In the following video, I demonstrate how to make an amazing root vegetable soup. This soup settles well on a weak stomach and warms a person from the inside out, helping to bust a fever. (Recipe Below Origin Story) Origin Story Years ago, I moved to a new location for a teaching job. I was … Continue reading Home Cold and Flu Remedy…French (Basque) Penicillin Soup
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Amazing Affordable Homemade Salmon Burgers
Comparing the price of making your own salmon burger to the prepackaged frozen pucks at the store, there is no comparison in price and taste. In the post today, you will learn how to make your own amazing affordable homemade salmon burgers. Yum! See Salmon Recipe on can label below. Years ago my brother came … Continue reading Amazing Affordable Homemade Salmon Burgers
Making Sushi on the Homestead
Sushi, people love it or either hate it. We were never big Sushi fans during most of our marriage. Given the choice of a juicy grilled sandwich at Whole Foods or a roll of Sushi, sandwich would win almost every time. That was until we learned how to make our own Sushi. Now every few … Continue reading Making Sushi on the Homestead
How to Pressure Can Green Beans is a Snap!
All can goods on the shelf in the grocery store can be done at home. When I was younger, the only canned food I ever saw my mom produce in our kitchen was peaches, pears, and jam. I grew up thinking only large corporations had the secret of canned goods placed for our modern convenience … Continue reading How to Pressure Can Green Beans is a Snap!
How to Can Tomato Sauce the Easy Way
My wife's tomato sauce is a great treat! She preserves the taste of our beautiful garden fresh tomatoes throughout the year. When September rolls around, we can see a variety of heirloom tomatoes entering the kitchen for processing. Store bought tomatoes don’t even come close to the taste of a fresh tomato off the vine in … Continue reading How to Can Tomato Sauce the Easy Way
How to Can Zesty Zucchini Pickles
What to do with all the zucchini the garden produces each year? You can let it go to waste, or you can preserve it, so the crisp taste of your garden can be with you long after the season is over. The challenge for most people who garden is how to preserve your harvest, so … Continue reading How to Can Zesty Zucchini Pickles
A Birthday Tradition Revisited
In this day and age, it seems that traditions are receiving a bad press. Many traditions provide a sense of comfort and stability in a world that is filled with chaos. The tradition I started for my wife's birthday is now over a decade old, and it is a tradition that is now rooted in … Continue reading A Birthday Tradition Revisited
