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TomatoMania- Salt or No Salt - (USA)
Ahhh summer. The anticipation of fresh ripe tomatoes and all that evokes can turn, as July becomes August, into elation, satisfaction and then often into frustration. “What do I do with all these tomatoes!?” Such a problem! Yes, flavorful summer tomatoes are beginning to pile up on kitchen counters in many areas of the country right about now. The problem truly does become what to do with the harvest before the beauties you’ve worked so hard to produce become candidates for the compost p
http://www.sippitysup.com/tomatotasting
100 Items to Disappear First - (USA)
100 Items to Disappear First 20 10 2008 100 Items to Disappear First 1. Generators (Good ones cost dearly. Gas storage, risky. Noisy…target of thieves; maintenance etc.) 2. Water Filters/Purifiers 3. Portable Toilets 4. Seasoned Firewood. Wood takes about 6 - 12 months to become dried, for home uses. 5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps (First Choice: Buy CLEAR oil. If scarce, stockpile ANY!) 6. Coleman Fuel. Impossible to stockpile too much. 7. Guns, Ammunition, Pepper Spray, Knives,
http://therearenosunglasses.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/100-items-to-disappear-first/
5 Ways We Save Money - (USA)
For today's Frugal Friday tip, I'm sharing 5 ways we save money in our home. 1. We eat out very infrequently. As much as I like to cook, there are some nights when I'm just not in the mood to cook. On those nights take out looks very appealing. To combat this, I keep a couple of pizzas, a meatloaf and some kind of casserole handy in the freezer. Living out in the country, it is actually faster for me to heat up a dinner like this, than it is to get in the car and drive to get take out.
http://farmhomelife.blogspot.com/2009/04/5-ways-we-save-money.html
Preserving fresh grape leaves: a tasty endeavor, or "bad news bears"? - (USA)
By Kaitlin Louie, Sunset food intern The Thompson Seedless grapevine in the Sunset test garden. The grape season is about to begin, but homemade wine isn’t the only thing on our minds here in One-Block-Diet land . In keeping with our use-everything-that-is-useable philosophy, it occurred to us that the leaves of a particular grape vine in Sunset’s test garden could make a tasty addition to our next one-block feast, which we’re planning to have in October.
http://oneblockdiet.sunset.com/2009/08/grape-leaves-to-brine-or-to-freeze-that-is-the-question.html
Preparation for the Unforerseen - (USA)
If you didn't have access to the store or if electricity were cut off for an indefinite period of time or let's even say that your dollar would worthless - how prepared would you be to keep things "flowing" on your home front? What measures have you taken or do you need to (as best as possible) take to be in a position to maintain a sense of normalcy in your home? Besides re-organizing my pantry , I've been developing my pantry to become a One Year Long Pantry , I've started taking advan
http://lylahledner.blogspot.com/2009/04/preparation-for-unforseen.html
Pumpkin, Pumpkin Everywhere - (USA)
It’s that time of the year! Pumpkin time! Have you noticed after Halloween there are often pumpkins just going to waste in fields and at fruit stands. Why not try to make a deal and add some to your food storage. Pumpkin should never be canned mashed but canning pumpkin in chunks is easy if you have access to a pressure canner. Selecting Fruit: You’ll need about 2-1/2 pounds per quart. Pumpkin or squash should be fully mature with a hard rind and stringless flesh. Small pumpkins give the bes
http://blog.totallyready.com/?p=217
Save Money Buying Food… - (USA)
by Kermil J. Fogarth One of the family’s greatest expenditures is for food. We all know that it is cheaper to eat at home than to go out to eat, but we also need to consider how we can save money in our grocery budget. Previously prepared foods are expensive so you may want to plan on cooking your own food to maximize savings. Before you head out for the grocery store, make a list of what you intend to buy to prevent buying unnecessary items. Purchasing in bulk quantities if possible can p
http://www.thefinancebee.com/save-money-buying-food-2/
Dear Mark: Freezer Essentials - (USA)
Dear Mark, Your website inspired me to join a CSA this year, and I’ve been frequenting a local farmers’ market since May. I absolutely love all the produce selections, but this has me thinking that come late fall/winter I’m going to feel pretty limited by what’s usually available (and affordable) in the grocery store. (I live in the Northern Plains.) I’d like to begin thinking about freezing some items to enjoy them post-season. What tips do you have for doing this? Thank you! Thanks
http://www.marksdailyapple.com/how-to-freeze-fruits-vegetables/
Online booklet helps eliminate bad apples when preserving - (USA)
