If you knew there were gummy bears that boost your immune system, would you eat them? Even more to the point, if you could make these at home, would you do it? It turns out it’s actually pretty simple to do, as Our Oily House discusses. To make your own homemade gummy bears, … [Read more...]
How to Grow Your Own Yeast
This pandemic has revealed a lot about people, but none has been more surprising than the fact that when the going gets tough, the people bake bread. Social media feeds are filled with beautiful loaves of crusty sourdough fresh out of the oven and amazing baked goods made from … [Read more...]
Stop Wasting Leftovers! Here’s How to Use Them
The average American throws away four spoiled food items from their refrigerator every week, according to a 2019 study. Based on a survey of 2,000 Americans which was conducted by OnePoll for Bosch home appliances, that loss amounts to $53.81 worth of food each week or $2,798 a … [Read more...]
30 Foods That Can Last Up To 30 Years
A lot of factors affect the shelf life of food: light, heat, humidity, and so forth. But one of the most important factors is the food itself. Some foods simply last longer than others, no matter the storage conditions. In this video from the Youtube channel, Reality Survival, … [Read more...]
3 Super-Easy No-Yeast Bread Recipes
When bread is hard to come by due to panic-buying in times of emergency, you may need to make your own. Though homemade bread may seem daunting to you, there are recipes that only call for a few basic ingredients that you probably already have. With the current reality of a … [Read more...]
How To Master The Art Of Bread Baking
You’ll Succeed Every Time You Bake a Loaf of Bread if You Follow These Simple Rules. The fundamental thing to keep in mind is that bread baking goes beyond the chemistry and physics of cooking. It enters into an area best described as alchemy. You’re engaged in bringing a living … [Read more...]
Easy French Bread in 10 Minutes for 30 CENTS
Here’s a way to make French bread in just 10 minutes of working time. The rest of the time, the bread is rising or the oven is doing the work. You can watch the whole process in this video by Big Family Homestead, but we'll share the recipe and some cooking tips. Want to … [Read more...]
3 Ways To Make Your Food Stockpile Last As Long As Possible
In most disaster scenarios, you can survive without lights, weapons, and air conditioning. For a while, anyway. But you definitely can't survive without food. And the thing about disasters is they're almost always a surprise. Don't be caught without any food when the next one … [Read more...]
20 Best Foods for Woodstove Cooking
The great thing about woodstove cooking is it allows you to get twice as much out of your fuel. Not only will a woodstove cook your food, it will also keep you warm, saving you money on electricity and/or propane. And if the power goes out, your woodstove will be especially … [Read more...]
10 Best Survival Foods from Your Local Grocery Store
If you’re planning to stock up your prepper pantry, you'll save a lot of money by going to your local grocery store instead of buying overpriced survival food online. In this video, Penny University lists ten items you can find at just about any supermarket. For the most part, … [Read more...]
How To Make And Pressure Can Chili
Both making and pressure canning homemade chili can be done in a single afternoon. Preserving chili will make it shelf-stable for at least two years and increase your protein-rich food stockpiles far more economically than buying commercially manufactured packets or … [Read more...]
Amaranth: The Little-Known Survival Superfood
The world of grains is ever-expanding. The grains that we think are new to the market, like couscous and quinoa, have been around for centuries. But consumers have demanded access to different sources of protein, vitamins, and unprocessed food a lot more in recent … [Read more...]
Making Poor Man’s Stew ($1.00 Meal)
If you are trying to stretch your grocery budget as far as possible, frugal cooking is an excellent option to consider. While extravagant recipes full of expensive ingredients can be tasty and fun to try, it is entirely possible to create meals that are both healthy and filling … [Read more...]
How To Make Portable Soup
Ever heard of portable soup before? You might be surprised to learn that it was very popular back in the 18th century. It's basically a solidified broth to which you can add hot water and quickly make soup. It's also called portable broth, pocket soup, veal glue, and many other … [Read more...]
15 Essential Rules for Dehydrating Food
Dehydration is the scientific process of removing the moisture content from food in order to make it last longer. This method of food preservation has been around since ancient times when people would dry fruits and fish in the hot desert sun. If you’ve ever hung up a few … [Read more...]
22 Foods You Don’t Actually Have To Refrigerate
Are you wasting valuable space in the fridge on foods that don’t need to be refrigerated? Without even peeking in your fridge, I can guess that you are. Some people are so paranoid about foods going bad that they refrigerate just about everything. Here’s a list of foods you … [Read more...]
5 Easy Meals To Cook During An Emergency
Regardless of what happens in the world, we gotta eat. But even something as simple as making a meal can be a challenge when times are tough. Especially if you don’t know how to cook. That’s why we want to share 5 meals that are easy to make and easy to clean up. Better yet, … [Read more...]
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