Food and Pantry

What if I told you there’s something you can make in your own kitchen that uses nothing more than basic ingredients — but lasts longer, keeps you...

Aztec armies marched for weeks; messengers ran hundreds of miles without supply trains. They needed calories that wouldn't spoil under a scorching...

More and more stories keep showing up on the Internet cautioning about coming food shortages, higher prices and empty shelves. There are numerous...

Every late summer, I receive an abundant supply of honey - a perk of living on a homestead. Generally, I pour this honey into jars and gift it to my...

As a homesteader who has lived off the grid for the past 10 years, I have learned how to make the most of the bounties of nature around us. One of...

Fermented cabbage is one of the simplest and most rewarding foods you can make at home. It’s a centuries-old preservation method that enhances...

During a crisis, it’s time-tested recipes like this one that can save your life. The story behind the bread and butter pickles goes way back to the...

An old joke when someone referred to something cheap was “That’s chicken feed.” Unfortunately, like everything else these days, even chicken feed...

Your freezer’s humming is one power outage away from silence. I learned this the hard way when a storm killed my fridge, spoiling $200 worth of...

If you’ve spent hours tending livestock, mending fences, or preserving your harvest, you need a meal that matches your grit. This cowboy casserole...

Honey has remarkable food preservation properties. In fact, archaeologists found a sealed clay jar of honey in an ancient Egyptian tomb. They opened...