Elderberry Syrup is one of our family's go to during the sick season. Not only can a Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe help your body fight off potential colds and flu, it can help jump start your immune system even after you are sick. And it's so quick and easy to make in the Instant Pot! Elderberries are naturally high in immune-boosting compounds that are shown … [Read more...] about Instant Pot Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe
Renegade Survivalists
It seems as though one's dedication to prepping is directly proportional to how far out in the boonies one is willing to hide themselves away. You can't reach the gold star level of prepping until you've removed yourself from a city setting and relocated to an area that is a few warm bodies short of being a ghost town. With a medically fragile son, our family will never be … [Read more...] about Renegade Survivalists
How to tell if your baking powder is still fresh.
You are right in the middle of creating a culinary master piece. Your mouth is watering as you reach for the last ingredient your recipe requires. In your hand is a container of baking powder, recovered from way in the back of your cupboard. You find yourself wondering when you used this stuff last. Heck, you wonder when you bought it. How long does baking powder last, … [Read more...] about How to tell if your baking powder is still fresh.
Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar: Sausage Potato Soup
Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar provide nutrition, convenience, and long term storage ability to your food storage plan. Boil a pot of water, dump in the ingredients, and viola!, dinner is served in record time. Even if that dinner was made a YEAR ago! Why I Love Freeze Dried Meals In A Jar What makes Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar so fantastic? Imagine coming home too tired to … [Read more...] about Freeze Dried Meals in a Jar: Sausage Potato Soup
Water Storage and Flint, Michigan.
Water storage has been on my mind since the state of Michigan's crisis with safe drinking water that began several months ago. Flint's tap water became contaminated with too much lead after the city switched it's water supply in 2014 to save money while under state financial management. Ensuring residents have safe water to drink has been a struggle. You can't boil lead out … [Read more...] about Water Storage and Flint, Michigan.