Category: Recipes

Recipe: Ruby Slaw

For the longest time I have deprived you guys of my recipes and knowledge from years of cooking. I was more into being a chef than I was ever into anything else. I worked at some great restaurants. Both the type that you would eat at once in a lifetime and those that you would…
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July 19, 2020 0

The Simple Life

The Simple Life Thoughts and recipe contributed by Dakota The stove crackles, the coffee pot gurgles. The herd of deer have been fed, the wild barn cats as well. Quiet time in the cabin, nestled in a grove of majestic cedars and snow frosted hills……Its chilly this morning. I sigh with gratitude and contentment for…
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November 26, 2017 1

5 Survival Recipes You Can Make from Your Stockpile

5 Survival Recipes You Can Make from Your Stockpile If you’ve been prepping for any length of time, you’ve started to build up your pantry stockpile to draw from when SHTF or when times get lean. There are many different survival pantry lists out there that list out what types of food to stockpile and…
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August 7, 2016 0

Broiling and Baking!

Broiling and Baking James Walton “I Am Liberty” For week two of the I AM Liberty series of cooking methods we are going to move the conversation over to the dry side. Week one was all about the wonders of braising. This week we are going to talk broiling and baking. Do you even use…
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May 21, 2016 0

Braising, inexpensive meats made great!

Braising, inexpensive meats made great! James Walton “I Am Liberty” For our first week in this series on cooking we are going to talk about braising. This cooking method is my favorite by far. This is a transformation technique that often involves tougher cuts of meat. This means cheaper cuts of meat. If you can…
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May 14, 2016 0

Dry and Moist Cooking Methods!

Dry and Moist Cooking Methods James Walton “I Am Liberty” This weeks episode will be an intro to what will be a series on cooking methods. I am thinking we will need almost 8 weeks to cover both the dry and moist methods to cook. These methods were the base of my training as a…
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May 7, 2016 0

The Survival Grill

The Survival Grill Host: James Walton “I Am Liberty” Don’t underestimate just how devastating a tool your grill can be both in a preparedness situation and in the betterment of your current life. The fact is most people don’t know how to utilize their grill. It could be a lack of understanding of heat or…
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April 30, 2016 0

Winter Storm Preparations!

Winter Storm preparations! James Walton “I Am Liberty” Not entirely sure if this show will even come to pass. We are expecting high winds and heavy snow across my area at showtime and frankly this area doesn’t tend to fair well under such conditions. Power will go out and all the fun that goes along with…
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January 30, 2016 1

Eating For Health!

Eating For Health – Super Salads, Forbidden Rice, and Homemade Broth” Karen Lynn “Lil’ Suburban Homestead” On this episode we are having a discussion that is near and dear to our hearts – eating for health and some of the new best practices we are incorporating. For those of you that do not know us we’ve been on a journey


November 20, 2015 0

Holiday Gifts, Odds and Ends!

Holiday Gifts, Odds and Ends! I thought instead on one general theme, I would touch on several different things today. It’s fast approaching holiday time and it shows in all the markets. I enjoy baking for the holidays and giving holiday gifts of of food to people. This is a great thing to do and if…
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October 22, 2015 0

Fall Garden, Recipes, & The Homestead

It’s The Fall Show! Planting the Fall Garden, Recipes, and Around the Homestead Karen Lynn “Lil’ Suburban Homestead” This week Karen Lynn shares about their fall garden…what is going in and what’s coming out! They are also talking about their recent yard sale day and their plans for their Lil’ Suburban Homestead. They will discuss…
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September 3, 2015 0

The 5 Star Garden Bounty

The 5 Star Garden Bounty James Walton “I Am Liberty” We have reached that point in the summer when most of our gardens are pumping out the good stuff. Tomatoes are ripe, cucumbers are crisp and the climbing green beans being plucked.There are great dishes that make me salivate when I think about this garden…
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July 10, 2015 0

Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees

Making Sugar and no Bees or Trees Author: Stephanie Dayle Making Sugar Without Bees or Trees It started like this.  In my quest for self-sufficiency, I wanted to have the ability to produce my own sugar if need be.  I planned on adding bees to the farmstead this last spring – but ‘we’ spent money…
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April 10, 2015 0