In the past I have dehydrated zucchini by slicing it and then drying the slices to add to soups, etc. I have also sliced it thin and sprinkled seasoning on it and dried it to make "zucchini chips". They weren't bad, but they weren't something I … [Read more]
14 Day No Shopping Challenge Results
Well, we've hit the end of our 14 days without going to the store and I learned a few things from the experience that I'll share, but I really suggest you try it for yourself and see what you learn as each of us has a little different situation, … [Read more]
Preparedness Challenges
I've been participating in a challenge from Preparedness Pro's blog to not hit the store for anything for 2 weeks during the month of August. We're almost done with it, and I thought I should have given you all a heads up about it before it started … [Read more]
Bottled Meat Stroganoff
Here's one of my favorite bottled meat recipes. It is so fast and easy and we love it around here! Remember the bottled meat? This could be any meat--I especially like deer/venison. Elk is good also--it gets a little softer in the bottle, where … [Read more]
The Best Part of Preserving Cherries
Okay, I have no words here except that this wasn't even half the mess my kitchen saw that day! I guess you just don't notice it so much when you're working with something light colored like peaches . . . oh yeah, and that was the best my hands … [Read more]
Freezing Cherries
This is the third post in the Cherry series. Freezing cherries. This one won't take too long, it's pretty easy, but I'm trying to drag out a little information over the week, so freezing cherries got its own post. When you have lots of cherries … [Read more]
Dehydrating Cherries
Dehydrating Cherries is pretty easy, but does require that you have a cherry stoner unless you really want to cut the pits out of every cherry (NOT recommended unless you really have nothing better to do with your time, which I can't … [Read more]
Home Canned Cherries
A while back a friend and I picked a boatload of cherries. Okay, about 4 buckets full. They were sweet cherries like Bing (not sure the actual variety, but they were not pie cherries). This cherry source came on kind of unexpectedly, so I had to … [Read more]
Making Better Char Cloth
Hey, check out my post on Making Better Char Cloth over at the Utah Preppers site--some good information for firestarting, and something you might want included in your emergency kits especially if you have a striker type firestarting tool … [Read more]
Super Short Check In and Garden Update
I am not a super gardener. I am happy when things grow that don't require a lot of effort on my part. I suppose when my kids are grown and I need something to nurture, my garden will get the effort it really needs. Anyway, the garden is still … [Read more]
