I make most of my foods from scratch. Can my own sauces, fruits, chicken (we don't raise the chickens, but we can it). Make my own sauerkraut, relishes. My son has made kimchi, kvas, sushi. I have even started to roast my own coffee (and have found that I'm able to cut my added sugar in half by doing so). Some I do because it's cheaper, some because it tastes better/is healthier.
Somehow I got lost in the youtube rabbit hole and discovered videos by "Townsends" on 18th Century cooking. So tonight I will be making a paste for standing pie crusts and plan to make meat pies tomorrow (I keep looking for a good meat pie or pastie recipe, so hope one of these works well for me). I have some apples, so I might do one pork and one Cheshire pork (add apples, sugar, and nutmeg).
He has all kinds of videos (in period dress, usually using period tools and cooking methods). There are several recipes I want to try. I like that they are pretty simple and use things I have in the house.
A link to explore his videos, if you are so inclined...
https://www.youtube.com/user/jastownsendandson/videosAnd, if you know of other old, but easy recipe sites and videos, please share! I'll also take any Polish, Ukrainian, or Russian recipes. I'm not afraid of recipes that involve time (kneading, letting things rest, etc), but do prefer fairly common ingredients.