Opening Cans Without a Can Opener Has this ever happened to you? You are hungry and all you have with you is a can of soup. Unfortunately, there isn’t a can opener in sight. Are you out of luck? The answer to that is no, there is a way to get into that can of […]
Preserving Herbs With Salt – Taste Summer All Year Round Fresh herbs add a wonderful flavor to your food like nothing else. But what if there are no fresh herbs around? What if it is in the dead of winter, and your cat knocked over the pot of basil you were growing in the windowsill, and you […]
Canning and Preserving Basics Autumn is my most favorite season of the year. I love the way the sunlight takes on a golden hue. The leaves on the trees that have taken a backseat to the showier blossoms and flowers take center stage with a shock of color. It is a time for harvest and preparation for […]
Apple Butter is Yummy Fall is approaching and I am looking forward to the taste of apple butter. As a child my family would make a great effort to pick the apples from our backyard tree that my dad had worked on through the Spring and Summer. It was fun to be out there even […]
Are you a fan of crushed tomatoes? Well we sure are, and if you’re canning tomatoes this year we thought you might like two different recipes your family is sure to like. One is a Mexican style, perfect for all those yummy recipes that require a little bit of spice and the other is […]
Being without a cup-of-joe in the morning is a deal breaker for millions of folks…but not for me. I drink coffee on occasion & not regularly. I use to take pride in preparing my grandpa his cup of black coffee in the morning…his approval of my coffee making skills made my day each time I […]
Recently, I’ve been bombarded with this question, Berkey Guy, how can I use my meatloaf drippings to survive? Coincidentally, our good friend Lisa Bedford answered this very question on her blog in January of 2012. Heck, she’s The Survival Mom®…survival moms always have answers! Click on the image below or Click HERE to visit today’s […]
Today’s DIY includes a FREE Download from SelfRelianceDownloads.com on the proper care of your cast iron skillet….although the same practices translate into caring for all of your cast iron cookware, especially dutch oven stoves & our newest addition: the Volcano Reversible Griddle! Click on the image below or Click HERE to visit today’s DIY.
1,2,3, CHEESE! Now, I’m a big fan of many cheeses, especially extra sharp cheddar. I haven’t had the nerve to try making my own cheese but this recipe from a PhD sort of gives me mixed messages: Is it, or is it not, easy to make cheese? Judging from the simplicity & brevity of the […]
Jerk! No, J-E-R-K-Y…as in carnivorous protein source. (Vegans, I’ll have a jerky post for your palette soon.) Today’s DIY comes to us from Budget101.com & is in time for those who aren’t willing to barter gold bars for delicious jerky. This tutorial is straight-forward & easy to follow. Knock yourselves out with this DIY…just be […]
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