Tariffs, Stagflation and The Price of Eggs Price are definitely going up again. Just when we thought we were at the new norm post Covid, we’ve got tariffs. In the post-Covid inflation, the “official numbers” weren’t too bad, but I was...
I went shopping right before the pandemic. Things looked good. There was bread and milk. Less than a week later, lines wrapped around the store and shelves were empty. People rushed the fork lift guy for water. They cleaned out the toilet paper aisle–then bought...
What to Do with Your 10M Eggs Egg overdose is not just for Easter. It’s a very real thing on a homestead. Many homesteaders–even poser homesteaders fall victim to “chicken math” whereby you think chickens are cute and you get too many even...
With pink slime, mad cow, salmonella, and other industrial food supply contaminants, it’s hard finding good beef. You have two choices–source your meat correctly or raise it yourself. If you’re a real homestead, you’re probably already raising...
“Is it cheaper to cook or eat out?” This is the debate of the week on X. There’s a camp doubling down on cooking being more expensive than eating out all the time, and I can’t see the math–even with one person assessing an...
This is my original recipe. I started with a master recipe in a cookbook, but changed it over the years. The corn flour and yogurt make this a much better muffin than using 100% flour. Blueberry Corn MuffinsServings: 8-12 Time: 10 mins prep, 25 minutes baking...
You can make your own yogurt for pennies–and you should. Yogurt making isn’t that hard at all. You don’t even need a yogurt maker if you choose the right kind of yogurt. I hate paying two bucks for over-sweetened yogurt that tastes like guar gum. I...
I’m buried in Swiss Chard. It’s time to eat some greens! I love this, which is good because I’m going to be eating it for the rest of the summer. Swiss Chard & MushroomsServings: flexible Time: 15 mins Difficulty: easyPrint INGREDIENTS Swiss...
Freeze food now. Avoid shopping and cooking later. “Can I freeze….” It’s the trending Google search in the UK right now. At first I thought Londoners were having a cold snap hunting down ski coats. Not so. They’re freezing food. With...
