Here’s a yummy treat from the insides of your Halloween pumpkins (or any pumpkin, for that matter). Roasted salted pumpkin seeds. There are a few ways you can dry your pumpkin seeds for eating, but this is my favorite because it’s fast and makes them nice and crispy and the salt doesn’t come off when […]
Archives for October 2010
CSN Stores Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Sondra, the winner of the CSN Stores gift certificate giveaway! Happy shopping! :) In other news, I’ve got quite a bit going with the garden cleanout, so am a little behind on posting. We have onions, potatoes, beets and squash living in the house with us until I can do something with them […]
Randomness in the Garden
The wind blew all night last night and it rained hard against the windows. Not a great night for sleeping. Then this morning I looked out and the chickens were wandering around the garden. Seems their gate didn’t get latched and the wind blew it open for them, so out they went to see what […]
Welcome Our New Advertiser: Freeze Dry Guy
Here’s a quick shoutout to our new advertiser–The Freeze Dry Guy. Use the ad link on the sidebar to check out their selection of freeze dried and dehydrated foods as well as survival gear. They’ve even got food packs set up for special diets like vegetarian and gluten-free. I don’t require gluten free foods, but […]
Fabulous Fruit Leather (Even if You Dry it Too Long)
Fruit leather is one of those dehydrating projects that may look a bit intimidating, but actually isn’t too hard to do. You’ll see. Even you can make fabulous fruit leather. Your kids will love it and it makes a great trail, camp, or lunchbox snack. So let’s get started, shall we? First you’ll need some […]
Giveaway from CSN Stores
CSN Stores recently contacted me about doing a giveaway for my readers, and you all know I love giving you free stuff, so of course I took them up on it. CSN Stores operate a number of online stores selling things from cookware to platform beds. Most of those platform beds, by the way, would […]
Get Something Done Contest Winners!
I wish I had prizes for all you ambitious souls who got something done in September! But you know you’re all winners because you’re that much more prepared, right? Seriously, you guys inspire me with the stuff you’re getting accomplished. Keep up the good work! So here are the lucky winners of the contest. Andrea […]
Black Bean Salsa–One of My Favorite Harvest Time Recipes
Of course you could eat this any time of year, it just happens that fresh tomatoes from the garden make me think of making this every fall. You can use store tomatoes if that’s all you have. So without further ado, here it is. Black Bean Salsa 2 medium tomatoes diced1 can black beans rinsed […]
Dehydrating Lemons
I know, lemons? Really? What for? Well, to make lemonade with of course, silly. You can also add them to other drinks or put them in the pot when you’re baking fish. (Take them on your next fishing trip and toss them in the foil with a little water when you foil bake your fish […]
Fluorescent Light Induced Migraines and the FL-41 Tint
This may be a bit off topic for the usual course of this blog, but I had to share an experience I’ve had in the hopes that it might help someone else. Ever since I was young, I’ve suffered from migraines. For the longest time, the only triggers I could pin down were lack of […]