by Laura Macklem | Apr 29, 2020 | Dehydrating, Preserving |
I’m sure your first question is, why would anyone need to dehydrate frozen vegetables? What’s wrong with keeping them in the freezer? The answer is, a homemaking prepper does both. Dehyrating frozen vegetables saves freezer space, and just space in...
by Laura Macklem | Apr 20, 2020 | Canning |
Canning is great fun, especially when experimenting with different recipes and flavor combinations. We just canned up some chicken, and I did some test jars of smokey, taco, bbq, Southwestern, and curry chicken. Here are the jars I prepared before filling with...
by Laura Macklem | Apr 13, 2020 | DIY, Preserving |
Having a well-balanced long term, shelf-stable storage inventory is important. We eat a ton of cheese in my house, so I decided to try my hand at waxing cheese for a shelf-stable pantry option. I’m experimenting, hoping for the same positive results as others....
by Laura Macklem | Apr 6, 2020 | Baking |
We are trying to go awhile without going to the store, so I’m trying to be extra-vigilant about kitchen waste. Tonight I have my dehydrator filled with ginger, celery, oranges, and even blobs of cranberry sauce so they didn’t go to waste. I cut and froze...
by Laura Macklem | Mar 31, 2020 | Preparing |
It’s week three of “sheltering in place” with two trips to the store – and we just took our last until the end of April. We should have enough, but I need to keep my fresh produce, fresh. Fortunately, I have my handy vacuum sealer. I got five bunches of celery...
