Just for fun, listen to this Nat King Cole song while you read the rest of this article. The taste of fresh peaches in late summer and early fall reminds me that "fall" can mean the excitement of back-to-school season and the crisp ... Read More
10 Unusual Foods You Should Have in Your Pantry
Modern Americans probably have more food choices than any other group in the history of the planet Earth. I was told about a Japanese student who went to an American grocery store for cereal. Seeing the selection in the aisle was so overwhelming they ... Read More
Using Dried Eggs: A Tutorial
Dehydrated and freeze-dried foods are among the easiest foods around for both everyday cooking and long-term food storage. One handy item in that category is dried eggs and knowing how to use them is important. At first glance, a pouch or can of ... Read More
How to Dehydrate Cabbage
When you think of dehydrating vegetables of any kind, learning to dehydrate cabbage is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. It sure wasn't for me. As an outdoor guide who provides meals to my clients, I need to plan and prepare a wide ... Read More
Try it Today: No-Recipe Soup
If you need a recipe before you can make a pot of soup, this article is for you! No-Recipe Soup is so easy to make that sometimes I wonder why soup recipes are needed at all. To be fair, there are varieties of soup and variations of soup that call ... Read More
Persimmons: An Incredible Fruit!
Each fall, my husband and I head to property in eastern Oklahoma for a mental health break. It's incredibly beautiful out there, and the eastern side of the state where we are is green, lush, and hilly, not dry and dusty. There are two mountain ... Read More
Dehydrated Dinners: 21 Tips for getting started
Donna writes, "I was wanting to add a bit of MRE type packaged food for emergencies and travel etc. However, when I've looked into some of the popular brands and looked at the ingredients, we couldn't possibly purchase them. It seems they all have ... Read More
Simple Secrets of Food Dehydration
Buying canned goods and extra bags of flour and sugar has been the easiest part of food storage for me. Dehydrating my own food seemed to belong in the same category as spinning my own wool. Yes, it can be done, but why would I want to go through ... Read More
The Ultimate Dehydrator Cookbook: Review
This giveaway has now ended. Congratulations to our lucky winners, Beki and Karen! IMAGINE being able to preserve your own food at home safely, economically, conveniently, and with no harmful additives. EVEN BETTER, your food storage will take up ... Read More
Try It Today: 10 Ways to Use Cabbage
Cabbage is a nutritious, frugal, and often abundant vegetable. It grows well in home gardens and can generally be found at farmers' markets, grocery stores, and vegetable stands everywhere. Often cabbages with less-than-ideal outer leaves can be ... Read More