Vanilla is the second-highest priced spice in the world. Saffron is the first. I don’t use saffron much but I could drink vanilla. Two problems: I can’t grow vanilla on the Poser Homestead. And… who can afford to buy it these days. It’s fifty...
Vegetarians get cheated at barbecues. No more! These black bean burgers are amazing. You won’t have to disinvite vegetarians from summer because they don’t eat meat. Five-Cent Veggie BurgersServings: 10-12 Time: 1 hour Difficulty: moderatePrint INGREDIENTS...
Split pea is for me! If you’re a vegetarian like me, you’re outgunned at a barbecue. I don’t want to stand by the chip bowl, seeing if I can get away with a double-dip, and I really don’t like the frozen hockey puck burgers. I started to...
“My grandma used Weck jars.” Actually, my grandma didn’t–she was one of the rare working moms in her day. She was an award-winning telephone operator with certificates for saving lives. It was everyone else’s grandmother who canned. My...
Canning 101: Preserve the Harvest and Eat Well All Year Canning’s not just for grandmothers anymore. Canning fed Napoleon’s armies and kept homesteaders alive. Now, it’s back in fashion! Canning lets you eat like you hired Oprah’s chef while saving...
I wanted to grow lettuce, but I didn’t have any light… So I went to the indoor gardening store looking for lettuce lights. This was a while ago before the Poser Homestead became a thing. I had an entire basement room to dedicate to winter crops. If I set...
Beans, beans the magical fruit… Actually, they’re not a fruit, they’re a legume, but who cares? They taste good. You could buy beans for a buck or two a can, but they’d taste like the aluminum they’re canned in. You can do better. Make these fresh! Quick soak method:...
Waffles are another one of those “cheap gourmet” homestead standbys. These freeze super well (which is one degree higher than “well.”) You can add sugar and make them dessert-delicious or keep them savory and grab them on the run when you...
Who says there’s no such thing as a free lunch? There is–if you’re in zucchini season. Zucchini is one of the world’s least appreciated foods, which is unfortunate. It’s nearly impossible to kill zucchini, and if the world ended, there’d be only one food...
