Cooking From Scratch 101

How to get started cooking from Scratch, Presentation given at Murray Fest Midwest, June 20 2024

Discount Code: RUTHGARDEN

[ElaineTheeiot-zmul]

Hello to you. I am a new subscriber. I am a 74 year old widow living in Southwest Louisiana. I recently was able to get raw milk on a weekly basis. Im actually making bread today with clabber instead of water. I absolutely enjoy your videos and am so admiring of your love for your family. God bless all of you.

[ericawhitfield]

People laugh and it’s funny, but that literally is how you accidentally become a homesteader. The further you dive into taking care of your family and controlling your food, that’s where you end up (or desire to end up.)

Ruth Ann, you sharing that you used to eat too much boxed cereal or that you still buy tortillas serves to make people feel like it doesn’t take perfection. It can often feel like the people we watch on YouTube are inspirational, but so perfect that it’s out of reach or not realistic. But you show us that you’re like us. You’ve been there and you’ve just forged ahead to show us the way by the grace of God.

[brendahoffer]

YOU DID A REMARKABLE JOB AND YOU LOOKED BEAUTIFUL DOING IT! HOW AMAZING! LOVE THE YELLOW DRESS!!!❤❤❤

[bonniebryant]

Ruthann I love that you are always bare foot. I do most of my gardening barefoot as well. I love to feel the soil in my toes.

[michellepeck]

I love how you present and remind people just do a little at a time! Do the best you can today!

[ElizabethBarber-tuey]

Your parting message is absolute truth! Relationships, with God, family, and friends should be our priority. Have a wonderful week!

[coreyn]

I just love your content ma’am! I love even more that your weeding, tilling and working your ground barefooted! You just keep on teaching what your teaching, and thank you for the deal you worked out for the discount code! Your videos are fantastic and feel like home. I know this is how we’re supposed to live, thank you for the reminder of what really matters.

[maryseaman]

WOW! I have grown a new appreciation for what my granddaughter is trying to do with her children.

[littleme]

My mom was from Europe and would not let us drink any colored drink. She called it colored junk. No, Hi-C, which we kids wanted. Nothing artificial, colored, preserved. They did organic gardening. Canning. I ate plain yogurt, with some cinnamon and a bit of sugar. I ate grated raw carrots with lemon juice and apple as a treat! We loved it. Then raw oatmeal with raisins and milk as cereal. I am almost 80!

[katescaringcorner]

Ruthanne! You’re amazing! You are a wealth of wisdom and we are so blessed that you are willing to share your journey with us.
Thank you ❤

[natalialopes]

Really good talk. I was raised on a farm with no grocery stores in a tiny village. Because of that I see food differently. Additives in all our foods has become the norm and people are paying the price. Many European countries have banned additives that Americans consume daily.

[mschele]

Ruth Ann, that was lovely! Thanks for sharing!

[arvettadelashmit]

You are correct in everything I heard you say in this video. I have just learned that some of my food allergies may have been caused by a tick bite. It's called Alpha Gal Syndrome. However, most of my food allergies came from eating the same foods too often (from a medical doctor who specializes in allergies). When we were in LOCK-DOWN, I learned that I was wasting money by shopping for food too often each week. The stores put many items on display to tempt us into buying more than we need. I have learned that it is best for me to shop at the small food stores (that don't rearrange their shelves often and offer many more different items than I will ever need). The longer they can keep us in their stores the more money we will spend on items we don't need. A bigger store does not mean better foods. Go shopping with a list, stick to buying only what is on that list, and check-out of that store as quickly as possible.

[tripleS]

In the video where you are discussing the purpose of tonsils and how if they are swollen you have a build up of toxins makes me wonder about when I was little. My mom had to push the Drs to take mine out due to me having the equivalent of sleep apnea at 5 years old. She said I was suddenly stop breathing and sit up gasping for breath. It really makes you think that if our healthcare system looked more for the root cause over slapping a band-aid on the problem we might have fewer people chronically ill.

[emilyneal]

You represent homesteading, your community and your family very well. Job well done.

[dorothydavebritton]

Always enjoy your videos RuthAnn. Thank you so much. God's Blessings to you and your family.

[duncand]

“Oh That calls for milk”. “I need a milk cow”. 😂 PRICELESS!!! Very inspiring video. Love, love, love your teaching style. 👍🏽

[annarivera]

Ruthann I enjoyed your talk. We love tortillas too. When I was younger and was ready to have a baby I would roll a 10 lb bag of tortillas and I would freeze them a dozen bags. So that way I wouldn't have to make tortillas after I gave birth and just got to bond with the baby. I still do that now but we are retired folks. And now I just freeze five tortillas in a bag. Because it's just us two. We follow a lot of your bread making videos. I wish I could go back and raise my children all over again and have you as my mentor. Keep doing what you're doing. God bless.

[pearlrawson]

Such a great presentation! I love your humor so much. “And that’s how you’re accidentally going to become a homesteader”…. lol
God bless you and your family.

[ethelenehill]

I enjoy your videos so much. I am 73 and was raised on a farm and all organic foods from scratch. Your videos bring such joy!!! I was watching another homesteading video and saw you giving your teaching and heard your voice. They were at the conference and filmed about 1 minute!! I was hoping to hear the entire workshop! Thank you for sharing it❤