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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 [...]

5 Ways to Preserve Your Apples

October 12th, 2010 · 43 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Frugality, Recipes

If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, how many doctors are bored because we’re averaging 2-3 per person around here this fall? My husband went out with friends Friday night. They had pizza, he had an apple. The next day they tailgated; he had grilled chicken and an apple. My 2-year-old daughter Leah [...]

In-Season Recipe Connection: Katie’s Canned Salsa

September 9th, 2010 · 23 Comments · Do It Yourself, Recipes

Is it conceited if I say we’re kind of salsa connoisseurs around here? I suppose it’s not even that we have particularly trained palates, but more because of a deep love of spicy, Mexican foods that makes us qualified. That and the massive quantity of salsa we consume. On taco night, my husband polishes off [...]

POP! The Best Sound Ever Heard in a Kitchen

September 8th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Do It Yourself, Organic Gardening, Recipes

If you’ve ever canned anything, you know exactly what I’m talking about. After all the prepping food, filling jars, carefully lowering into the water and trying not to get burned getting the jars out, while they’re sitting on the counter, you start to hear: “Pop!” “Pop!” “POP!” It’s the sound of something done right, of [...]

Organic Gardening Series: Canning Basics for Preserving Summer Produce

July 8th, 2010 · 35 Comments · Organic Gardening

If you got your garden started off right, you may be harvesting lots of produce about this time. (If you live in the north country, like me, you’re still waiting on most things.) No garden yet? Sometimes it’s still less expensive to purchase a large quantity of produce from a local farmer, especially if it’s [...]

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 [...]

Finally…Crunchy Pickles! (Lacto-Fermented and Canned)

August 26th, 2009 · 49 Comments · Avoiding Waste, Do It Yourself, Food for Thought, Frugality, KS lifestyle, Recipes, Special Situations, What to Buy

Phew! I don’t like having mishaps and failures in the kitchen. So much time, so much capital and raw material invested in any new venture. I was pretty excited and nervous to try my hand at canning, and I was (mildly) devastated when the result was soft pickles. Lacto-fermentation had similar results, but the pickles [...]

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