Commuting to college but I still live with family. I have been absolutely obsessed with baking bread! It is so much fun to need though. I’m obsessed with the texture, and it is so rewarding!

Would love to see an updated video on things you don't use for newborns, babies, children etc that are typically seen as things we "need" to have or are just the normal to have but as a minimalist you are able to do without or simplify :)

I love this! My new goal this year is to make more things from home than I buy from the store. Please write a lifestyle/cooking/home decor book! I just loveee your videos/pictures and you would make the cutest coffee table/inspirational book! 😍

I do pretty much all these at home too! Another one that is a lot simpler than people think is to make soups, stews, and broth at home. I use my beloved instant pot, but it's certainly doable on the stove too!

These are my most favourite videos to watch ever ! All things homemaking and how I can better myself in my own home and family ! Would love to know a breakdown of how long each thing lasts in in the fridge before going bad that you mentioned here ❤️

I started pickleing red onions because I like having a little for salads and sandwiches but it went bad fresh before I used it all most of the time. It's super easy to pickle things and it tastes so good!

This is exactly What I was searching for! ❤Thank You! Can’t wait for more tips!

I'm so glad your back doing videos I hope you keep it simple and keep the pressure off yourself so you can continue to make videos without burning yourself out xx😊

I LOVE LMNT!! So cool that you're working with them :)

Just saw your video!! Really glad you’re back on you tube!!

Love your new channel but please don't delete your old one! I still use & enjoy some of your old playlists, your sunshine energy & great ideas always bring me back up.

Hello from Texas..what a lovely channel. I'm so glad that this video popped up and now I'm a new subscriber. Thanks Sarah.

I would love to see videos related to things you wish you knew when you began your journey of being a “homemaking mama”. Your ride or die supplies in your entire home. Things you have learned yourself that maybe nobody directly taught you but it’s information that you can teach us. - a new wife! ❤

This video was so so so good!! Incredibly helpful and inspiring 🤩🙏 love your videos and your beautiful home and cooking inspiration!

Making my own mayo was a game changer. Never going back. I feel you on the pickles too. You go mama!

I love this sort of content! Keep it coming Sarah ❤

Ahhh! I have been waiting for this kind of video! This is my New Years resolution! I have bread rising in the oven right now!

We’re so into minimalism. I LOVE your approach to sourdough recipes. Anyone else I would watch, everything about the process seemed too complicated. You’re the first one that make it seem so easy and effortless and I’ve tried so many of your recipes and they’re so awesome!

I'm glad this video was suggested to me. Absolutely fabulous!

I enjoy your inspiring videos! And plan to try to make some of the pickled and fermented vegetables you mentioned. I really like your bread machine bagel dough recipe - delicious every time I’ve made them

I just made my own refrigerator pickles this week and they came out delicious and it was so easy!

This video was worth it just for the ginger peeling tecnique. Thank you!

Bread is my favorite food! I had to stop eating all grains because of my health 😢 I do enjoy watching people make it through.

The LMNT's are a total game changer! I bring them with me and give them out to everyone. I had no idea I was so low on everything. My mind is so much more efficient now!

I just found your channel today & subscribed. I'm really interested in learning how to do some of the things that you mentioned & am also curious about how you do all of that without having to buy tons of gadgets. I started making fruit butters, canning tomatoes, apple sauce, stews... this year. I made a list of the items I would need to be able to preserve food when they are on sale / in season & purchased the equipment in the order it went on sale. I used to get so frustrated when I found recipes I wanted to try & was always short 1 or 2 items, so I started dehydrating common ingredients. One thing I would suggest to you would be to try growing your own tomatoes if possible. The difference in flavor is night & day. As Jessica Sowards of Roots & Refuge Farm says, " Store bought tomatoes taste like disappointment". Tomatoes are one of the easiest, most prolific things you can grow. I had so many this year I ran out of freezer space (didn't have the canners yet) & was giving them away to friends & neighbors. I would love to find community to preserve with for both social reasons & to learn from each other. Looking forward to finding healthier ways of eating & living more minimally. I just saw that you're Canadian as well! I'm in Windsor Ontario.

I would love a whole video on how to treat cast iron- just thrifted some and I have no idea where to start but I would love to learn what you do!

