Posted on August 25, 2024
by RT
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I had a busy week at work so didn’t have much energy left for fun projects. I did get something done though! First, I harvested some basil, washed it, and put it in the dehydrator. There’s not much that smells better in the house… Continue Reading “BASIL AND PEPPERS”
Category: Food Storage, Self-RelianceTags: #everybitcountschallenge, basil, dehydrated basil, dehydrator, every bit counts challenge, fajitas, frozen diced green peppers, frozen sliced green peppers, green peppers, hash browns with green peppers and onions, homegrown basil, homegrown green peppers, mason jar vacuum sealer, pasta salad
Posted on August 18, 2024
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Every year my employer gives each of us a turkey for Thanksgiving. I tend to put mine in the freezer for later since I go to my daughter’s house for Thanskgiving dinner. Not this year though. It’s taken six decades but, I’ve finally admitted… Continue Reading “IT WAS A TURKEY OF A WEEK”
Category: Food Storage, Preparedness, Self-RelianceTags: a week of food preservation, broth in freezer, canning, cooked turkey, cooked turkey meat in freezer, every bit counts challenge, food preservation, Food Storage, ground turkey, Nesco PPC-9 Smart Pressure Canner, pressure canning, raw turkey, ready-to-eat, shelf-stable, turkey broth, turkey soup
Posted on August 11, 2024
by RT
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For the past four years, my third bedroom has been used as a storage room. Over that time, we replaced the bunk beds (used when the grandkids came to visit) with shelving. The shelving eventually became overrun and at this point the floor was… Continue Reading “I FOUND THE FLOOR!”
Category: Self-RelianceTags: cleaning, cleaning the chicken coop, cleaning the storage room, cucumber harvest, cucumbers, cucumbers for chickens, green pepper harvest, green peppers, harvest, I finally have some energy!, sleeping with the worms, squash harvest
Posted on August 4, 2024
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The girls have an admirer! I don’t know whether the next-door neighbor’s rooster escaped, and they can’t catch him, or if they don’t know he has a secret bolt hole or if they have booted him from the coop for behavior unbecoming a gentleman,… Continue Reading “EL GALLO PEQUENO”