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Pennsylvania is the fourth-largest producer of apples in the U.S., and since many Pennsylvanians will be taking advantage of this fact this fall, Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences offers helpful apple preservation and cooking tips through its online booklet, Let’s Preserve: Apples. Booklet Produced by the Department of Food Science, the booklet is part of the 14-publication Let’s Preserve series, which provides advice on how to safely can, freeze and prese
http://www.farmanddairy.com/news/online-booklet-helps-eliminate-bad-apples-when-preserving/
Strawberry Jelly - (USA)
Note: If you have never canned before, I highly recommend Joy of Cooking: All about Canning and Preserving and the Ball Blue Book of Preserving . These books will help you learn about safe canning practices and the equipment you will need. To me, the most important thing about making jelly successfully is following the measurements. If the measurements below don’t match the recipe on the package of pectin, follow that recipe instead to get your jelly to set properly. I’ve made jelly in
http://farmersdaughterct.wordpress.com/2009/06/26/strawberry-jelly/
Independence Days Update - (USA)
Sharon has resurrected her Independence Days challenge and I am participating again. The point of this challenge is to do at least a little bit of work every day towards self-sufficiency. You can read more about it on her post . She breaks the project into categories to help guide your efforts: plant, harvest, preserve, reduce waste, prepare & store, build community food systems, and eat the food you have. Again, check her post for the details on each of these categories. Here is my first
http://chilechews.blogspot.com/2009/05/independence-days-update.html
Canned Goods and Condoms - What are People Still Buying? - (USA)
If you really want to see how people are affected by the economy - look at what they’re buying. Don’t listen to what the media says. After all, they missed the lead up to the crash, so I’m naturally skeptic when it comes to their coverage of the fallout. Time Magazine recently got it right it right though, and that’s because they asked the Nielsen Company (famous for TV ratings) what people are buying in stores like Wal-Mart and Target. Rather than interpreting the data, they let the number
http://www.pimpyourfinances.com/2009/03/canned-goods-and-condoms-what-are-people-still-buying/
lemony chicken soup with rice - (USA)
11 November 2008 one-pot, recipes | Tags: soup | In February it will be My snowman’s anniversary With cake for him and soup for me! Happy once, happy twice Happy chicken soup with rice! –Carole King, “Chicken Soup with Rice” Everyone should have one quick chicken soup in the ol’ repertoire. This is mine. When we are sick, the last thing I want to do is cook, so I pull out a quart of chicken stock from the freezer and heat up my version of avgolemono, the Greek chicken soup with rice, egg
http://culinariaeugenius.wordpress.com/2008/11/11/lemony-chicken-soup-with-rice/
The Wonder of Cranberries - (USA)
Shorter days, crisp air, bundling up in sweaters, harvest fairs and simmering pots of mulled cider, all remind us of the joys of autumn. It is a time when we seem to have a minute. We make pies, start a fire and sit down as a family for a meal. As Americans one of the tastes we are sure to enjoy each fall is that of the cranberry. Like the rest of us, most farmers are slowing for the year and readying their land for winter. For cranberry farmers, fall is the height of their season and for cu
http://theerrantaesthete.com/2008/11/21/the-wonder-of-cranberries/
Dreaming Big and Bigger - (USA)
I've had this dream for over a decade of opening my own business. It would be open morning-late afternoon throughout the week, serving coffee and tea in the morning and lunch. I'd hire a local baker for breads, pastry and pies, and I'd make the lunches and it would be like coming to Ma's kitchen - you get two choices and they change every day. One with meat, one veg (maybe one vegan too). Just basics like good soups or stir frys all with locally grown food. Meanwhile, there's little tables and c
http://jessicatorrant.blogspot.com/2008/11/dreaming-big-and-bigger.html
monday manifesto - (USA)
If recent events haven't confirmed for you that when power and capital are concentrated corruption and inefficacy result, then you are an idiot and can stop reading now. For the rest of my fellow Americans who agree that our country is in a fine mess, it's time to face the ugly truth that it's our own stupid fault for acting in ways that run counter to our own self-interest (and I'm pointing fingers at both the left and the right, here). The mess is ours, and every one of us has a patriotic
http://titslist.blogspot.com/2008/10/monday-manifesto.html
Save Money Buying Food… - (USA)
July 17, 2009 | By Kermil J. Fogarth In Finance | by Kermil J. FogarthOne of the family’s greatest expenditures is for food. We all know that it is cheaper to eat at home than to go out to eat, but we also need to consider how we can save money in our grocery budget. Previously prepared foods are expensive so you may want to plan on cooking your own food to maximize savings. Before you head out for the grocery store, make a list of what you intend to buy to prevent buying unnecessary
http://firstforextrading.com/save-money-buying-food-3753
