The Ultimate Depression-Era Immune Booster
During the Great Depression of the 1930’s people were unaware of multi-vitamins as a way to boost the immune system. In fact, most people weren’t even aware of what an immune system was, let alone how to support one. Fortunately, many of the foods that were cheap and...
Ash + Meat
When you first hear it, it doesn’t seem to make sense. People for centuries have successfully preserved meat in wood ashes. It seems to contradict everything we know about how we want our food. It goes way beyond the 5-second rule but can effectively preserve meat for...
Fermented Milk
Fermented milk has been part of traditional diets for thousands of years, valued for its tangy flavor, gentle preservation, and surprising health benefits. Long before refrigeration, people relied on fermentation to keep milk safe and nourishing. Today, the same...
5 Healthy Harvest Soup Recipes
Harvest season always brings an abundance of vegetables. Many continue to thrive into winter including many root vegetables like carrots, onions, turnips and parsnips, and brassicas like broccoli, cabbage, kale and cauliflower. Others like tomatoes, peppers and peas...
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs
A Simple Way to Perfect Eggs Every Time Hard boiled eggs have long been one of the simplest, most nourishing foods we can make. They are quick, satisfying, and naturally balanced, providing protein, healthy fats, and essential vitamins in a form that nature already...
10 Foods You Should Never Keep in Your Fridge
It's easy to assume that most fresh foods should be refrigerated. But that’s not true. Cold temperatures can have an adverse effect on the texture, flavor and believe it or not -the shelf life of many foods. There are also some foods that should simply not be kept in...
Best Ways To Preserve Your Fall Harvest
For most of us, Autumn is harvest season. One reason is that the fruits and vegetables in our gardens have ripened. Another reason is the onset of winter as the first frosts and freezes turn many fruits and vegetables into toast. It’s those first frosts and freezes...
20 Foods You Can Preserve in Pantyhose
Wearing pantyhose is something that has more or less gone by the wayside with the traditional 9 to 5 – but you shouldn’t toss your favorite pair of worn-out stockings just yet. Did you know that you can easily preserve a large assortment of foods in a pair of...
The 4-Ingredient Pantry Challenge. Can You Survive It?
Ever wondered what it would take to truly live off only what’s already in your kitchen? Just whatever’s on your shelves. That’s the idea behind the 4-Ingredient Pantry Challenge. It might sound simple at first, but when you’re limited to only four ingredients, every...
Add This to Your Pantry to Keep Pests Away This Winter
The good news with a refrigerator or freezer is they’re basically bug-proof. Even if a fruit fly or ant finds its way in the cold temperatures soon dispatch them. The bad news is that a pantry is another story. Some of us have open pantry and even when our pantries...
