Homesteading · Prepping

Dry Mixes For Prepping

This list of dry mixes is from Never Free Farm and our sister site, TrailCooking. Dry mixes area an easy way to add flavor to food stores. Instant rice prepared with a few Tablespoons of dry Cheddar Cheese Sauce Mix gives you cheesy rice. Your prepping supplies will taste so much better, and pack in… Continue reading Dry Mixes For Prepping

Recipes

Cherry Pie

This was a fun way to use canned cherries. You can use ones canned in syrup (from a light to a heavy syrup) or those canned in juice (such as apple juice). Either way works. Both commercial and home canned work well. It's an easy way to pull together a pie when the mood strikes.… Continue reading Cherry Pie

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Date Paste

A natural sweetener that helps when cutting back on commercial sugar, it lets one wean off easier! Date Paste Ingredients: 1 pound medjool pitted dates (weigh after pitting) 1½ cups boiling water Directions: Add dates and boiling water to a heat proof bowl, cover tightly, and let rest for 8 hours. Transfer dates and water… Continue reading Date Paste

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Handcrafted Pizza Sauce

While reading through the cookbook No Excuses Detox, I decided to make a double batch of Megan Gilmore’s Pizza Sauce. If you are like me, commercial pizza sauce is an odd thing. It’s thick in an unnatural way. This has a great flavor, perfect texture and you could also use it as a marinara sauce.… Continue reading Handcrafted Pizza Sauce

Prepping · Recipes

Pantry Staple Recipes: Dry Cheese Sauce Mixes

Cheese sauce powder is an essential for easy pantry staple recipes. While you can find dry cheddar cheese sauce mix online easily these days, making your own is a snap, and most of all....you know what is going into it ingredient wise. Use these recipes in any recipe calling for dry cheese sauce mix. It's… Continue reading Pantry Staple Recipes: Dry Cheese Sauce Mixes