Preparedness-365

“Abundance: A great or plentiful amount. Fullness to overflowing.” This is one of my favorite words. I am so grateful for the abundance all...

It is interesting how everyone’s appetite seems to pick up when the temperatures drop a bit. It must be an instinctual thing, like your body...

Having a well stocked first-aid kit in your home is an essential part of preparedness. It is also important to have personal first-aid kits ...

I love shopping the case lot sales for 2 reasons; the obvious is that it makes me feel like I am doing something really tangible and visible...

We’ve been discussing the methods for using gluten to make wheat meat. Today I will pass on the instructions for making “beef Steak” using g...

What is Clear Jel? Clear Jel is a corn starch derivative, a commercial thickening product used by bakeries and for frozen food. This produc...

If you are a honey connoisseur, you are familiar with not only regular honey but also creamed honey. What you may not have tried is flavore...

The more I read and study about the possibilities of wheat meat, the more thankful I am for this amazing grain. We are so blessed to have so...

I love this time of year. I love visiting the farmers markets when I can, the fruit stands and the grocers who carry local fresh produce. ...

Last Wednesday we talked about making the basic wheat meat recipe. We have mixed up the dough and washed it and it is now sitting in a bow...

How was your weekend? Everyone safe? It was a wild and crazy one here. Lots of strong thunder storms rolled through Saturday night and aga...

I just want to take a minute and thank those of you who have emailed me about the blog. I have received awesome emails from some of you an...

This post is definitely the one that I have put off doing the longest. Not because I don’t think it is important and a wonderful option, b...

One of the fun things about canning is canning convenience foods. I love having meat canned and ready to use. Canning taco meat is a great...

Are you all canning your fool heads off? I know that sometimes at this time of year, that is what it seems like. It seems to me that the h...