How To Wax Food For Long-Term Storage
You’ve probably noticed how shiny your cucumbers, apples, or other smooth produce looks when you buy it. That’s because it’s coated in a wax. Though they pretty appearance is one… Read more »
Author Archives: Theresa Crouse
Where To Find Food When The Shelves Are Empty?
The worst has happened. Just look how hard Texas was hit by Harvey Hurricane. Disaster has struck and you were caught flat-footed and unprepared. Or maybe you were prepared, but… Read more »
Back To Basics: 4 Types Of Homemade Cheese
Without a doubt, life is made tastier by cheese. We put it on everything from burgers to macaroni and kids love it. We mix it in sauces to add flavor… Read more »
Stockpile: Top Foods To Preserve by Region
While it’s true that you can get just about anything to grow anywhere in the right conditions, those conditions sometimes have to be contrived to the point that it’s… Read more »
5 Recipes You Should Know by Heart
What do you do now if you want a recipe for something you don’t know how to make? You go to the internet, or perhaps to a cookbook, though that’s… Read more »
Back To Basics: Making And Canning Homemade Butter
Butter: you use it to make baked potatoes delicious. You smear it on your biscuits and you make finger-licking sauces with it. But what on Earth is going to happen… Read more »
How To Build A Walipini Greenhouse
We use cellars because they maintain a more constant temperature than structures that are built above-ground. We use greenhouses to extend the growing season because they hold in heat. Well… Read more »
Diatomaceous Earth? Here’s How To Use It
Diatomaceous Earth Diatomaceous earth, aka DE, is a completely natural product derived from fossilized diatoms, which are hard-shelled algae from bodies of water. You’ll usually buy it in the form of… Read more »