Freezer jam used to be my staple jam over cooked jam. It is easy easy easy and I’ve never had a batch fail, even when I had to go change diapers or break up the quarreling children in the middle of the jam session. Seriously, freezer jam is the best for busy mom types who […]
Dehydrating Pineapple
Pineapple is one of those foods that are really well suited for dehydrating. They are easy to prepare and get super sweet when they’re dried. Great for snacking or putting in trail mix, granola, breads, etc. I’m sure you want some, so here’s how you do it. First, get a pineapple. Or two or three. […]
Dehydrating Blueberries
This is one of those projects that was really so easy it shouldn’t deserve its own post, but here it is anyway. Dehydrating blueberries. First, get some blueberries. It really doesn’t matter how many, but the more the merrier. Wash them and pick out any that are squishy or bad. Now get a pot of […]
Super Easy Currant Jelly
Hey, check out my post over at Utah Preppers for super easy, super yummy currant jelly. Perfect for all those currants and you don’t need powdered pectin or exact measurements of currant juice. Excellent on homemade bread. :) Keep preparing! Angela *************************************************************** Subscribe to my email newsletter for updates and special deals. Please be sure […]
Making Banana Chips by Dehydrating Bananas
Yeah, I’ve got the dehydrator going again. I came into a bunch of bananas that I knew my kids wouldn’t eat before they went all over-ripe and brown, so I thought I’d get ahead of the game and dehydrate some into banana chips. To dehydrate bananas, you want ripe bananas. They’re not as good if […]
Dehydrating Frozen Broccoli
Frozen vegetables are perfect for dehydrating. They’ve already been blanched prior to being frozen and you can usually just dump them out on your dehydrator tray frozen and start drying. Super easy. This weekend I dried some broccoli. Broccoli is kind of large and thick straight out of the bag, so I let it sit […]
Rotating the Car Kit and Update on the Survival Bars
A couple of weeks ago, we took a little drive up the mountain and hiked around in the snow and mud and long story short (I know that rarely happens here) we needed to use the toilet paper from the car kit. Now, last summer we had a roll in the console AND a roll […]
Chocolate Powdered Milks Review and Taste Test
Remember when we tasted the powdered milks? Yeah, it seems like a long time ago. Well, we also tasted two kinds of chocolate powdered milks–Honeyville and Morning Moos. These are not like Nestle Quick or Ovaltine that you add to milk. They are drinks (actually milk substitutes) that you add straight to water to get […]
The Great Powdered Milk Taste Test and Review
Ever wanted to find a powdered milk that tastes good? You’re not alone. So just in case you don’t want to go through the expense and hassle of trying out every kind of powdered milk you can find, read on. I did it for you. After a comment about the flavor of powdered milk on […]
The Most Amazing Delicious Magical Award Winning 6 Grain Bread Recipe I Ever Came Up With Myself
Really. It’s that good. And I made it up myself. Well, I started with a recipe and kept changing it and changing it until I hit on this combination and haven’t changed it since. This is what my family eats. I promise it’s delicious. Angela’s Crazy Delicious 6 Grain Bread Recipe Makes 6 loaves. If […]
