This was a kitchen experiment, it worked well, even though an experienced chef may say “Why”? There really was no reason to try to cook meatloaf in a springform pan other than my wife learned I needed a springform pan to make cheesecake and then went on a diet after the first cheesecake. I have […]
Year: 2016
Island of the Blue Dolphins
Island of the Blue Dolphins is a book I read over and over as a child. In the beginning it was because I would have loved to live on a deserted island. Later it may have been because I wanted to know where I could find my version of the stories heroine.Here is an excerpt […]
Tactics of the Crescent Moon: Militant Muslim Combat Methods
The tactics in this book deserve a lot of thought. It is my opinion that war will eventually come to America, and those that fight against our citizens will either fight in the manner described in this book, or will be defeated by the tactics described within.Tactics of the Crescent Moon is required reading at […]
How to Build a Tarp Shelter Using Canopy Fittings
I wanted a cheap solution to roofing my goat kennel, and since I had a lot of conduit left over from my geo-dome experiments and I have been thinking of roofing solutions using ferrocement, I decided to try using EMT conduit connectors to make a conduit tarp shelter. This EMT conduit tarp shelter is […]
Cookin’ with Potatoes
I have (and enjoy) several of Peggy Layton’s books. Cookin’ with Potatoes is especially useful because potatoes are so cheap and filling of a food. Potatoes can be the building block of an entire survival food plan. Or you can just use them to eat cheaply and heartily.Potatoes form the basis of many cheap meals. […]