HEALTHY Long-Term Food Storage Options
Storing food for emergencies is an important job. What is the best method to preserve food? I’ve already covered how to store grains, long-term storage…
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What to Do With Fresh Strawberries and How to Freeze Strawberries
Every June it sneaks up on me – strawberry season. I’ve spent the last few months working through our freezer stash and home-canned goods. The…
How to Keep Vegetables Fresh: Best Veggies for Long-Term Storage
I’ve already written on Healthy Food Stockpile Options -The Best Produce to Stockpile, but how do you keep vegetables fresh? What are the best veggies…
20 Easy Ways to Eat, Preserve and Freeze Apples – with No Sugar!
Apple season is here! If you can buy in bulk, you’ll want to make lots of healthy recipes PLUS preserve apples for later – read…
How to Do a Freezer Inventory to Stay Organized
As I started getting more serious about eating real food, I kept hearing, “Just freeze it!” Even Katie swears by her freezer stash! That seemed…
How to Freeze Guacamole and Save Money
Having avocados on hand is one of my secrets to making impromptu taco nights even better! With all their brain-boosting power, pairing it with some…
How to Store Fresh Ginger {The Ginger Challenge Series}
The simple secret for avoiding a stringy mess when grating fresh ginger and how to always have it on hand without it going bad! Throwing…
Not Your Mother’s Make-Ahead and Freeze Cookbook {REVIEW}
It usually takes me about a month to get around to making a meal from a new cookbook – a week while it sits in…
What to do With that Beef Heart in Your Freezer (and how to tell your husband)
Warning: Raw meat photo spoiler! Do not open if you are pregnant or otherwise do not want to see pictures of raw beef heart… “What…
Beef: From Field to Freezer, a How-to-Buy-a-Cow Guide
This is a guest post from Renee Harris of MadeOn Hard Lotion. How much does it cost to butcher a cow? Buying a cow is…
Frugal Pantry Storage Tips {Guest Post}
I’m so pleased to introduce a local colleague, Adrienne of Whole New Mom, a rockstar blogger much more experienced than I am in the world…
Once-a-Month Cooking Prep: “Cream of” Casseroles Recipe
Making simple homemade cream of chicken (or “whatever”) soup in bulk can make a week of super frugal, super nourishing meals, plus some for the…
How to Store and Freeze Fresh Produce, Grains, and More
If you’re going to meal plan well, one bonus is that you should only have to make the grocery store run once a week (or…
The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Freezer Work for You (without a batch cooking day)
I tried a “cook for a month” sort of cooking day once, and it was EXHAUSTING. 3 days’ work. Not my thing – but I…