Food and Kitchen

Come on in, don’t be shy! Our food and kitchen resources are filled to the brim with our favorite family recipes, cooking tips, food storage ideas, and how to preserve your favorite food for long-term use.

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Carrot Ginger Bisque

The creamy texture of this soup is so filling and the warming spices of ginger, cumin and curry will warm you up even on the coldest of days.

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Cash After the Collapse: 6 Multi-Purpose Preps You Need in Emergency Supplies

Gathering supplies is one of the hallmarks of the modern prepper and survivalist. We are going to suggest a few that have dual roles: for barter (primary) and for use (secondary).

10 awesome ways to preserve the WHOLE peach

10 Awesome Ways to Preserve the WHOLE Peach

We got over 100 pounds of peaches, and we used the whole thing: the lush fruit, the peel, and the pits. We preserved these goodies so that we can have a taste of sunshine during the cold months.

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Cheese, Glorious Cheese: 4 Ways to Use Powdered Cheese

Buying powdered cheese in bulk and preparing your own mixes is an economical way the family can save money. Here a few recipes that my family loves.

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Chicken n’ Cornbread Dressing

Looking for a new take on the traditional Thanksgiving recipes? You need not look any further! I’m invoking my Southern roots and sharing my family’s tried and true recipes that are sure to please a hungry crowd.

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Chicken Tortilla Soup

Who doesn’t like chicken tortilla soup? The seasonings are intense and the soup is incredibly filling. Even the kids will enjoy this!

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Christmas Cookies From the Pantry

Imagine always having an ample supply of baking ingredients for cookies. These three delicious recipes for cookies are made from your pantry staples.

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Common Sense and Prepping Go Hand in Hand

You cannot survive a crisis unless you accept that a crisis can occur in the first place. It’s just plain common sense to make sure that you are able to last out a storm, or a power cut or an accident that lays you off work for a while. Not doing so is a sure fire way to see a minor crisis escalate into a major event.

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Compost Isn’t the Only Use for Veggie Peelings

If it hadn’t been for the tried and tested methods my mother passed down to me we really would have had times when the kids went to bed hungry or as a family we suffered from malnutrition!

Contemplating the Kombucha Craze

Kombucha has been hailed as a miracle drink and sweeping mainstream for the last decade. Is it worth all the hype?

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Continuous Kombucha for Post-Collapse Wellness

Learning how to make this fermented tea to provide your family with dietary wellness and a long-term health benefits during a long-term emergency.

Cook Like Grandma with these Bacon Fat Gingersnaps

These cookies are just like the ones that grandma used to make.

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