Many of my family, friends and associates speak of a financial collapse as if it’s coming in the future; but the truth is, it’s already come. I’ll say it again, the commencement of a financial collapse has already occurred. Read more…
One of the picture-perfect entrees I made for the Doomsday Preppers filming were salmon cakes made from shelf-stable foods. Unfortunately though, they were adequate at best…definitely missing something. Thanks to wonderful friends who didn’t see fit to make it known Read more…
The other day a friend of mine gave me a tip that you can obtain an entire case of bananas from most Wal-Marts in the nation simply by contacting the Produce Manager and asking them to take their old bananas Read more…
This is a sneak peek recipe that I included in my cookbook, “The Magnificent Pantry“! You’re going to LOVE it! When I make cornbread, I always make extra and then I’ll make cornbread croutons for this particular salad. It’s a Read more…
I thought I’d just share a few pictures with you so that you can see what the “old” eggs look like. I purchased these eggs the first week of February when they were on sale. I oiled them with Read more…
If you’re experiencing a problem with mice now, just wait until there’s a time that regular sanitation services aren’t available. The mild winter, flooding, and record heat have created a perfect storm for the mouse population. If you see signs of one in your home, there’s at least 34 others…for about 3 weeks anyway, in which time another litter of 4 to 6 are bred and the female then immediately begins gestation again. Though the average lifespan of a mouse is 18 months, in that time they can produce 60-80 mice.
This is my variation on a rice dish–something to jazz things up a bit with a side dish. It was inspired by the food I ate out in New England. Moosewood Restaurant is in Ithaca, NY but the whole food Read more…
Let’s take a look at what’s really going on with this growing season, the drought, and the extremely high temperatures. I posted a comment on Facebook the other day about drought conditions and some smart-aleck said “So? We lived through Read more…
Going Underground with Your Garden? Now she’s really gone crazy! Perhaps you’ve never conceived of an underground garden. I realize that it may sound a little crazy, but I actually believe that it’s the future of food production for individuals Read more…
With today’s escalating meat prices, I thought it would be timely to share an alternative protein source that you can easily raise yourself just about anywhere, with only 10 minutes a day of effort, and at a minimal amount of Read more…