Making chicken stock is one of those basic kitchen skills everyone needs to have. Little else is as soothing to a cold, flu, or upset stomach. It is the base for many comfort foods like chicken soup, Portuguese kale soup,…
How to Make Chicken Stock
Recipe: Upside-Down Roast Chicken
Every week, I make a roast chicken for our family. This one chicken goes on to feed us another meal plus provides lots of healthy chicken stock. I’ve posted on the benefits of bone broth here. My next post will…
Book Review: Duck Tape 911
I posted this book review on my other site, www.HerbalPrepper.com, and thought you all would appreciate what this book has to offer. So, it turns out that duct tape really CAN fix everything! Duct Tape 911 is a must have…
Healthy Food Storage Recipe: Salmon Cakes
Last night, I was already thinking about making salmon cakes for dinner. Then I saw Wardee’s post over at Gnowfligins.com for Grain Free Salmon Patties with Lemon Sour Cream, which sealed the deal. Salmon cakes for dinner! My husband is…
Fluoride: One of Many Reasons I Use A Berkey Filter
I have no idea why we are still consuming this poison. In 2012, a Harvard study demonstrated that flouride consumption was associated with lower IQs in children. The study was a review of little-publicized studies from China, where fluoride naturally…
Homemade Gluten-Free Mac and Cheese with Sausage from Long-Term Food Storage Items
Last week, my son really wanted macaroni and cheese. To be honest, the gluten free mac & cheese meals at the grocery store are just lousy and way too pricey. So, off to the pantry I went! This is what…
Update: Homesteading Mom’s Being Re-Focused
Happy Mother’s Day!!! I hope all the moms out there had a wonderful day yesterday. We spent the better part of the day planting lilies of the valley, strawberries, rose bushes, and a couple more elderberry bushes. The best part…
Chourico and Spinach Breakfast Casserole
This recipe has it all. It’s low-glycemic, gluten-free, Paleo/Primal Diet-friendly, and affordable. You can mix up all the ingredients the night before, store in the fridge overnight, and just pop it in the oven the next morning. It’s got plenty…
More Heirloom Seeds
I know everyone is busy getting read for Thanksgiving this week. I just wanted to quickly share a link to The Sustainable Seed Company. Thanks to Concretin from Concretin’s Colluquium over at Just Measure’s Radio for bringing it to my attention…
How To Render Lard In A Crockpot
Rendering lard is super simple to begin with. It’s even easier in a crockpot. Take the pork fat you have trimmed up and saved, and pop it in the freezer. It’s much easier to cut when frozen. Once it’s warmed…
Meals In Jars
I have arrived late to the party when it comes to this great idea, Meals In Jars. Apparently, this is a marriage of food storage and convenience meals. How could I have missed this? I was cruising YouTube looking for…
Crockpot Portuguese-Inspired Pork Stew
Growing up in a heavily Portuguese city, I was totally spoiled rotten on gloriously delicious food. Two of my favorite dishes, caçoila (a type of Portuguese pulled pork) and pork alentejana (pork and littlenecks) have many similar ingredients. My mom…
Recipe: How to Cook A Maple-Spiced Fresh Ham
The best way to buy meat, hands down, is to buy an animal direct from a local farm. Small, local operations are your best bet for the best quality at the best price. Thanks to market demand, more and more…
Homesteading for Health
A lot has been weighing on both my mind and my heart the past few months. Sitting at my laptop, a few lines would manage to find their way to my screen, but would be ultimately deleted. Nothing that I…
Slow Cooker Indian-Spiced Steak
It’s time to show a little love for some wonderful people, a new favorite cookbook, and for a must-have appliance- the slow cooker. All three have been lifesavers this week since I sprained my ankle. Last week, I fell and…