Category: Food

DIY Peeling Chicken Feet Plus Recipes

Some posts may contain affiliate links. DIY Peeling Chicken Feet Plus Recipes At first I thought there can’t possibly be enough meat on chicken feet to warrant the effort to peel them. But then I saw them peeled and came across the recipes linked below and it changed my mind. I do believe any creature …

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Learn the Art of Pioneer Cooking

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Learn the Art of Pioneer Cooking  We have discussed scratch cooking along with it’s pros and cons and I think the majority of us agree that it is if nothing else a skill to learn for a time when store bought ingredients won’t be available. I am sure when …

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Which Pine Trees are Poisonous

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Which Pine Trees are Poisonous   We previous featured an article on the edible pine. See it HERE But I noticed the featured article didn’t go into depth about which pine trees are safe and which aren’t!. Before you ever eat anything foraged please insure you know exactly what …

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Pantry Essentials Needed for Scratch Cooking

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Pantry Essentials Needed for Scratch Cooking Scratch cooking is an art that many families are beginning to bring back. Less because they are concerned about the store bought meal ingredients not being available but more concerned about the back to basics of their health and well being. Their are …

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30 Unusual Herb Garden Ideas

Some posts may contain affiliate links. 30 Unusual Herb Garden Ideas Herb gardens have become a staple in many people’s kitchens. Both due to the cost of herbs at the local markets and because nothing is better than fresh home grown taste! For garden enthusiasts it is also a way to enjoy gardening year round …

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Stock Your Pantry Without Increasing Your Grocery Budget- Step by Step

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Stock Your Pantry Without Increasing Your Grocery Budget Step by Step I get asked all the time where do I get all the funds we need to create the suggested safe stockpile of food and supplies? How did you do it? As a single parent with a lower middle …

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Foraging Mullein

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Foraging Mullein I don’t know about the rest of you and I would never assume to speak for anyone other than myself, but I often wonder if we all adjusted our ideas on food if there would not then be enough for everyone. Even in the richest of western …

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Why Harvest Purslane

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Why Harvest Purslane I am so angry at myself for not learning this sooner! I have spent hours pulling these “weeds” out of my gardens. Now I find that they are so much more than weeds and have more nutrition then many of the traditional vegetables I worked so hard to …

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Coconut Oil: 101

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Coconut Oil: 101 Everything You Need to Know We have been told over and over coconut oil is good for this or that. But why? What is so special about this oil? You have heard some of the things it is used in with positive praise, but even I …

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Raising Ducks VS Chickens

Some posts may contain affiliate links. Raising Ducks VS Chickens More and more people are raising chickens as an effort to be self-sufficient. They collect eggs daily and should the need arise the chickens could be butchered for meat providing protein in a SHTF scenario. However, as this trend increases we are hearing rumor that …

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