Dehydrating green, red, or yellow bell peppers is not hard to do. The dried pepper yields very intense flavor, and is a nice addition to your kitchen bag of tricks. Dehydrated peppers of any color also store well, so they add to your long-term food supplies, as well. The dried "meat" of the bell … [Read more...] about Preserve Food at Home: How to Dehydrate Sweet Bell Peppers
How to Re-hydrate Dried Meat
Let's say you have a lot of dried meat, jerky, properly stored and preserved for your family's needs and it is now time to pull it out and use it. Are you going to hand your family a hard piece of dried meat and let them chew on it or are you going to use it in a prepared recipe? Chewy jerky is … [Read more...] about How to Re-hydrate Dried Meat
Prepped Meals: Pre-Mixed and Frozen Slow Cooker Meals for an Easy Meal
What's easier than using a Crock Pot or other slow cooker to prepare a meal? Preparing your ingredients and freezing them before hand so all you have to do is take it out of the freezer the night before you want to use it, let it thaw overnight in the refrigerator and in the morning put it in and … [Read more...] about Prepped Meals: Pre-Mixed and Frozen Slow Cooker Meals for an Easy Meal
Bulk Food Storage in 5 Gallon Buckets
Food grade 5 gallon buckets can be a very useful tool for your long-term food storage. In fact, whole grains and other foods can have be stored safely for about five years when properly stored in buckets. These buckets can hold a lot. The term "properly stored" is very important and should be paid … [Read more...] about Bulk Food Storage in 5 Gallon Buckets