The area where I live was once a large olive growing area. As the olive farmers have moved lots of the trees have continued to thrive. There are olives all over the place and mostly […]
Olives are Easy to Preserve in Salt Brine Read More »
My wife was raised on a ranch by her Mexican grandmother. They didn’t have a whole lot of money and most of the cooking was done outside. She learned how to make great Mexican food.Â
Refried Beans a Good Hard Time Recipe Read More »
A few days ago, I wrote about our kitchen being flooded out. As a result, we have not been able to do much cooking in the house. So we figured this was a good time
Off Grid Cooking for Long Term Emergencies Read More »
With all the floods occurring on the East Coast and the prospect of more to come this winter, I thought it might be a good time to post information about cleaning up after a flood.Â
Cleaning Up your Home and Food Storage After a Flood Read More »
This is the second part of the list of cooking substitutions. Â The first half was published yesterday. There are numerous other cooking substitutions that will work when you are out of various ingredients. Â We
Basic Cooking Substitutions for Emergency Use Part 2 Read More »
This is a list of useful cooking substitutions published by the University of Nebraska. Â This list could be very helpful if you were having to live off your food storage. It gives you some options
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Recently I listened to a discussion about which was best internal vs. external backpack frames.  They never could agree on an answer. Since then I have been giving this some thought.  Now over the
Internal vs. External Backpack Frames. Read More »
Here are some more wartime and depression recipes to add to your collection. Â These are recipes that you can probably prepare with foods that you have in your storage. Â One thing that I like about
Wartime and Depression Recipes Read More »
While I was in Utah on this last trip, I had a chance to attend the Utah Prepare Conference and Expo put on by Utah State University. They held some great classes and one that
The Realities of an EMP Attack On This Country Read More »
Powdered milk is something that most of us have a tendency to turn up our nose at, but in our food storage, it is an extremely versatile food that provides protein, calcium and nutrition. It
Powdered Milk: Why Do You Need It In Your Storage? Read More »
