Earlier, I showed you how to dehydrate frozen corn, which is a perfect beginner’s dehydration project. The problem comes in learning what to do with that dehydrated food beyond simply throwing it into a pot of stew or rehydrating it to serve for a meal. Grinding or powdering is a great way to make those […]
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Why DIY Isn’t Always About Saving Time and Money
Everyone says, learn to Do-It-Yourself. It will save you time, it will save you money, it’s better for your health. Or does it? To make pasta, I can choose to mix up a pasta dough, roll it out to over and over, cut it, dry it, store it. Or, I can choose to go into […]
How to Adapt Your Nesco Dehydrator to Make Leathers & Liquids
Here’s an easy hack to be able to do fruit leathers and liquids with your Nesco American Harvester FD-8 Food Dehydrator. You can do this with the circular dehydrators, as well, but it’s a bit harder. Your Nesco doesn’t come with fruit leather sheets or small object grid sheets. But they are easily made from […]
How to Build a Backyard Fire Pit
Having a fire pit in your backyard is an awesome way to have a backup for cooking when the power goes out, and it creates a great space to gather round and spend time with your family away from technology and just talk. How about that? NOTE: This post was written as we went – […]
How to Make a Solar Cooker with Trash
Thinking ‘inside the box’ and some ingenuity, a solar cooker can be made out of trash you find anywhere. Have an old satellite dish you’re not using any longer? What about that pizza box from yesterday’s lunch. Or the Amazon box that came from the  UPS man…or even a Pringle’s can! All you need is […]