Food Storage as Grandma Knew It - (USA)
Some of us have grandparents that grew up during WWI, survived the Great Depression and rationing of WWII using time-honored practices of their grandparents. As readers to this blog know, my grandparents continued traditional behaviors of thrift and self-reliance even when they were economically comfortable. Michael Tortorello at The New York Times: IN a strictly technical sense, Cynthia Worley is not transforming her basement into a time machine. Yet what’s going on this harvest season ben
http://sixthcolumn.typepad.com/duckwalls/2008/11/food-storage-as.html
Excerpt - Things Left Unspoken: A Novel by Eva Marie Everson - (USA)
Things Left Unspoken by Eva Marie Everson Every family--and every house--has its secrets. Jo-Lynn Hunter is at a crossroads in life when her great-aunt Stella insists that she return home to restore the old family manse in sleepy Cottonwood, Georgia. Jo-Lynn longs to get her teeth into a noteworthy and satisfying project. And it's the perfect excuse for some therapeutic time away from her self-absorbed husband and his snobby Atlanta friends. Beneath the dust and the peeling wallpaper, things
http://camys-loft.blogspot.com/2009/07/excerpt-things-left-unspoken-novel-by.html
Websites: Freezing Food « Frozen Assets - (USA)
http://frozenassets.wordpress.com/websites-for-freezing-food/
Thrifty Donating for the Holidays - (USA)
As you may know by now, I’m a big fan of The Grocery Game. Even though the program does cost a few dollars a month, I like the format and particularly like that the lists are laid out in the same order as the store - a big time saver that is worth a few bucks in exchange for not having to trek back and forth across the store. Although I generally wouldn’t suggest buying stuff that you won’t use even if it’s a Great Deal, I do want to take this opportunity to remind you that there are people in
http://www.foolsandsages.com/2008/11/12/thrifty-donating-for-the-holidays/
Winter stores update - (USA)
Sweet Meat Winter Squash I always feel like I can relax a little when we get to this point in the year, and we still have plentiful food in storage, and the new crop of garlic is looking robust. Music Garlic Our storage onions and garlic are holding out well, hanging in onion bags in the fruit room, which is a room in our basement, not heated, but dry. The new Walla Walla’s are planted to fill in the gap for summer eating and canning. Alliums are something we eat everyday - gr
http://matronofhusbandry.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/winter-stores-update/
Live Blog: Foodblogging in a Time of Recession - (USA)
Session Description: FoodBloggers may just be uniquely qualified to help the rest of us make the most of the comforting ritual and economizing potential of cooking. In this economy, how can FoodBloggers stay relevant…and actually provide a public service…whether they’re blogging about Crockpotting or Gourmet Cooking? Join award-winning foodblogger Elise Bauer and the woman who brought Bento-box lunches back again, Deborah Hamilton , as well as Hetal Jannu , who video blogs how to
http://chefdruck.blogspot.com/2009/07/live-blog-foodblogging-in-time-of.html
Topline Trends Tuesday: Almost – or just sometimes – meatless - (USA)
Is anyone sick of me bragging about how I identified a new trend first? Rest assured, you aren’t alone. The people forced to spend time with me on a regular basis tell me they’re really sick of me pointing my finger at books and products and shrieking, “See!” I know it’s a flaw. I own it. That said, I’ll do it again. In fact, I’m doing it right now by writing this post about the trend toward eating less meat for environmental reasons. I’m almost sick of congratulating myself on this one but
http://danamccauley.wordpress.com/2009/05/12/topline-trends-tuesday-almost-or-just-sometimes-meatless/
Preserving the Harvest: Tomatoes - (USA)
What would life be without tomatoes? Pizza? Pasta? Summer?I have canned (bottled) whole tomatoes, tomato sauce and tomato juice in the past. I now prefer freezing. If you have a freezer, it's quick, easy, and you can easily do the daily harvest from your garden in a few minutes everyday.For some things I peel them; others not. Peeling tomatoes: Bring a medium pan 3/4's full of water to a boil on high heat. Drop tomatoes in for 30 seconds - start timing immediately. Remove tomatoes and drop i
http://thyme2.typepad.com/thyme_for_cooking_/2009/07/tomatoes.html
The Department of Redundancy, Redundancy Department - (USA)
Today I’m starting another Adapting-In-Place Class, beginning with the basics of evaluating whether you have a future where you are, what your other choices are, and then triaging your situation, but I’ve already written a good bit about those things, so I want to a basic and essential element of triage - establishing redundant systems. Why redundant systems? Well, for the simple reason that, as Yeats put, things fall apart. We all know this - in fact, we all rely regularly on redundant syst
http://sharonastyk.com/2009/08/06/the-department-of-redundancy-redundancy-department/
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