I have always been inclined to have a pantry, perhaps it comes from being around my Grandma. Who’s generation lived through the depression and was very skilled at stretching things. It seems that more and more people have fallen into the practice of shopping weekly for all their grocery’s. Keeping just enough food on hand [...]
Kim over at Wanna Be a Steader posted this and I thought it would be fun to do to! 1. Do you have magnets on your fridge? Yes, mostly ones for the kids to play with. 2. Do you have a calendar in your kitchen, if so, what’s the theme of it? Yes but it’s [...]
After a holiday do you still have lots of turkey left? Our family loves to have Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner the next day, after that it’s time for a change. I cut up the turkey meat and freeze it in 2 cup portions. I also like to can the meat in pint jars. Both work [...]
Over time we have switched almost completely to cast iron cook ware. We really love it and well seasoned it is as good or better then “non” stick pans. We were asked to do a video on how to season them, I hope it’s helpful.
Every year around this time I see questions popping up on forums all over the internet. How do I cook a chicken or turkey? There are many things we didn’t learn at our mothers knee. But there is no need to be afraid to cook tasty meals for your family. Another problem I see often is [...]
This video show how I make our tomato sauce. I used to blanch and peal the tomatoes, but I found that pureeing them in the food processor worked just as well and was much faster! My basic method is to wash the tomatoes, cut them in half and squeeze out the seeds/water. Then trim off the [...]
We had lots of baking fun today! I remembered to grab a few pics to. With the exception of coring the baked apples and peeling the apples for the pie, the girls did most of the work themselves. They are so proud of themselves to! The pie came out GREAT to. We made two and [...]
These are new 2009 first ones bigger than i thought!
Inflation in food will be one of the first and hardest to deal with. Please share your story’s if you have noticed anything.
Sharing some tips and ideas that have worked well for us.
