As I have mentioned several times, when it comes to food storage strategies I prefer simple, and use consumer size canned vegetables bought in bulk from stores like Aldi as a large component of my plan. It is cheap, easy, stores well, is sturdy – and is “normal” which makes incorporating it into daily […]
Category: Cooking & Food Storage
Various articles on food storage, food preparedness, cooking, and general kitchen stuff
Kitchen DIY: Dehydrating Garlic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cByoEVtT3c I love garlic, both for cooking, and for medicine. But mostly I love dry garlic for cooking. I put garlic powder in almost everything. Unfortunately, garlic powder is getting more expensive, which is silly seeing as how easy it is go about dehydrating garlic. To make my own garlic powder I simply grind dehydrated […]
How to Make Mashed Cauliflower with Garlic
I don’t like cauliflower, but I LOVE mashed potatoes – in this article Genny shows how to make mashed cauliflower with garlic. Her recipe looks and feels just like mashed potatoes. It even tastes a little like it. I can still taste a little cauliflower, but Genny swears she can’t. I’ve always been a […]
Recipe: Spam Boxcars
Spam Boxcars is an old time Scout recipe, and as such is a great camping/off grid cooking recipe. Its main ingredient is Spam and American Cheese, so it is shelf stable and cheap if not the most healthy. I cooked this after a long day working on my “bug out location” known to the wife as […]
Recipe: Broccoli Bites
Growing up in a society of chicken nuggets and other convenience food, my wife really likes “poppers” and “bites” little hand foods that are easy to eat and very tasty. Genny spends a lot of time searching for healthy recipes and these broccoli bites are one winner at my house. They are easy to make, are […]