Prices are rising. I’m not sure how much… Prices are definitely going up and the “official numbers” don’t show it accurately because they don’t measure the things I buy. Milk stayed about the same at the big store, but chicken food...
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...
For $2999 I can get an entire year’s worth of freeze-dried “desserts,” powdered drinks, and… things I’d never eat because I’m not an astronaut. None of the marketing mentions taste–it’s all about “price per...
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...
