FOOD
INFLATION BUSTING
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 went up first 12%, then about 20%...
EMPTY SHELF COOKING (“No Fear” meals)
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 junk...
EXTRA EGGS? HERE’S WHAT TO DO
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 though you only planned to...
BUY HALF A COW
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 your meat this. But if...
YOUR PANTRY IS YOUR BEST FRIEND
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 calorie." There are 30-year tubs that'll last longer than...
BLUEBERRY CORN MUFFINS
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. [recipe title="Blueberry Corn Muffins" servings="8-12" time="10 mins prep, 25...
FREE YOGURT FOR LIFE
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 also hate getting...
SWISS CHARD AND MUSHROOMS
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. INGREDIENTS Swiss chard...
“CAN I FREEZE THESE FOODS?”
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 people on lockdown and supply...
NO SPACE? GET GRAFTED FRUIT TREES
TL;DR: Get some fruit trees. Grafted fruit trees can really save the day. Don't kill them. Don't let the birds and deer eat your fruit. "How can I stop buying fruit every year and be more self-reliant? I don't have much land..." If you've got a smallish Poser...
RECYCLED FOOD SERIES: BREAD CRUMBS, BREAD PUDDING, AND CROUTONS
This another recycled food recipe, where we take an ingredient that's perfectly healthy but in some way or another past its prime, and upcycle it into culinary greatness. Bread pudding is a canvas for greatness. Crumble your bread products, add eggs and liquid (milk,...
DON’T TOSS THE BLACK BANANAS: MAKE BANANA BREAD
This is an old favorite recipe for saving slimy, overripe bananas from death. When a banana gets that "yuck" texture--that's when it's at its best for banana bread. It's part of the "Recycled Food Series" aimed to get us to rethink a lot of what we throw away. America...