Category: Skills

  • The Weekly Feast – Baked Cabbage Burgers

    The Weekly Feast – Baked Cabbage Burgers

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    Wait, don’t leave! They are REALLY good! And not as odd as they sound. I really love burgers, but I also am trying to lose weight. Those buns are not great for me, but a plain hamburger patty on a plate is boring. I went looking for something new, and found this recipe, and we…

  • Prepping – Medications

    Prepping – Medications

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    We talk a lot about SHTF and how we’ll bug out or in, what foods we have, how to make fire. All these things are important, definitely. But I want to talk medications. There are categories of medications that need attention. First, we have “first aid” meds, things taken to help with an emergent medical…

  • The Weekly Feast – Gazpacho Soup

    The Weekly Feast – Gazpacho Soup

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    There is nothing I love more than gazpacho soup on a hot day. It’s refreshing and cool, flavorful and filling. This is a recipe that I adore, and I hope you’ll enjoy trying it out over the hot August nights. I like to serve this with fresh salad shrimp just popped in, right before serving.…

  • Making Fire

    Making Fire

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    I wanted to talk about fire, today, because it’s one of those ubiquitous things. It’s just there. We don’t really think about it, in our world of Bic disposable lighters and all-weather matches. But fire is one of the prime things that makes us human. We harnessed it. But if we lost access to our…

  • The Weekly Feast – Hungarian Goulash

    The Weekly Feast – Hungarian Goulash

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    My father’s side of the family is from Communist Hungary. I grew up on Hungarian foods, and learned several recipes that I have passed on to friends and family today. This recipe is straight from my Nagymama’s (that means “grandma” in Hungarian) kitchen, this recipe has the flavor of Hungary throughout it. The meat is…

  • Taking Heat

    Taking Heat

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    I know that “taking heat” means something different to 2A people, but I’m talking about temperature heat today. I’ve heard a lot of people whining (and yes, I’m using that term on purpose) about the heat, of late, and I want to address it from a prepping perspective. So, over the past several weekends, I’ve…

  • The Weekly Feast – Bread

    The Weekly Feast – Bread

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    Bread is often called the “staff of life,” and that’s because a man can survive on bread and water. We think of this, in today’s world of Wonderbread and fake food, as a cruel punishment. In medieval times, bread and water was fairly standard fare for a person. In the 1750s, bread was 60% of…

  • What comes first?

    What comes first?

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    One of the most interesting things I’m currently discovering, is how to move back in time. What happens when there is no electricity? What can we do, how can we do it? One path is to learn how to live off-grid. This is part of where I am. This is why I spent the time…

  • Prepping for What?

    Prepping for What?

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    Allyson
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    I posted about prepping a bit back on GFZ. I think it’s a topic that needs to be covered on a regular basis, and even if you have been doing it for a dog’s age, the reminders help get you in the right head space. Now, I don’t do the whole “deep state bunker prep”…

  • The Weekly Feast – Alloes of Beef

    The Weekly Feast – Alloes of Beef

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    Back in May, I decided to attempt a new recipe while out in the field, cooking over a fire at a Renaissance Faire. I do this a couple of times a year, when I know I have time to play with new things. Not all fairs allow me the time to pay attention to details,…