Spring is finally here and I'm getting excited for some lighter seasonal foods. This is a great recipe that works with any type of meat or all by itself. I usually like to pair the dish with grilled or sautéed seafood or grilled chicken marinated in curry. Whenever legumes like kidney beans are paired with grains like rice, wheat, or…
How is apple cider made? Per Wikipedia: Cider used to be a laborious process involving a trough fashioned from stone or wood and a circulating wheel to crush the apples. A large manual screw-press was used to express the juice from the pulp. Straw was commonly used to contain the pulp during pressing, later replaced by coarse cloth. The Palmer…
Bragg's apple cider vinegar is a gift in this world. Apple cider vinegar is made by fermenting crushed apples in yeast which converts the sugar to alcohol. Then bacteria is added to ferment the alcohol into acetic acid. It tends to have a web-like appearance and needs shaken before use. The web you see is the mother culture which is…
Macaroni and cheese tends to get a bad rap. Typically when we think of mac and chee, we think Kraft or Velveeta. Gross and more gross. It doesn't have to be this way. Mac and chee CAN be good. So good, in fact, that I forgot to take a picture of mine before I dug in and destroyed it, hence…
I have some favorite products for our outdoor activities to share with you. In trying different brands and seeing what works and what didn't, the following products were a win for us. This post will cover some important (and even gratuitous) products that will enhance your outdoor adventures, keeping fun at the forefront.
This is one of my nearest and dearest recipes. My grandmother makes the best chicken and waffles. I love nothing more than going to her house and her making this dish for me. We have dinner and chat and it's lovely. She just turned 89 and is as spry as ever. Below is the recipe for you to enjoy. It's…
I'm placing the disclaimer first so you (hopefully) understand what I'm talking about. I had to edit this post for compliance and it now sounds ridiculous, but here we are: *The FDA doesn't allow me to say the name of the head ailment I have, so I have to use vague terminology like soreness, aches, discomfort, severe head or neck…
Venison is a great alternative to beef and chicken. Venison has more vitamins and minerals per serving than beef, packed with iron and B vitamins. It has more protein than beef which means it's filling. Venison is super lean, too. The body loves variety and we get stuck on beef and chicken a lot. If you have the means, work…
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We used to eat real food. Before World War II we ate virtually no processed food. We had food preservation methods like canning, freezing, dehydration, fermenting, etc, but nothing like the frankinfood we have today. Processed food came about because we needed to feed the Army, Marines, Navy, Airmen, military staff, and anyone else tasked with leaving the United States…