Are you a fan of Spam?  No, not the junk email kind…the meaty canned mix that’s been around since WW2,...

Preserving a glut of fruit is easy compared with other foods – who doesn’t love jam? But there’s another delicious...

Many of us were brought up to eat eggs reasonably carefully, making sure that we didn’t accidentally eat a piece...

Mint is one of the easiest herbs to grow, often taking over patches of the garden if left unchecked. Fresh...

Unless you avoid it for ethical/religious/other reasons, the chances are that you’ve tried and enjoyed pulled pork. Pulled pork inspires...

They say that soldiers march on their stomachs. However, soldiers two hundred years ago didn’t have the means to keep...

There are many ways of preserving eggs when you’re fortunate enough to have a glut of them, but by and...

‘Good for what ails you,’ bone broth has been soothing, nourishing and feeding people for thousands of years.  During the...

The idea of consuming bleach horrifies most people. Obviously consuming undiluted bleach should be avoided at all costs, but using...

Nearly every part of the common dandelion, from its brilliant yellow petals, to its roots have been foraged throughout history...

Beautiful to look at in full bloom, the sunny orange calendula – also known as marigold – has a wealth...

Canning chicken is something our great-grandparents knew all about.  Preserving game and surplus meat for the leaner months or for...

With a pressure canner, there’s a whole smorgasbord of foods that you can preserve safely.  Not everything, however, retains it’s...

People sometimes refer to biltong and beef jerky interchangeably, and admittedly, they have some similarities.  Usually, biltong is cured in larger...

If you haven’t yet tried making your own butter, then don’t wait another day.  It’s kitchen alchemy at it’s easiest,...

If you keep chickens, you’ll know that at certain times of the year, you’ll have more eggs that you know...

How many of us really cook from scratch? By that, I don’t mean frying some chicken strips and throwing in...