Have you ever made butter? It’s ridiculously easy! …..Even without electricity. All you need is some room temperature heavy cream. Pour it into the butter churn and turn the crank, and in a few (and I mean few!) minutes you have homemade butter. Watch the video to see it done […]
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I titled this show How To Get Kids To Help In The Kitchen but for us Self Reliant types things that wind up in the kitchen start in the garden. So really this is a post about how to get kids to help with food wherever it happens to be
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There is a lot of talk everywhere about how to eat healthy. I just did a show about the effects of sugar a few weeks ago. These days you have to be worried about pesticides, preservatives and other chemicals, processed foods, and meat. The concern about meat stems from the
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You’ve heard that you should avoid sugar if you’re trying to lose weight, and I’m sure you remember learning in school that too much sugar causes cavities. Remember those plaque disclosing tablets? And of course too much of anything is bad for you, right? Everything in moderation. Watch your sugar
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Soda, Cola, Pop, seltzer, call them what you will, soft drinks are everywhere. They are sold by fast food chains, movie theaters, supermarkets, and even in vending machines at your office. But store-bought sodas are often both unhealthy and expensive, and so the better alternative would be to make your
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Butternut squash soup is usually one of those dishes that I enjoy when I go out, because really, who has time to make it? You have to bake the squash, then cook it together on the stove, then take a blender and blend it all together. All that for a
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Did you know you can cook an entire pumpkin in the Instant Pot? It’s not the first food that comes to mind when you think of a pressure cooker, but maybe that will change. There are a lot of different ways to cook pumpkin to obtain the wonderful puree that
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Do you grow spaghetti squash in your garden? If you’ve never tried growing it I highly recommend you grab yourself some seeds and give it a spot in your garden for your next growing season. Not only is it easy to grow, but it’s also versatile and super delicious! I
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What is sourdough bread? A dough that is leavened with natural yeast. You can go to SelfReliantLife.tv/005 and watch Episode 5 – Flour and Yeast In Bread for more information. What is a sourdough starter? A sourdough starter is a little bit of dough (sort of–sometimes you might add more
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