Do you love the flavor of sun dried tomatoes but hate paying the crazy prices for them in the grocery store? Well now, you can make your own in a dehydrator. They will cost of only pennies to make and you can enjoy the flavor all winter long. Your favorite recipes will taste even better […]
How Long Do Home Canned Foods Last?
Just how long are your home canned foods good for? Are they safe to eat after a year’s time? How can you tell if home canned food is safe to eat? Those answers and more, here.
Dehydrating Raspberries (And How To Use Them)
Although it takes a bit of work and more time than other fruits, dehydrating raspberries is definitely worth the time and effort–we never seam to dry enough from year to year. Here’s how we do it, how we store them, and also how we use them all year long. What’s your favorite way to use […]
My 5 Favorite Canning Resources
Canning and preserving food is one of the most essential survival skills we can have. If the grocery store foods are no longer available we will be left with our knowledge and skill to survive. Many simply shy away from canning because of fear of the unknown, but canning is a very fun, rewarding and […]
Goals vs. Reality – Gardening, Canning, and Building
In my previous post, MORE Was My Catalyst, you read about how I got started on my journey and the progress made. Now that I have another year under my belt I still feel like there is so much to do. Initially, I thought that we’d be able to get everything how we wanted it […]
MORE Was My Catalyst
Have you ever thought “There’s got to be more to life?” Yep, that’s where I was at September 2013. I was working a full-time job with a minimum two-hour commute daily and an elementary child in before and after school care. I was dissatisfied with my job and just knew that there had to be […]
