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VacMaster Chamber Sealer – Everything You Need to Know
One of the things I get the most questions about in my videos on Instagram is our VacMaster chamber sealer. So I figured I would tell you about it and answer the most commonly asked questions I get! If you are already ready to buy, I share what machines we have...
Navigating a Season of Divine Delay (Resources for Waiting)
I recently posted on Instagram about Jimmy and I’s desire to have kids and how that has been delayed far longer than we would have liked. You can read that here. But I wanted to provide a list of resources that helped me for anyone else going through a season of...
The Ultimate Mother’s Day Gift Idea List
If you need some ideas for mom for Mother’s Day - look no further! One day I dumped a bunch of ideas onto a note and I think these ideas should cover nearly every kind of mom! Crunchy mom, garden mom, mother in waiting, fitness mom, beauty mom, or the coffee mom -...
Recipes
Smash Burgers with an Epic Sauce
Smash Burgers with a Delicious Burger Sauce blackstone, griddle, or cast iron pan Sauce1/2 c mayonnaise1/3 c scant mustard3 tbsp chopped pickles or pepperoncinis1 tbsp pickle/pepperocini juiceBurgers1 lb ground meat (beef or wild game both work)2 slices bacon (finely...
Italian Sausage Chowder (Better Than Zuppa Toscana)
This Italian sausage chowder actually came to be because I made a mistake on a dinner I was making. I was making what was supposed to be a skillet meal and I added too much bone broth so it turned out to be a stew. Quite a happy accident because it was DELICIOUS! This...
Award Winning Classic Chili (Great for Wild Game)
This is literally the *perfect* classic chili recipe. Ground meat, beans, peppers, tomatoes, the perfect medium heat. Once you make this recipe, you won’t ever need another chili recipe! Okay so am I allowed to say award winning when I won one chili cook...
Adventures
Adventure to Seldovia
Seldovia is a coastal village situated across the bay from Homer (a popular Alaskan town) and is completely off the road system in Alaska. It is only accessible by boat or plane so it's always been a place of intrigue that we wanted to visit at some point! Only about...
A Quick Introduction to the Amazing Chaga Mushroom
Functional (or medicinal) mushrooms are all over the health industry these days. Chaga being one mushroom that gets a lot of hype. While it has grown in popularity recently, it has been used for thousands of years in Russia and parts of Asia. I’ve personally heard...
Alaskan Moose: Field to Freezer
One of my favorite things about fall is helping Jimmy process a moose. It’s a huge job - the average bull moose yields 500 pounds of meat, but it’s extremely rewarding. *Details for butchering tools are at the end of this post.* The Hunt As you might assume - the...
Food Preservation
VacMaster Chamber Sealer – Everything You Need to Know
One of the things I get the most questions about in my videos on Instagram is our VacMaster chamber sealer. So I figured I would tell you about it and answer the most commonly asked questions I get! If you are already ready to buy, I share what machines we have...
Helpful tips for how to process a moose (or any large game animal)
Processing a moose is one of the biggest jobs we do each year! Even though it takes so much time and effort it is so worth it because it fills our freezer with red meat for the year! This is the 10,000 ft view of what it takes to process a large animal....
Homestead Freezer Favorites (Organizing & Protecting Your Food)
Food stores are probably one of the biggest pillars of homesteading and preparedness. Whenever I show my moose freezer, the internet goes wild! I wanted to share some of the ways I protect my freezer stash and organize my freezer. Stocking Up Having a supply of...