I have been working on recipes for our sister site, TrailCooking, that I realized work well for prepper and on-the-go meals. Easy to prepare, easy to pull together - yet all they need is hot water and a few minutes sit time (and can be prepped with cool water in a pinch). No need to… Continue reading Instant Mug Meals: Beef and Corn Bowl
Tag: Prepping
Turkey Day Dinner
Turkey Day Dinner is an easy recipe that is shelf-stable and ready to cook at home, on the road, or on the trail. To be prepared for power outages and other emergencies, seal the recipe in a glass mason jar or a mylar bag. You can add the boiling water directly to the Mylar bags,… Continue reading Turkey Day Dinner
5 Months To Prepare Your Garden
October slips in. The temperature lowers, and quickly we lose daylight on both sides. Summer crops are done and it's easy to go hibernate for the long winter. Or....maybe you don't have a garden yet. And I am here to tell you to not hibernate yet. It's not time to go to sleep yet. Do… Continue reading 5 Months To Prepare Your Garden
It’s Up To You To Protect What You Love
September is National Preparedness Month, and a time to think about choices and options - before you don't have them. I hope this post will open your mind. If firearms, and the Second Amendment and the right to carry bother you, you are on the wrong homestead. When I was young(er), I became enamored with… Continue reading It’s Up To You To Protect What You Love
Can You Get Home?
Living rural is a wonderful thing. It's quieter, more relaxed, a way to be more in tune with nature. But it has a drawback. Eventually you have to head to more populated areas to restock food, supplies and to run errands needed. Where we live, it is a 50 mile long island. The majority of… Continue reading Can You Get Home?