Our home freeze dryer finally arrived a couple of weeks ago but we’ve been so busy working on the greenhouse (no, it’s not done yet!) that we haven’t had time to get it set up. In the meantime we’ve been harvesting a ton of tomatoes, cayenne, and of course herbs. Last weekend Kim, Linde, and […]
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Sun Oven Eggs (day 6 off-grid cooking)
If you have laying hens you understand the continual frustration of getting a hard-boiled egg that will actually peel! I found the only solution was to use a pressure canner if I wanted an egg that would peel without tearing the egg apart. Now I have another method – the Sun Oven. I haven’t tried cooking […]
Canning Season and the Rocket Stove
So, we’ve lived on our homestead for two years now. This year we are actually producing a lot more food than last year and that means one thing – canning, and lots of it. Normally I would attempt to freeze some things instead because, let’s face it, it’s just easier! However, we recently butchered our […]
Cobbler two ways in the Sun Oven
Whenever we have guests we try to make a dessert. We were having an extra 10 guests for dinner so we opted on cobbler. We had peaches which we canned the week before, frozen raspberries from our garden, and some frozen blackberries we bought. We decided to make two different cobblers which both turned out […]
Bosch Mixer – Top Appliances #1
I’ve always enjoyed cooking, it’s something I’ve considered a serious hobby. I delight in making delicious and attractive food. I’ve also prided myself on my ability to learn to use new types of food from whatever area we happen to be living. When we lived in the south I learned to cook okra, hush puppies, […]
Grid-Down Resilience
One of the things we decided to do this year was to improve our “grid down” back up plan especially in the area of cooking. I’ve always relied on our propane stove because I can just light it with a lighter if the electricity is out, but in a true grid-down situation we may not […]
Day 1 – 30 Days Off-Grid Cooking & More
Here we are in the hottest month of the year in N Idaho and we’ve had nothing but clouds, rain, and even T-storms!! So, my first day of off-grid cooking was a little disappointing since I had planned on using my All-American sun oven! No worries, I made a switch and decided to focus in […]
Podcast 119 – Intro to 30 Days of Off-Grid Cooking and More
On today’s podcast Sean and I discuss my upcoming video series “30 Days Off-Grid Cooking & More.” During this series I will be covering the use of several items we own, use and endorse including our Back Up Battery Bank and All-American Sun Oven. I will be sharing successes, failures, recipes, length of cooking time, and other tips […]
30 Days Off-Grid Cooking & More
Have you wondered what it would be like to cook off-grid? Are you prepared for loss of electricity? Do you need to know how to purify water, sterilize medical tools, bake bread, and even dehydrate using only the sun? Well, I’ve decided to challenge myself for 30 days accomplishing those things and more using propane, […]
Most Used Appliances Part 4
Years ago, I began dehydrating food. At first I didn’t think it really mattered which dehydrator I used — they were all pretty much the same, right? I bought a mid-priced round dehydrator and was on my way! As my food dehydrating progressed, I began running into snags – the food was dehydrating at different […]
