How To Peel Chicken Feet, and Prepare Them To Cook
Chicken feet make an excellent addition to soup stock, and are full of rich, nutritious gelatin. If you can get over the yuck factor, they’re totally worth learning how to use!
Kitchen
Eating off the land, from scratch recipes, preserving food, and other fun kitchen tips.
Bread Machine Braided Challah Recipe Tutorial
I can honestly say that to date I have never tasted bread better than this homemade challah recipe I’m going to share with you. I’ve been making this bread for several years now, and it never fails to impress and delight. Although this is a bread machine recipe, theoretically you could make this bread by … Read more
How To Use A Percolator To Brew Coffee
Learn how to brew a fresh cup of coffee without the need for electricity.
Light and Fluffy Bread Machine Yeast Rolls
These yeast rolls are so soft and yummy. With the help of a bread machine, they’re a sinch to throw together!
Is Grinding Frozen Meat Good Idea?
I wish I’d known this trick to grinding meat the first time I gave it a try. It would have saved me so much trouble!!
Clawhammer Still Review: Building And Testing The Still
A still can be useful for so many things: making essential oils, distilling spirits, fuel alcohol, making antiseptics… it’s just one of those things that we definitely wanted to add to our emergency preps. Here’s how we built our own with a Clawhammer Still Kit.
Solar Cooking in a Sun Oven
I have a new love: Solar Cooking! By using the sun to cook our foods, I’m saving money and energy, and keeping my house cooler during the hot summer months. Plus, the food is AMAZING.
How To Freeze Strawberries
Freezing strawberries is a great way to quickly preserve an abundant harvest to enjoy for months ahead!
Old Fashioned Lemon Chess Pie
From-scratch lemon chess pie uses simple ingredients you probably already have on hand. An old fashioned favorite you’re sure to love!
The Best Homemade Hot Cocoa
Homemade hot cocoa is super easy to make and much healthier than the store bought powdered stuff. It’s a lot cheaper, too! Here’s the recipe I’ve been making for years.
Homemade Marshmallows (Kosher)
You’ll never go back to store bought marshmallows once you try these!! I promise you. They’re heavenly.
How To Roast Whole Acorn Squash or Butternut Squash
Here’s my favorite way to roast whole winter squashes. Quick, easy, and delicious!
Two Ways To Render Tallow: Crockpot and Stovetop
Rendering fat sounds like a long, complicated process. Actually, it couldn’t be easier! Here are two ways to make tallow in your kitchen with tools you already have on hand.
10 Clever Ways To Use Cherry Pits
Freezing, dehydrating, canning- so many ways to preserve cherries! You can also use the seeds for many things… just don’t eat them!
My EcoZoom Stove Review
EcoZoom Stoves are an extremely efficient and versatile way to cook food without electricity. Check out my review and pics here.