By Dr. Mercola Nearly 60 percent of Americans drink coffee, and for many the habit is a daily one.1 Coffee drinking …
Fear of frost? Tips to keep your garden growing through fall’s chill
(BPT) – As summer winds down and frost threatens, even avid gardeners may be tempted to pack up their trowels …
How to eat healthy foods despite a hectic schedule
– Mayo Clinic News Network Most Americans have experienced the rush of daily living, with demands from work, school or …
Fresh and Frozen Seafood: Selecting and Serving it Safely
Fish and shellfish contain high quality protein and other essential nutrients and are an important part of a healthful diet. …
How to keep the family safe from food-borne illnesses
By Jennifer Sheehan, The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) One in six people in the United States suffers from food poisoning each year, …
How-To Make Your Own Sriracha
Sriracha, the hot sauce with an almost cult-like following, is so popular that some people even carry a bottle on …
We’ve been slicing bagels all wrong!
Welcome to the Mobius bagel slice! Get two layers of deliciousness not just one! A Mobius strip is a surface with only …
How to make your own bread
You’re going to need bread during a national emergency, but it won’t be as simple as running down the street …
Radio interview: How the military changed what we eat
For decades, the research the military has been doing to ensure tasty, affordable, durable and nonperishable meals for its troops has …
Herbs that heal
For millennia people have used herbs to treat ailments and heal diseases. But with the advent of modern medicine, many …
Harvesting your herb garden
Handling herbs To harvest your healing herbs, wait for a hot, dry day. Harvest in the morning, soon after the …
20 Essential food items you should store in your emergency pantry
When the SHTF, even if it’s only for a short while, you’re going to need calories, a good balance of carbs, …
Got Mercury?
In a perfect world, fish would be a near-perfect food. It’s high in protein and full of essential nutrients and …
Bug eating 101
By Lauren McCutcheon, Philadelphia Daily News July 23–DAVID George Gordon, author of The Eat-a-Bug Cookbook, offers tips on how to …
VIDEO: Grilled cheese roll-ups
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Balsamic vinegar is delicious, good for you and easy to fake
Balsamic vinegar (Italian: aceto balsamico) originates from Italy, as is popular throughout the world. The original, costly, traditional balsamic vinegar (Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale), is made from a reduction of …
Not your grandma’s fruit cake!
We don’t often link to other sites but sometimes it’s just too, too good not to! How about this delicious, …
15 steps to real homemade jelly
This is how to make proper jelly with all the steps. It’s a good thing to know how to do. Canning …
How to make perfect stock
So many recipes require a good stock. Remember, you can add in vegetable scraps for extra flavor. Save scraps from …
Make your own! Summertime relishes
Corn Relish Food And Recipes Of The Smokies – Rose Houk Great Smokey Mountains Natural History Association 4 cups fresh …
Vitamin Supplements: A handy guide
Because factory-packaged foods tend to have lower nutritional content than fresh foods, it’s a good idea to have multivitamin …
Bird hunting – How it’s done
Our friend Scott Singleton wrote this great guide to bird hunting for us: “As an avid outdoorsman, I am always …
DIY: How to butcher a deer
Why pay a shop to prepare your meat when you can do it yourself? There are just as many methods for …
DIY: Freezing your herbs
Some herbs are best frozen while still on the stalk. Dillweed, in particular, is easiest to handle if you gather …
DIY: Cheap and easy gardening for beginners
About 80 years ago I was taken to the garden and taught how to plant onion sets. Mom’s finger made …
Broken toaster?
Here’s how to fix it! What happened to the old geezer on the “Andy Griffith” show who fixed the old …
Random tips for household chores
If you’re ever in a pinch, look here and see if any of our ingenious problem-solvers apply to you! -Use a meat …
Solar cooking! Cheap and easy in daylight!
On hot summer days, there is no real need to blow out your gas bill by using a stove. Solar …
Birthday cake in a box – the ‘Doing is Learning’ gift
How about a birthday gift that turns into a fun learning activity? This homemade gift introduces a child to the …
DIY: Apartment gardening
A great way to enjoy home grown vegetables is to become an apartment farmer. Not having a yard is no …