Tag: Cooking

Dandelion Root Benefits + Tea Recipe

Dandelion Root Benefits + Tea Recipe I am constantly amazed by the dandelion’s creative edible uses! It grows wild everywhere and for years we have fought to rid our lawns and gardens of it. I no longer fight the dandelion I embrace it as another of mother nature’s gifts. It is versatile and completely edible and grows …

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DIY Clay-Pot Smoker

DIY Clay-Pot Smoker A store-bought smoker can cost a pretty penny. But with this little DIY clay-pot smoker you can get the same benefits without the cost! Smoking meats is one of the oldest methods of preservation still used today. Whether you need to preserve meats during a SHTF event that lasts any length of …

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60 Amazing Food and Kitchen Tips

60 Amazing Food and Kitchen Tips Ever wonder why your gravy is never as thick and rich as your mothers? Or why grandma’s peach pie always is better than anyone else’s including your own even when you’re using her recipe? I don’t think there is anything wrong with your recipe, I think it’s old tricks …

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Survival Uses for Aluminum Foil

Survival Uses for Aluminum Foil Aluminum foil has been used in kitchens for years and years. It is well known for its ability to seal in heat and with stand baking temperatures. In the prepping world it is also known for its ability to block electronic impulses to our devices. For this reason, it has become a joke among …

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Introducing the HERC Oven

Introducing the HERC Oven Power outages, fuel shortages, or a long term SHTF event can all be good reason to know about or have a Herc oven. Of course, you could use your barbeque grill during these types of outages, but who wants to grill outdoors during a storm that is powerful enough to have …

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Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home

Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home Knowing How to Can, Freeze, Dry and Preserve Any Fruit or Vegetable at Home is a must know for anyone living on a budget, wants to take advantage of sales, has a garden, is homesteading or prepping for a day when there isn’t enough to go around to feed …

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Harvesting & Eating Acorns

Harvesting & Eating Acorns Native Americans have been making use of acorn meal for centuries. It’s a reasonable substitute for flour in a SHTF scenario or for off grid cooking. Harvesting and eating acorns has been almost a lost art. Now we can revive it again for this generation. Check out the featured link below and receive …

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Eating & Cooking Daylilies

 Eating & Cooking Daylilies We are all learning a lot about eating what nature provides and things that we wouldn’t usually consider food items, like dandelions and now daylilies! This is a little more complicated plant than is a dandelion. It has several medicinal purposes and can work like a laxative and a diuretic. Daylilies are also known …

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MIY Cream of Chicken Soup Mix

MIY Cream of Chicken Soup Mix An awesome recipe for those who are busy parents or professionals. Cream of “something” soup is used in so many quick and easy meals. The baby is crying, your teen is in angst, or after a long day at work nothing is better than comfort food or easy nutrition in …

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2 Dozen Uses for Your Crockpot

2 Dozen Uses for Your Crockpot Here, I thought I was the sultan of the crockpot or slow cooker! I use mine more than any other appliance in my kitchen. I even make cakes (which are wonderful BTW) in a slow cooker. But the featured article has put me to shame by coming up with …

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