When I started my blog fourteen years ago, I wrote a post about making homemade DIY laundry detergent. Some people may call it laundry soap; you get the idea either way. Remember, you’ll always use less because there is no filler. DO NOT use a big scoop like the detergents with fillers.

I had a friend teach me how to make it years ago, and that’s how I wrote that o...

If we have a war, stock these 10 canned vegetables. When crisis strikes, your pantry becomes your lifeline. Canned vegetables offer something no other food storage option can match: long shelf life, dense nutrition, no refrigeration required, and immediate edibility straight from the can. Here are the ten canned vegetables every household should stockpile before it’s too lat...

Most people learned the hard way in 2020 that the things you use every single day can vanish from store shelves almost overnight. Toilet paper, paper towels, and facial tissues were gone within days during the early pandemic panic, leaving families scrambling. The lesson should have stuck, but for most households, it didn’t. Now, with global tensions rising and a fresh remin...

Today, I want to share 11 canned meat ideas I recommend. I love filet mignon, prime rib, hamburgers, and hot dogs, particularly at this time of year when the BBQ gets used a lot. Here’s the deal: We still need some shelf-stable meat that is neither fresh nor frozen. I’d love a freezer full of organic, grass-fed, grass-finished meat from a farmer I could trust. We all know me...

Can openers, you can never have too many. Open any well-stocked kitchen drawer, and you’re likely to find at least one can opener. Check the drawer of a truly prepared cook, and you might find three or four. There’s a reason for that. I have lots of can openers, some in my car, some in my EDC (every day carry bag), and Mark and I each have one in our 72-Hour Kits.

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