Category: Food Storage

TAKE STOCK – WEEK 3

This week let’s Take Stock of our supply of Condiments. A condiment is a supplemental food, such as a sauce or powder that is added to some foods to impart a particular flavor, enhance its flavor, or, to complement the dish, but that cannot stand… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 3”

BONUS!

Last weekend, my son-in-law, Oscar’s dad, came to the homestead. The two of them worked on his 1986 GMC C-2500 pickup truck in my barn/garage. I don’t go in the barn often as it’s usually full of unsightly piles of gear/supplies/junk Oscar has stuffed… Continue Reading “BONUS!”

TAKE STOCK – WEEK 2

The Holidays are over and, by now, even the leftovers have been consumed. If your kitchen was as heavily used as is traditional in November and December, your baking supplies may be getting low. This week, continue your efforts to review where you are… Continue Reading “TAKE STOCK – WEEK 2”

ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

Last night, after I got home from work, I got to do one of my favorite things. I canned Chicken! I think it’s a favorite thing to can because it’s also the easiest thing to can. Now that I’m using my Nesco Smart Pressure… Continue Reading “ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS”

MIDWEEK PLINK

It’s a dangerous thing when I try to do more than one thing at a time. Chaos tends to break out somewhere along the line. Nevertheless, I managed to do a three-fer last night after work. Yes, After Work! I got home a bit… Continue Reading “MIDWEEK PLINK”

YOU DON’T HAVE TO GROW IT

One of the nice things about the homesteading way of life is, the deeper you get into it, the more your old ways of thinking start to change. That statement can create a lovely, deep, discussion but it affects the simple things too. This… Continue Reading “YOU DON’T HAVE TO GROW IT”

SELF-RELIANCE / PREPAREDNESS GIFT IDEAS

There are lots of ideas for gifts to give family or friends who are “into” Emergency Preparedness or Self-Reliance. For those that aren’t but you wish would be more prepared, giving a gift of this nature can encourage someone to take more steps to… Continue Reading “SELF-RELIANCE / PREPAREDNESS GIFT IDEAS”

ORDER! ORDER ON THE SHELF!

This weekend we added three of the shelves from the shelving unit purchased last week to an existing shelving unit, converting it from a 5-shelf unit to an 8-shelf unit. This is going to work so much better. As you can see, the sweet… Continue Reading “ORDER! ORDER ON THE SHELF!”

I MIGHT HAVE DONE A THING

So, I picked up something today. Yep, I’m the proud owner of 50 pounds of sweet potatoes! What am I going to do with so many sweet potatoes? Well, besides the occasional baked potato (topped with butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon), apparently, I’m about… Continue Reading “I MIGHT HAVE DONE A THING”

THINGS I LEARNED – PART 2

Continuing my discussion about the new tools and techniques I used when I processed applesauce recently… PEELING The best new tool I tried while process applesauce came about after this year’s weeks of peach peeling. My hands hurt so much from peeling so many… Continue Reading “THINGS I LEARNED – PART 2”