Yes, yes, yes! Love it! I made your homemade pizza sauce from another meal video & it was amazing! I would love to know the measurements to your homemade tomato sauce 😁

Thank you for sharing! It’s crazy how much society has taught us to go buy all ready made products. It’s actually pretty easy, healthier, cheaper, and kind of fun to do it yourself. I’ve slowly been making more things at home and my mind has been blown with what I can actually create myself!

I have been making more things at home, too. My mom always made her own tomato sauce, and my dad made soups. I am planning for a much bigger garden space so I can grow more and can it up, but it will take me a few seasons to get it running the way I want it. When I was your age, it was all about working so I could buy things, pay bills. I always was a gardener at heart, but it took some trial and error to get there. It's so inspiring to see some of the younger generation getting back to simple living. XO!

Pro home cooks does a lot of fermenting and the brother of the guy who runs the channel just wrote a book about fermentation. It is in my amazon cart so i cant say for sure that the recipes are fabulous but ive watched that channel for years and they havent steered me wrong with advice or learning opportunities and confidence in the kitchen so im sure it is great. But it is a resource from guys who are passionate about home cooking and fermenting.

You are so enjoyable to watch. Have you considered doing a whole food cooking segments? Would LOVE!

Such an informative video! God bless you all 💛🍯🐝

Ok Wow. First time here, and I'm only like a minute in, but I just gotta say it. You are _✨STUNNING!✨_ 😲 gonna watch the video now!

I love this video Sarah! 💖 So relaxing and informative. The LORD used you to introduce me to the principles of minimalism back in September 2020 and it truly changed my life! I loved hearing how you apply those same principles in the kitchen. 💖 Thank you and God bless you and your family! Colossians 3:17 💖 P.S. Your hairstyle is ADORABLE! 🤩

I LOVE your hair!! And this video

That pasta sauce looks amazing!

I make these every weekend and I work full time. This is a smart thing to do no matter if you work or not

I would love to learn your ways! Lol. Please make a video on making condiments (or many videos).😊

Mom is amazing in the kitchen cooking mostly from scratch. So I followed in her footsteps to the same degree of this video.

I'm really happy for you that you are able to do all of that as homemaker thanks to being content creator. I wish more people had this opportunity

Also what brand is your apron and where can I buy one just like it? I like the way it ties and the big front pocket!

When I bake bread I bake 3 and freeze 2 for later. Cuts down on electric use. Still tastes fresh.

I would be curious to know about shelf life for these types of items

Hi Sarah, lovely video. Love your videos and concept of making condiments and some items at home. I have started to make some condiments at home and realized how few ingredients and effort it takes. I sure don’t want all this additives. I am planning to make bread now, Can you please tell me the brand of your bread maker. Is the interior also stainless steel or nonstick?

I would love so see more videos on sourdough starters and bread recipes 🙋‍♀️

Ooooh have you written a book about this? I rould definitely buy!!

Love your videos! Thank you for sharing these wonderful recipes and food inspiration. I’m a stay at home mom and typically spend hours in the kitchen each day. I love making food…it’s inspiring and creative for me. As an American married to an Indian, we make lots of spicy curries from scratch. Super healthy and delicious. But I also enjoy making the typical western foods from scratch…bread, jam, burgers, soups, pasta, etc.

Hi Sara, thank you so much for this great video!🥰, I do have couple of Questions How did you store your Hummas and Pasta sauce bec these two spoils so fast!! and I wanna make them at home

So true about the appliances! I always feel like every new recipie I need to get a new tool 😅I would love to but I don’t have the space or money

I make my own peanut butter. It’s literally just dry roasted peanuts, and friction. I run the peanuts through the vitamix until it gets creamy.

I love your haircut so much that I have decided to do the same, copy your style! Please do a video telling us about your faith journey, your testimony, was your husband also Christian when you met? Your videos give me energy and inspiration, thank you and do them more often! Please do a tour of your whole house, I love seeing interiors!

Making your own bread tastes better than the storebought ones too! I have only been baking for a little over a year now and bake every week now. One day I'll master sourdough like you. Great job on saving money with your baking and cooking. :)

The one good loaf I can buy is now$6.50. I just ordered Sunrise flour. I’m making my own bread. I buy organic flour. The bread dough is versatile and more nutritious than store bought. 😊

Where did u buy that pink apron and do you have a special place where you buy your clothes from, particularly those with natural fibers?

