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taking a break 5 Dec 2012 | 11:52 pm
To my dear and faithful readers: I have been really busy getting the new blog up and running with an attached facebook page. This stuff doesn’t come easily to me and I could not have done without the ...
Evolution of Preparedness 14 Nov 2012 | 07:54 pm
Back in 2008 I, along with a lot of the rest of the world, watched in horror as it looked for a bit as though the world’s financial institutions were going to implode, leaving us all a whole lot poore...
Canning update 9 Nov 2012 | 01:47 am
This is the time of year when many people are culling their chickens. It makes no sense to feed chickens all winter when are not laying eggs. The upside is that the chickens will provide with high-qua...
cooking up a storm 29 Oct 2012 | 06:03 pm
What is there about an impending storm that makes me want to cook? I just found Pintrest and I was up before dawn looking for recipes that are adaptable to storm cooking. I was particularly interested...
Preparing For a Hurricane 25 Oct 2012 | 08:58 pm
Sandy is barreling up the coast and right now we can’t be sure just what, if anything, she has in store for us. With only a few days left before we know for sure, it behooves all of us in the possible...
Listen to your mother! 23 Oct 2012 | 03:27 am
My kids moved into their new house this weekend so Karen and I decided to enjoy our rediscovered freedom and combine a doctor’s appointment with some thrift store shopping and a stop at the market to ...
So much to learn, so little time. 16 Oct 2012 | 07:05 pm
So yesterday I posted a a piece about canning up dried beans and a reader correctly pointed out that USDA and UGeorgia both say that dried beans must be precooked to ensure safe canning as you can’t b...
Canning Baked Beans 15 Oct 2012 | 07:02 pm
We eat a lot of beans around here. I am a particular fan of black beans, kidney beans and garbanzo beans but we also like baked navy beans. I often add some pork and barbecue sauce for a quick meal on...
Bang for my Garden Buck 9 Oct 2012 | 07:29 pm
I have been a planting and harvesting fool this week. The garlic and potato onions are all in, although I do want to order more of the onions. They produced well and seem to be storing just fine. I ha...
Beemaggedon 1 Oct 2012 | 06:42 pm
Bruce and I are getting pretty good at scrounging things. Food, animals, equipment all present as opportunities if you are willing to put in some sweat equity. This week it was bees. We were offered t...