How to Make Waffle Iron Hash Browns

 

Recipe: Waffle Hashbrowns
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When I saw waffle hashbrowns on chow.com I had to try it.

Waffles are my wife’s favorite, but i don’t particularly like them, now I can cook something with the waffle maker.

Besides the fact that I now have something to do with my waffle iron besides making waffles from scratch.

This was a very cheap, filling, and easy meal – plus the boy liked it…

Waffle Hashbrowns are tasty, cheap, and filling

This is just what a prepper meal should be.  If you have one of those campfire waffle irons, then this would make a great camping recipe.

I can imagine how good it would be with ketchup and a nice fire.

To make waffle iron hash browns:

  • Heat the waffle iron to its medium setting.
  • Peel your potatoes and grate them on the large holes of a box grater.
  • Squeeze the mixture by the handful to release as much moisture as possible.
  • When the iron is hot, fill the bottom half with 1/8 inch vegetable oil (about 1 tablespoon).
  • Combine the potato with some black pepper, and mix until well combined.
  • Place about 1 cup of the taters in the iron, sprinkle some salt over top, brush with vegetable oil, and close it
  • Cook until the hash browns are golden brown and crisp, about eight to ten minutes.

Waffle Hashbrowns are tasty, cheap, and filling – this is just what a prepper meal should be.  If you have one of those campfire waffle irons, then this would make a great camping recipe – I can imagine how good it would be with ketchup and a nice fire.

How to Open a Hershey Kiss With Two Fingers

How to Open a Hershey Kiss With Two Fingers
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No, How to Open a Hershey Kiss With Two Fingers has nothing to do with prepping.  I just thought it was pretty cool when I saw a similar video on Facebook so I had to practice until I knew how to open a Hershey kiss with two fingers.

Its actually pretty simple once you understand the mechanics.  It took me a while to realize that the paper flag actually played a roll in opening the kiss.

I have heard that the shape of the kiss was designed to allow it to be opened in this manner – while I am not sure this is true, it sounds cool.

If you are unwilling to practice this “skill” you can just as easily unwrap the chocolate by holding it and pull the flag out.

Now to tie this to prepping, you should realize that disasters small or large are pretty stressful, and its always nice to have some comfort items stashed away.

After a particularly rough day when hope is small and people are stressed and tired you would be amazed at how much a mood can change if a small surprise or piece of chocolate miraculously appears.

I have candy stashed in the deepest recess of the freezer just for this reason.  A little comfort goes a long way in keeping things in perspective.

Award Winning Dutch Oven Dump Cake Recipe

 

Recipe: Dutch Oven Dump Cake
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Like many of the recipes I share on this site, this is not a “food storage recipe” exactly, but many of the ingredients can be found in food storage, or adapted from food storage. But just because it needs adapting, does not mean it is not useful.

The concept and method of making an easy dump cake in a Dutch Oven over a fire can come in very handy in an off-grid situation, as well as make a fine dessert to eat around the fire while out camping (aka practicing your bug out skills)…

Once you make a dutch oven dump cake you will be ho0ked.  This dump cake recipe is easy, tasty, and cheap.

Last year I made an Pecan Apple Caramel Dump Cake in a dutch oven inside a $30 kettle smoker and won first place statewide Annual BBQ contest for corrections in TN.  The dump cake was entered into the “anything goes” category.

I could not believe how easy this recipe was to adapt and use in a BBQ grill.  I do know the Dump Cake tasted Awesome.

If you want an even better recipe than the one below, add some pecans stir fried in butter, a can of homemade caramel “dulce de leche”, and fresh apples in an apple pie filling for the BEST Apple Dump Cake ever.

Ingredients for a Dutch Oven Dump Cake

  • Butter
  • 2 (16 oz.) cans of fruit pie filling (your choice)
  • 1 box cake mix (your choice)
  • 1/2 C. Water

Procedure

  • Butter the inside and bottom of the lid of a Dutch oven.
  • Next pour the pie filling in the Dutch oven.
  • “Dump” in the cake mix.
  • Spread evenly.
  • Dot top with butter.
  • Pour the water on top.
  • Place lid on Dutch oven.
  • Place Dutch oven in coals.
  • Shovel some coals on top of the lid.
  • “Bake” for approximately 30-45 minutes.
  • Lastly, test cake for doneness. If necessary, place back on coals, checking every 10-15 minutes.

NOTES:

Dump Cake recipes like the one above can be used with any combination of fruit and cake mixes.

Some recommendations are:

  • cherries w/ chocolate cake
  • apples w/ yellow cake
  • peaches w/ white cake
  • and of course pineapples and yellow cake

Mason Jar Straw Lid Review

 

Gear Review: Mason Jar Straw Lid
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My wife got into a no BPA phase, and since I agree that BPA is bad when ingested, and I love buying new gadgets I jumped with her and landed with both feet in the gadget aisle of the store.

We started using glass mason jars for all sorts of stuff, from salad containers, to salt shakers, to cup (well I am Southern so mason jar glasses is not new).

One thing we found is a Mason Jar Straw Lid.  This was awesome as the boy loves drinking out of a straw.

Actually, he mostly likes blowing bubbles in his milk through a straw.  However, the lid keeps the bubbles in the jar.