I spent about an hour this morning getting a few potatoes ready for my dehydrator. I dry potatoes in “meal sized” portions for use later. Sometimes it’s because we want to enhance some regular potato dish, and sometimes we add a half portion to one of those store bought “Scalloped” or “Au Gratin” mixes. I […]
Dill is an ancient herb that contains medicinal compounds including flavoniods and monoterpenes. These compounds make dill a great antioxidant and chemprotective herb that is highly beneficial for viral, bacterial, yeast, and fungal infections, parasites, pain relief, sleep disorders, cancer prevention, and respiratory disorders. Dill is also regularly used as a digestive aid and can […]
From a bacon-lovers perspective, preserving this fat-laden meat is a Doing the Stuff skill “worth it’s weight in salt.” However, if you believe the Big Fat Lie, go ahead and brace yourself for some disturbing news… Your grandparents had it right… bacon fat won’t kill you. You need healthy fat in your diet. Whether for […]
Ilias Mathes has protection against bank closures, capital controls and the slashing of his pension: 10 goats, some hens and a vegetable patch. If Greece’s financial crisis deepens, as many believe it must, he can feed his children and grandchildren with the bounty of the land in this proud village high in the mountains of […]
Meat is one of those things that people tend to be the most scared to try canning. Food poisoning can be a very serious matter. I don’t blame anyone who approaches preserving meats with trepidation. I was the same way when I first started canning! My biggest fear was that I would do something wrong […]
At Food Storage Made Easy, we are strong advocates of using your food storage on a regular basis so that you can rotate through it, as well as learn how to use it in your regular cooking. So to help you out with that, we wanted to share with you a list of ways we […]
One of the most important herbs a person can use is garlic. Aside from giving our dishes a fantastic flavor, it has many health benefits as well. Garlic contains a compound called Allicin. According to one scientific review, Garlic’s main mechanism involves a molecule called alliin. When garlic is physically disturbed through chewing, slicing, or […]
Raw, unfiltered, unpasteurized honey has been a pantry staple for centuries. In the far stretches of human history, honey was stored for food, making wine and used for medicinal purposes. They stored raw, unfiltered honey in porous, sealed jars and stacked them in cold caves. In fact, recently, scientists examined five-millennia-plus-old jars of honey unearthed […]
Spaghetti squash is a very versatile vegetable. The way I cook it is to cut the squash in half with a sharp knife. It really doesn’t matter if it is the long way or the short way. I usually cut it the short way so it fits on the same pan as my chicken and […]
