Step-by-step tutorial about how to make popcorn on the stove rather than in the microwave. Cheaper than buying microwave popcorn! When I was growing up, almost every time we came to visit, my grandpa would pop up a whole boatload of popcorn for a snack. We loved it because it was microwave popcorn with a ton of butter and salt, … Read More
Test Kitchen Tuesday: Failed camp muffins
“It’s not going to work like this.” he told me. “You’re always naysaying everything I create,” I hollered back, throwing in a little Tenacious D for extra sass. Turn out, he was right. But he sat with me while I proceeded to warp our favorite pot on a mission to prove him wrong. He even held the pan and built … Read More
How to Can Tomatoes
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to can tomatoes from your garden to preserve them. This guide explains both the tools and technique for home canning. Once you have blanched your tomatoes, now is the time to can them. Canning doesn’t require a lot of equipment but it is somewhat specialized. The good news is it is all fairly inexpensive … Read More
Interesting Things
Here are some interesting things I bookmarked this week: I love this post by Joy The Baker about reading a recipe. Do I really need pickling salt? I always wondered. Edible Geography’s article on banning sausages during World War 1. Brewer’s yeast colonizing your gut=drunk on bread
Trail Food Tip: Write Your Recipe On The Bag
A quick backpacking tip: write your recipe in Sharpie on the outside of the baggie that stores your ingredients. That way you don’t have to rely on your memory in the woods and you don’t have to pack any paper.
How To Blanch Tomatoes
In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to blanch tomatoes. Blanching tomatoes loosens their skin for easy peeling so you can can or freeze them for the future! Is your garden bursting with tomatoes? Mine seemed to get a slow start, but now every day I am bringing in 5-7 tomatoes from my 15 plants. I like to can my tomatoes, … Read More
How To Fix An Ugly Cake
I wish I could tell you that I made this ugly cake on purpose just for this tutorial, but nope, she came out of the pan in all her ugly glory unintentionally. It was so frustrating when my cakes would turn out uneven. I cursed my oven, endlessly researched bake even strips (because of course a gadget will all my … Read More