

Cooking Under Pressure
I have publicly confessed my undying love for the crock pot, but I must admit…. I have a secret love, on the side…something pretty steamy. Meet my pressure cooker!
Reusing Plastic Bottle Tops
Here’s a way to recycle and reuse water bottles. Once you make a few you will be using them all over the kitchen.

Making Salsa With A Victorio Food Strainer
Dear Neighbor, Here, in the south, abandoned gardens can often be found by late July and August. The owners, stricken by heat, lack of energy and apparently worn out to the bone, can’t give the TLC required to keep their gardens growing and just let them go....
Long Term Egg Storage
Dear Neighbor, Spring on the homestead is a great time for chickens; they are all perky and laying like crazy. Soon the eggs pile up and I just kind of stare at them all, wondering what to do with them. The dogs love an egg surplus. So does their fur!...Food Co-ops
Dear Neighbor,
A decade ago, the only way to get natural or organic food was to belong to a food co-op. Today, organic food can be found all over the place. ..but not all the foods I need. Depending on where you live, it can still be difficult to find things like organic wheat berries, bulk spices or bulk anything! You can have all the food you dream of and belonging to a buying club can be your ticket to getting everything you want.