Dehydrating Food Benefits
Dehydrating food has been around for thousands of years. It’s a pretty handy way to make the most of your garden or score from the farmers market. When you pull moisture out of fresh fruits, veggies, or herbs, you suddenly…
The Basics
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How To Create A Homestead Vegetable Garden
How to create a homestead garden. This will be one of the first questions a person will ask themselves as they glance over their yard. Location, soil, available sunlight, materials, and above ground or in the ground are all going…
Knife Skills: How To Chop Like A Chef
Feel like chopping takes longer than cooking? You’re not alone. The secret isn’t more knives; it’s better technique. With just a few skills, homemade dinners, lunches, and snacks get a whole lot faster, easier, and safer. Ready to chop like…
How To Store Fresh Produce To Maximize Shelf Life
If you want your produce to last longer than a teenager’s attention span, here’s the trick: keep it dry, control the humidity, and don’t shove everything into the fridge like it’s a junk drawer. Taking a little time to store…
How To Choose The Right Chef’s Knife
Choosing a chef’s knife isn’t just about looking cool while you slice and dice. It’s all about whether it feels right in your hand and gets the job done with ease. I’ve spent loads of time in different kitchens, from…