Do you want to sleep better at night? Are you interested in having a stronger immune system? Having the right balance of good gut bacteria can help both of those things, but it can also do others things. How about feeling less anxiety? Do you suffer from eczema, but you […]
Cooking from Scratch
Want to learn how to make your own food from scratch? From condiments to pasta to yogurt and other things. Learn them in this category.
Make Your Own Fermented Pickles
My kids LOVE pickles! I love pickles! Even my husband loves pickles. They aren’t all that expensive in the store, but what if I told you that you could make them at home with only about 10 minutes of active effort. Not only that, but they would be healthier for […]
What One Food Could You NOT Give Up?
I think it’s fair to say that I have a decent amount of food storage. I keep shelf stable items on hand to protect my family in case of emergencies. We eat a lot of shelf-stable items like beans, beans, and more beans, canned pineapple, peanut butter, gluten-free flour mix, tetra […]
Two Step Amazingly Easy Homemade Mayo
When I first started researching today’s blog post topic, I had no idea that it would be so stinkin’ controversial! There are enough controversial topics out there without there being a HUGE one in the middle of a food storage blog, but there it was sitting right in front of […]
Gourmet Food Storage – Oat Flour Pancakes! Simple, Fast, Gluten Free
Did you know that there are TONS of kinds of flours? There’s wheat flour – what most people refer to as “flour.” There are other grain flours like buckwheat flour, amaranth flour, spelt flour, and barley flour. Then you have more alternative flours like almond flour and coconut flour. Most […]
Serious DIY Series – Three Varieties of Homemade Mustard
It’s the middle of May one of the most beautiful months of the year. The sky is blue. Birds are singing. Temperatures are moderate, and there’s a nice breeze blowing through your backyard. The smell of grilled hot dogs wafting off your barbecue is tantalizing. You reach for a bun, use […]
Gourmet Food Storage – Ah-Mazing 3 Ingredient Snack
I don’t know how many times I’ve mentioned that I HATE to cook. Yea, I do it. Yea, I’m good at it, but it’s one of those skills I’m thankful for to a point and not much beyond that. So for me and consequently my family CONVENIENCE is the name […]
Gourmet Food Storage – Got Milk? No, I Don’t Mean Powdered Milk.
So let me ask you all a question – Do you know someone who is gluten intolerant? I’m betting you know at least several! How about someone who is allergic to eggs? That would be a hard one to swallow (or not to swallow in this case) in our family! […]
Gourmet Food Storage – The Proof Is in the Pudding!
Have you ever had real pudding? I’m not talking about that instant boxed stuff from the store. I’m talking about the kind of pudding that you have to cook on the stove? OOoooooooo. I could just sigh with joy at the thought of it. Okay, you may laugh, but […]
Gourmet Food Storage – “Souper” Simple, “Souper” Necessary, and “Souper” Delicious
I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up, many of the meals that I helped my mother make called for a can of “Cream of” (fill in the blank) soup. Oftentimes, it was cream of mushroom soup in our family. I remember, growing up, one of my […]