Thanksgiving and Christmas are troubling holidays—not for what most might think of. For me, it is the food. Every corner of the grocery store is a minefield of highly preserved "food" that most of America serves without blinking. Canned cream of mushroom soup is easy to grab. Just scrape out the can, add a can… Continue reading Handcrafted Condensed Cream Of Mushroom Soup
Tag: Pantry Staples
Muffin Mix Buffet Bread
I saw this recipe a while back and saved it. It's a pantry staple recipe that uses items you might have on hand to produce an interesting take on bread. It makes two pans of bread, so I treated it as batch cooking and now have one tucked away in the freezer for dinner in… Continue reading Muffin Mix Buffet Bread
Prepper Pantry Egg Muffin Bites
I was thinking about go-to breakfast meals for the boys this fall that I could make in advance. Then, they could grab and heat them up. But as I thought more about it, I decided to make them with prepper pantry staples to see how they turned out before I made them with fresh ingredients.… Continue reading Prepper Pantry Egg Muffin Bites
Preserving The Spring and Summer Bounty: Freeze-Drying Eggs
As we approach the Summer Solstice next week, homesteaders have been harvesting a lot of eggs if they have chickens, ducks, turkeys, and even quail. I know that for us, with only 17 hens currently, I can take in a baker's dozen per day, most days. For us, we are nearly at 16 hours of… Continue reading Preserving The Spring and Summer Bounty: Freeze-Drying Eggs
Nut-Free Snacking Granola
Granola has become so expensive, and the ingredients have gone downhill in quality. I used to make Kirk granola, so why not make it again? I wanted to perfect a base recipe, with no nuts, seeds or berries first. The first version didn't have enough "sauce" to cover the oats deeply. And it was salt-free.… Continue reading Nut-Free Snacking Granola