Food and Pantry

Stop Washing Fresh Eggs! (Do This Instead)

If you are raising your own chickens, or thinking about it, this is something to learn early on. Fresh eggs are not store eggs, and they should not...

The Hidden Dangers Behind Vacuum Sealing Meat

Vacuum sealing has become one of the most popular food preservation methods in recent years. Walk into almost any prepping forum or hunting...

Fermented Vegetables – A Complete Homesteader’s Guide to Lacto-Fermentation

Before refrigerators, before canning, before vacuum sealing and freeze drying, homesteaders and farming families across every culture on earth...

This Great Depression Dessert Turned Stale Bread Into Gold

There is a high chance you have half a loaf of bread sitting on the counter right now. You might be thinking it’s already stale, so it's only good...

Pantry Moth Traps – How to Stop an Infestation Before It Destroys Your Food Storage

If you store food in quantity, pantry moths are a matter of when, not if. They find their way into homes on purchased grain, flour, dried fruit,...

Easy Meatloaf Recipe with Few Ingredients (Classic & Foolproof)

Meatloaf is one of those meals that has been feeding families through lean times and busy weeks for generations. It is the kind of dish you can...

15 Vegetables You Can Actually Pickle Overnight

I've thrown away more produce than I've preserved. If that sounds familiar, you know that when you have a garden, some animals, and also a house...

I Made Bone Broth WRONG for Years! This Method Changed Everything

I've been making bone broth on this homestead for about eight years. I used the same old method every time. I toss the bones in a pot, cover with...

Fermented Black Beans: A Complete Guide to Making and Using Them at Home

Before refrigerators, before canning, and long before freeze-dried survival food existed, people around the world had already figured out how to...

$1 Potato Bread Recipe

Grocery prices keep climbing and climbing and in the near future, there is a real possibility that most of us will not be able to afford basic food....

Freeze Dried Strawberries: How to Make, Store, and Use Them at Home

Fresh strawberries are one of the best things about summer. They are also one of the most perishable crops you can grow or buy. A flat of...

Watermelon in a Jar

That white rind of the watermelon you've been ignoring your whole life can actually be turned into all kinds of good stuff in a jar. Sweet pickles,...

How to Make Garlic Cheese from Scratch: Spreads, Hard Cheese, Garlic Butter, and Homemade Garlic Cheese Bread

Store-bought garlic cheese is fine. Homemade garlic cheese is something else entirely. When you control every ingredient, you decide how much garlic...