Food and Pantry

Fermented Milk

Fermented milk has been part of traditional diets for thousands of years, valued for its tangy flavor, gentle preservation, and surprising health...

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This Bone-Dry Butter Lasts for 5+ Years Without Refrigeration

It’s called “Ghee.” It’s butter that has been filtered to remove fats and fat solids leaving a clear and yellow liquid that looks and tastes like...

How To Make Sauerkraut

A Heritage of Preservation For centuries, sauerkraut has been more than just a tangy side dish—it has been a lifeline. Long before refrigeration,...

Corn Porridge: A Simple, Nourishing Staple You Can Make Anywhere

Corn has been a survival food for centuries. Long before processed cereals and instant oats, families relied on cornmeal porridge for warmth,...

How to Cook a Full Meal Without Gas, Electricity, or Fire

Nothing seems to be getting cheaper these days. That’s especially true for utilities like electric, gas and if you don’t have access to a ready...

Fermented Fish: A Self-Sufficient Food Tradition Worth Reviving

Fermentation isn’t new. It’s one of the oldest food preservation techniques known to humankind, dating back thousands of years. Long before...

I Saved $400 a Month by Stockpiling This Way

Living off-grid, my main goal was always to live a sustainable life without overspending or wasting anything. However, when I first moved, my bills...

How to Store 2+ Years Worth of Food in a Small Pantry

Small spaces force you to think differently about food storage. When you have limited square footage but need to store enough provisions for two...

Canned Beets: A Long-Lasting Source of Nutrition and Wellness

Beets have been prized for centuries as both food and medicine. From ancient Greek athletes who consumed them for strength, to traditional healers...

Home-Cooked Meals to Keep in Mason Jars for 5+ Years

Canning home-cooked meals rather than keeping jars of individual ingredients, can be a viable alternative to MREs. Best of all you can make them...

What Happens If You Cook Your Food In Leaves?

Back in the day, people didn’t have foil or fancy bakeware. If you wanted to cook something over the fire, you used what was around, and that often...

How to Make Long-Lasting Flour from Wild Grains, Seeds, Nuts and Bark

Bread has sustained civilizations for thousands of years. But the foundation of bread has always been flour. Flours made from grains, seeds, nuts,...

Ingenious Ways to Freeze-Dry Your Food at Home for 10+ Years Shelf Life

Most people think a deep freezer is the key to long-term food storage, but what happens when the power goes out? There’s a reason pioneers and...

How to Make Depression-Era Potato Cakes

During the Great Depression, every meal was an important act of survival. People had to stretch what little they had, and potatoes quickly became a...