Over the years I’ve received e-mails from readers expressing their feeling of being overwhelmed. By the end of the e-mails a familiar question is brought up—“Why Bother?” I admit, I’ve had days, even weeks in which I am overwhelmed by everything that I still need to do. When that Read more…
If you’re the least bit curious what I’ll be conjuring up in my kitchen this weekend, it’s this new recipe that my friend Holly shared with me today. Carrot Cake Jam. I mean really, with a name like that, how can you NOT love it, right? If you’d like to Read more…
Tonight I time traveled back to 1923 so that I could purchase all-natural, boneless, skinless, hormone free, and never-been-frozen chicken breasts. Grant it, I got a little car sick in the DeLorean, and I had a brief run-in with Biff, but it was worth it. I only paid a whomping Read more…
Note from Kellene: Today, I’m going to post a different kind of recipe–a recipe for the necessary mental fortitude one must have to be properly prepared. While I love the analogy overall I should say that I don’t believe that the author is correct in any inference that “all law Read more…
Whether it’s a random act of crime today or one which might come in a more degraded societal scene, being able to feel safe and protected IN your home is vital. The fact of the matter is, even today you have a 1 in 10 chance of being the victim Read more…
Whether you’re a beginner in the world or prepping or a seasoned pro, I think it’s important to share with you the four items that you’ll never catch me without when it comes to my independent kitchen. Beginning preppers may be a bit overwhelmed with a lot of items on Read more…
This recipe for biscuits will be the easiest you’ve ever made. With only 3 ingredients you won’t believe how much of a buttery powerful taste they will punch. Just a hint, to keep your Bisquick from going rancid or tasting stale, put the entire bag of Bisquick in a Read more…
Many of my family, friends and associates speak of a financial collapse as if it’s coming in the future; but the truth is, it’s already come. I’ll say it again, the commencement of a financial collapse has already occurred. Oh, I’ll grant it that we haven’t yet seen the Read more…
One of the picture-perfect entrees I made for the Doomsday Preppers filming were salmon cakes made from shelf-stable foods. Unfortunately though, they were adequate at best…definitely missing something. Thanks to wonderful friends who didn’t see fit to make it known on national TV that the salmon cakes were probably not Read more…
The other day a friend of mine gave me a tip that you can obtain an entire case of bananas from most Wal-Marts in the nation simply by contacting the Produce Manager and asking them to take their old bananas off of their hands. The standard cost is only $5! Read more…