Prepare Your Vehicle

Now that our car is paid off and we own it, we are seriously outfitting it for if we have to bug-out or get stuck out somewhere. Like, during a winter storm, etc. We now have 2 rubber made totes in the trunk that are not too heavy. We put camping gear in them , ways to cook, food items, power bars, and some other items that our family will need in a situation like that. Even if we are just out and decide to go camping we can. Our family lives right by a state park and sometimes when we go visit them we camp there and have cookouts. Tons of fun. Now we are prepared for anything. But, if you are going on a trip there are some things that you should do to prepare your vehicle:

Make sure the gas tank is full before you set out.

Check all of the other fluids in the car.

Have a bug-out bag type thing in your trunk.

Keep a took kit and small shovel.

Have a flashlight and the batteries that it needs.

Road flares and a good item to have too if you have car trouble they could really come in handy.

A first aid kit.

I have just put some rope and bungee cords in our trunk and we all wear paracord bracelets. My oldest son even has his shoes tied with paracord. Pretty good idea. Always has them on hand ( or foot.)

Since this winter has bee so bad , I also have a bag of kitty litter in my trunk. It has really helped me a few times. I am on my second bag. It really helps when you are stuck on the ice and need something for traction. I don't even want to think about how much it would have cost me to get a tow. Thank God I had the idea to keep that bag of kitty litter in the trunk.

Some personal hygiene items would be a good idea to have on hand also.

You never know what might happen. Be prepared for ANYTHING!!!!

Food Storage Recipe - English Miffin Breakfast Pizza

 This is a very versatile dish. You use English muffins and then add what you want to make breakfast pizzas.

With toasted English muffins you can top them with a variety of delicious ingredients, including scrambled eggs, savory meats, and melted cheese.

My favorite one is scrambled eggs, bacon, and shredded cheese.I toast the muffins first then add the toppings. Place under the broiler until the cheese melts.

You can add anything that you want for the toppings. 

Food Storage Recipe - Cinnamon-Sugar Pizza Made with Crescent Rolls

NEED

 

- 1 can 8 oz refrigerated crescent roll dough

 

- 2 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

 

- 1/4 cup sugar

 

- 1 tsp ground cinnamon

 

- 1/4 cup powdered sugar

 

- 1 tbsp milk for icing

 

- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract for icing

 

Preheat your oven to 375°F and prepare a baking sheet or pizza pan by greasing it lightly.

 

Take the crescent roll dough and unroll it onto the greased pan.

 

 Shape it into a round or rectangular form, pressing the seams together for a seamless crust.

 

Pour the melted butter over the dough, ensuring even coverage.

 

 In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cinnamon, then sprinkle this mix over the buttered dough.

 

Place the dough in the oven and bake for approximately 10-12 minutes or until the edges are golden and the crust is crisp.

 

 While the pizza is baking, prepare the icing by combining the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla extract in a bowl. Mix until smooth and set aside.

 

 After baking, remove the pizza from the oven and allow it to cool briefly. 

 

Drizzle the prepared icing in creative patterns over the warm cinnamon-sugar pizza before slicing into pieces for serving.

 

8 Fun DIY Solar Powered Air Heater Plans - Solar Living Savvy

 

 

8 Fun DIY Solar Powered Air Heater Plans - Solar Living Savvy

 

A few ideas. This time of year is a great time to have several ways to get heat. Get a few of these 115 hour candles and use them.

Inexpensive DIY Flower Pot Heater in 7 Steps

 

 

Inexpensive DIY Flower Pot Heater in 7 Steps – Your Projects@OBN

Another one of these DIY projects. I am going to share any of them that I see. I really want to make one like this one using clay flower pots. I like the look of this one. It seems easy enough.

Survival Items to Keep In Your Car

As with any emergency or survival kit, you can't be prepared for everything, but you can be prepared for many things.

