The kids are out of school and the craziness that has been my life over the last 9 months has slowed to a less-crazy life.  Time is on my s...

Making yogurt is a skill that will save you money and also allow you to make several other things, like cream cheese or sour cream, out of p...

One of the greatest gifts you can give anyone is the gift of preparedness!  I leave no one safe from my preparedness gift giving.   I give p...

Here's a question:  Do you have cans of food in your storage that you don't use? Do you have a case of pasta sauce, but no pasta to ...

It never fails, the snow falls, the temperature drops (I'm talking like -18 in the mornings) , and the furnace stops working.  I kept ho...

In November I love to stock up on baking supplies because they go on sale for Thanksgiving. This will continue throughout December so wa...

Self-Reliant Saturday Recipe  We are a f amily that loves a good muffin.  We eat them for dinner about 3 times per week.  Muf fins are ...