Food Storage & Cooking

Vegans surviving, easier or harder?

May 22, 2012

This guest post is by Susan B I believe it will be harder for them. One reason is the body stops producing stomach acids and enzymes required for the digestion of meat after many years of eating a meal free diet, they will throw up the meat when they try eating it, the body has adapted [...]

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A Food Store That No Prepper Should Be Without

May 21, 2012

This guest post is by Harold M and entry in our non-fiction writing contest . First off, let me say that I am not a vegetarian nor a health food junkie. I love steak, burgers, brats, ham…damn near all meat. I also eat a lot of fish (tuna, mackerel, salmon, shrimp et cetera). My wife and [...]

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Full proof method for canning pork, chicken, beef

April 27, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Central Florida Denise I’ve not met many canners who have canned pork, chicken and beef, however, this is the food I enjoy most to can. Having fresh canned meat to add to numerous dinner choices such as soup, stews, chicken salad, rice [...]

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Survival Prepping and Disaster Preparedness in a Poor Country by Someone Poor Too!

April 23, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Doods Dayto in the Philippines Our country is really prone to typhoon and often when calamities hit, we’ll have no electricity for days, street are flooded (some areas get flooded even in non-typhoon rains), food become scare because it all comes from the provinces, [...]

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Storing food -vs- being prepared

April 13, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest by Sioux0624 I have noticed that a lot of people storing food are setting themselves up for problems down the road because they won’t be able to prepare and eat what they stored.  One neighbor proudly stated that she had 400 pounds of [...]

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Beans, Again? Let’s make them interesting!

April 11, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Bam Bam Over the past few months I have been increasing the number of dinners I make using beans and rice. I am cycling through the last of my store-bought canned beans and I have been pressure canning my own beans. Thus far I [...]

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Creating a Bread Starter

April 10, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Farmgal Low on yeast? Don’t have any yeast with you? There are a number of ways to create a bread starter, but I am going to go with the most basic process to create a sourdough starter that can be fed and used [...]

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Practical food prepping what you should know

April 5, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Anita N As someone with a degree in Food Science who has worked in the food industry, I find the suggestions made by some preppers about food storage interesting, if not downright funny—and sometimes scary. I often see suggestions to store a standard list of [...]

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One Mans food storage preparations

March 30, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Randy N I have been able to acquire some of my food storage at a relatively inexpensive price through the cannery project that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints, (The Mormons or LDS) have. The church has a dry pack program [...]

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Avoiding food fatigue – A marriage of taste and survival

March 8, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by A Richardson We have all heard the cautions to avoid food fatigue, or taste boredom with the same old things blandly seasoned. We have also noticed that some are chided for attempting to store great quantities of seasonings which are likely to [...]

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Canned meat for the larder

February 16, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Ron G Not everyone has the ability to can and store Mason Jars full of homegrown fruits and veggies. Or self raised and butchered meats for that matter. Some of us can’t raise beef, goats, rabbits or chickens where we currently live. Some of us [...]

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The Alvin Jar Sealer and Food Storage Rotation

February 10, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Kelly P One of the questions I had when I first started prepping was how to transition from the food storage bucket to my on hand supply. Being single I am not uses high volumes of food and I was concerned about spoilage [...]

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Different Spice and Herbs, and What Health Benefits They May Provide!

January 20, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Lindsey from pa This is a list of some of the Spices that you may be storing or decide to store for teotwawki after reading some of their benefits. A – All Spice can help to aid in digestion and relieve any discomfort [...]

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Food preservation – Avoid the big four for extended storage and freshness

January 20, 2012

Many people are active today in food preservation. Some people store for prepping and emergency food storage before a disaster. Others are saving the harvest from their gardens or after finding great deals at the local farmers’ market. Others save and save and save….but later get disappointment after finding the food has spoiled. WHY? Simple. [...]

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Using Wheat from Storage

January 11, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by A Richardson Many suggest storing lots of whole wheat or wheat berries which can be ground into flour for baking. Maybe you are not much of a baker, especially when it comes to using whole grain flour. If you do not yet have a [...]

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How to dramatically increase your food storage

January 4, 2012

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Garden Mom For food storage, we have all heard the saying “Store what you eat, eat what you store.” I’m going to tweak that a bit and suggest you “store what you didn’t eat” through dehydration. Almost everything can be dehydrated and if you [...]

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Strategic Shopping: A Month-by-Month Analysis

December 26, 2011

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Gayle from Gainesville Have you ever wished you could know ahead of time when things were going to go on sale? Sure, we all know that turkeys go on sale before Thanksgiving and hams go on sale before Christmas, but what about the rest [...]

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Preventing Food Fatigue and Oatmeal

December 21, 2011

This is a guest post and entry in our non-fiction writing contest  by Gayle from Gainesville It’s hard to imagine people starving while surrounded by stores of foods. Yet this happens. Even the Israelites were subject to food boredom. They were sick of manna. They whined and complained about eating the same thing day in and day [...]

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Holiday Sales and Food Storage: Plan Ahead So You Don’t Miss Out

October 6, 2011

A guest post by Gayle from Gainesville [This is an entry in our non-fiction writing contest where you could win - First Prize a 10 Person Deluxe Family Survival Kit,  Second Prize an Herb Seed Bank or Third Prize a copy of Dirt Cheap Survival Retreat.  For complete rules and list of prizes see this post.] The [...]

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The Wolf Pack Cookbook is now available

October 3, 2011

I’m please to announce that The Wolf Pack Cookbook is now available to members of the pack. You’ll wonder how you ever managed without it. Contents: Chapter 1: Introduction 3 Chapter 2: Cooking with Staples 4 Chapter 3: Breads 8 Chapter 4: Soups and Stews 24 Chapter 5: Canning 42 Chapter 6: Breakfast 61 Chapter [...]

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