I like doing everything at home, I usually don't have time but I do my best to cook in advance so we have home made food during the week 😊

You can also make almond milk at home,it's very easy and quick

Keep doing nice work

Specifically for the condiments, did you notice if you had to spend more $ up front to have all the necessary ingredients on hand? Just curious. Most of the ingredients used to make these things are stuff I don’t buy regularly or keep in our home so I’m curious if cost wise it balances out or is close to the same? I do love the idea of know every ingredient going into a product though 😊

You are the best mom❤❤❤❤❤

I make a sourdough boule weekly and have done a breakdown of costs. $0.56 for the flour, $0.02 for salt, not including costs for starter which is about $0.03. Total to make a loaf is $0.61 much less than a $6 at a store. I don't buy any breads including pita, tortillas etc. All of my condiments as well and quick pickles. This year I have gotten into fresh cheeses such as cottage, ricotta, yogurt. I just did my first Feta and am going to make mozzarella this week.

Inspiring ❤

With 5 kids I wonder how you organize and keep toys minimal! Would love a video talking about that :)

Should make a video on condiment recipes

I love your apron. What is the style called?

What Mandoline do you use? And what is that wooden spoon called you used to push the ginger down?!

with the pasta sauce recepie....how long does it last in the fridge?

I am grateful to you cause you were the first person to introduce natural birth in a it’s possible light and what homemaking can look like. Now all I really want to consume and emulate on the internet are similar accounts to you. So thank you!!

Oh shoot! The bread segment reminded me I forgot to feed my starter today!

Hey girl! You once posted a chocolate cookie recipe using Garbanzo flour- any chance you can share it once again? Thank you ♥️

You have a beautiful home Sarah… would be awesome for you to grow a garden :)

What do you use pickled ginger for?

Hello, can I ask where your apron is from? It’s adorable on you.

I love homemade bread and your channel, but what kind of grocery store bread were you buying that has aspartame in it?

I’d love to do this but I feel like we would waste SO much food! We only have 1 kid, so for the 3 of us we would never get through the sauces and the dips and and dressings unless I made tiny amounts of them which isn’t very convenient. So not sure how to work around that

I need this apron!!!!😭😭😭😭

Is this bread al sourdough then or do you also make yeast breads? I still prefer yeast over sourdough and we don't have any intollerances or allergies in our family

Would you take us through a few bread recipes as I have no clue how to make it .

i love LMNT! great sponsorship collab 🤍

Good video 😊

I have one question, how much this stuff can be in the fridge? How you know the expiration date? Because I was think about to do it at home but I’m scared about the stuff go bad at my fridge because is just me and my husband and we don’t eat too much at home.

I loove making food from scratch. Part of it as what you mentioned the food you buy in thr supermarket they add a bunch of ingredients that you never heard of and they add bunch of unnecessary sugars and salt. So I rather make it by myself so at least I know what’s in it. Unfortunately, I live alone so for example mayo, I don’t make it as I can’t finish it all by myself in a short period of time.

where are your aprons from? they are so cute!

You should try to make your own apple cider vinegar! I made it this year for the first time with leftover apple scraps and it turned out great. The flavor was so much better than store bought.

Love your channel. When you have time, could you show how to make mayonnaise PLEASE.

This year, I'm trying to make more food at home that I want from restaurants. Because when I get my order, the taste is not so wow like I expected it to be, something changed after cov*d .

😂❤ Loved the strange sayings.

here are some things I make from scratch (not a homemaker, just a marketing freelancer for myself): - pickles - kimchi - jam (so easy) - froyo

Do you bake with Einkorn? I make Einkorn baked goods and Einkorn sourdough bread. Einkorn is very nutritious.

Literally paused the video to get a hold of that LMNT deal! So excited🎉🎉

i dont have a toaster....i toast in cast iron pan....try to avoid one-use items ....but...have small home lol

Do you know how to make pregnancy safe homemade mayo? You are allowed the brought stuff because it’s pasteurised. I really want to make my own but wanting to pasteurise it

I have that same toaster. Minimalist or not, it belongs on the counter!

We make everything at home, we also buy food directly from the farm. Oh, and maple sugar is amazing for baking.