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 […]
Ham and Jacob’s Cattle Bean Soup
Had some soup the other night with some of the Jacob’s Cattle Beans we grew last year. Yummy. They weren’t quite as “smooth” as the Calypso bean or the Mayflower bean, but were still really tasty and pink so they matched the ham! Can’t beat that. ;) Here’s the beans before and after. We’ve got […]
Canning or Bottling Apricots
Bottled apricots are yummy and easy. Well, unless you don’t like apricots, but that’s just unnatural. ;) Get some apricots. It’s actually a good thing if they’re not quite ripe. Super ripe apricots kind of turn to mush in the jar when they are canned. Use any extra ripe or mushy ones for apricot freezer […]
Apricot Freezer Jam
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 […]
Tattler Reusable Canning Lids
We do a lot of canning here. And the thought has always followed that in an emergency situation, canning things would be impossible without a good supply of canning lids. The jars and rings can be re-used, but the lids are supposedly a one time use deal. So we stock canning lids in the food […]
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 […]
Mountain House for Breakfast: Breakfast Skillet Wrap Review
Remember Monday’s post on our Mountain House dinner? Well, the next morning we had freeze dried Mountain House breakfast that the sweet folks at Mountain House sent us to sample. The kids wanted oatmeal, so we heated up water for mom and dad’s Mountain House Breakfast Skillet Wrap and for the kids’ oatmeal and for […]
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 […]
