Jogging in a jug is a commercial drink that I grew up hearing commercials about how is was nature’s cure for everything. After a while the FDA decided that it was tired of hearing all the commercials and fined them for making unsubstantiated health claims. While I don’t think that anything cures everything, I […]
Category: Cooking & Food Storage
Various articles on food storage, food preparedness, cooking, and general kitchen stuff
How to Make Koolickles: Pickles Soaked in Kool-Aid
Koolickles or Fruit punch pickles are a cool trick to get your kids to eat pickles. They are also a neat way to get your kids into the kitchen as this is a very easy recipe. All it is is pickles soaked in a brine that contains kool-aide or other fruit punch. It does […]
Recipe: Pickled Celery
Pickling is an ages old method for food preservation – its works for more than just cucumbers. As a matter of fact, pickled celery is a treat that you must try in homemade chicken salad. Just like all pickle recipes you need to make a brine, cut up your food, pack it together and let […]
How to Make Bananas Last Longer
With a toddler in the house we keep a lot of fruit. Unfortunately bananas don’t last as long as they need to, so I started looking for ways to make bananas last longer. In order to find a solution I had to first understand why bananas turn black and go soft. Bananas are one of […]
Recipe: Candy Corn Trail Mix (Tastes like a Payday Bar)
For being as big as I am, and for the amount of dessert posts I write here, you would think I am a candy junkie but besides a few things like Cheesecake and snickers I really don’t like sweets. However, I do like payday bars for quick energy when out working (I would prefer snickers, […]