Below is a nice list of equipment that should serve you well in a wide variety of potential situations:

Extra pair of shoes, good walking, hiking, running shoes

1 - Medium backpack or soft zipper case (to keep your emergency gear in)

1 - Jumper cables

1 - Basic First Aid Kit

1 - Quality Rain Poncho

1 - Fleece Blanket

1 -quality multi-tool

1 - Duct Tape Roll

6 - 8" Cable Ties

3 - 24" Bungee Cords

1 - Road Safety Triangle Reflector

1 - Lighter

- Extra Batteries for Flashlight

Granola or Energy Bars (furthest date out you can find)

- Bottles of Water (take these out prior to winter)

1 - LED Headlamp Flashlight (this goes in vehicle)

1 - Survival Knife (this goes inside the vehicle)

A small camping stove and sterno packs

A few MREs and survival food

Instant coffee

You can add anything else that you think you might need that will fit in pack. I also have a solar powered cell phone charger and radio in my kit.

Pack everything but the LED headlamp and survival knife in your backpack. Store the pack in your trunk.

 

 

Food Storage Recipe - Creamy Santa Fe Chicken

A Yummy Mexican meal. Super easy to make and tasty.

NEED:

1 pound chicken tenders 

1 tablespoon olive oil 

2 cup frozen corn

 2 cups salsa verde

  1 cup sour cream 

1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon pepper 

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 Add the olive oil to a skillet and heat over medium. 

 Season the chicken with salt and pepper.

 Add the chicken tenders and brown 1-2 minutes per side.

 Add the corn and cook an additional few minutes.  

Transfer the chicken and corn to a 9”x9” baking dish. 

 Pour the salsa verde over the chicken and bake for approximately 30 minutes. 

Remove from oven and stir in the sour cream. 

 Serve immediately over rice or in tortillas.

(28) EMERGENCY HEAT and Light for 72 DAYS

 

 

(28) EMERGENCY HEAT and Light for 72 DAYS | Crisco candles | SHTF - YouTube

 

This is a very useful video that shows how to make an emergency heat/light to use in an emergency. Having some Crisco on hand can turn out to be a life-saver. 

Easy to make and keep on hand. 

 

30+ Creative and Doable Alternative Housing Ideas

 

 

30+ Creative and Doable Alternative Housing Ideas - Epic Gardening 

Fun ideas to make neat houses. Live in something that no one else has. My favorite one would be a treehouse. Be up above everything. Hopefully safer up where people couldn't reach you and maybe hide it to where they couldn't even see it.

 

 

Food Storage Recipe - Yummy Cinnamon Crisps

Yummy quick treat!

NEED

1/2 cup cinnamon sugar

4-6 6" flour tortillas

 1/2 stick butter

 Coat the tortillas on both sides with butter. 

You can use a brush to apply butter to one side, then flip and brush the other side .

 Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar mixture over the buttered side.

 

 Flip the tortillas and sprinkle the other side.

 

 Bake at 375 degrees for few minutes. 

 

Keep an eye on them and remove once they’re done. They can crisp up quickly! 

 

 Let the crisps cool completely, then break them into cracker-sized pieces. 

 

Serve on their own or they are really good with vanilla ice cream .

 

 

 

Christmas Gift Idea - Handmade Wooden Bead & Maze Toy

Little Ones love these so much. My Little Man still has his Wooden Bead & Wire Maze Roller Coaster that he got when he was about 2! He will not let me get rid of it for nothing. You can make one for a toddler that you know for very little money and very easy.

Use A piece of hardwood for the base. It can be any shape you want to make it. Drill 6 holes into the bottom of it that are the same size as your heavy gauge wire. The wire needs to have one end put into one side and secured on the bottom. Put some brightly colored wooden beads onto it and then twist it around , like a roller coaster or maze. Put it through one of the holes on the other side and secure it on the bottom. Repeat this with 2 more wires. Make it fun and twisty. Use bright colored wooden beads. Which come in all kind of styles! They even have some that are painted with the ABC's. Maybe put the child's name. That would be neat. A personalized, homemade gift. Something that will be loved. 

How to Build a Hoop House Greenhouse for $50

 

 

How to Build a Hoop House Greenhouse for $50 - Off Grid World

 

This is what my son built last spring.  He had always wanted a greenhouse , but did not like the cost to buy one. He built a very big one and it worked so well that he was able to set up each weekend at a local farmer's market. Now , I am wanting one. My actual garden did not do very well this summer. Maybe if I have a greenhouse I can grow them better and keep them watered. The drought we had this summer was awful.

Food Storage Recipe - