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Real Food Stockpile: Preservation and Storage Techniques

May 18th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Do It Yourself, Frugality

When we hear reports about the potential for $25 loaves of bread, whether that’s “out there” and a knee-jerk, fearful reaction to some of the economic stress we’ve seen over the past few years, or a completely rational and possible prediction, my husband and I raise our eyebrows at each other. We’re in the market [...]

Results of Last Week for my Readers

January 6th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Uncategorized

I must be missing my girlfriends after the holiday break stuck with enjoying my family. I just want to chat away and tell you all a bunch of random stuff related to Kitchen Stewardship. If you’ll indulge me (again), here I go: I ordered and received the canned tomatoes in glass jars from Tropical Traditions [...]

What I Read This Week (And Wish I Hadn’t)

December 18th, 2009 · 33 Comments · Big Changes, Food for Thought

The 7 Foods Experts Won’t Eat. I’m no expert, which I’ve proven time and time again, and I never know who to listen to, but here’s yet another article that has given me food for thought. (Thanks to Musings of a Housewife!) I swore this summer after canning tomatoes for the first time that I’d [...]

How to Buy Safe Salmon

June 12th, 2009 · 20 Comments · Super Foods, What to Buy

It’s tempting to write a post for this week about all the good and bad fish for you and for the environment, but I realize I need to save SOMEthing to write about for when this Super Foods series is over! UPDATE: At the bottom of this fish recipe is a good list of references [...]

Are Canned Foods Necessary for Emergencies? Food Banks?

May 1st, 2009 · 25 Comments · Special Situations, What to Buy

Meredith at Like Merchant Ships raises a great question at this post: “I worry about disaster supplies. I need to find a way to balance food storage and health. I’m all for fresh, but what if I had to go a week (months?) without a trip to the grocery? What if we lost power for [...]

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Monday Mission: Can the Cans (Vegetables, for starters)

April 27th, 2009 · 18 Comments · What to Buy

Your mission, if you choose to accept, is to make a pledge not to buy canned vegetables. Read on to learn why and what your alternatives are. Impact Ratings: Level of Commitment: Baby Steps Why Shouldn’t I Cook with Canned Vegetables? Canning vegetables involves plenty of heat and lots of water. Most, if not all, [...]

Mental Mission: The Cans in Your Cupboard

April 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

Mental Mission: I want to challenge you this week to pay attention to what you use your can opener for. Which meals are dependent on canned food? What’s in those cans? Do you know anything about the nutrition of what’s in the can? Read a label while you cook. It’s enlightening! Ponder: is there an [...]

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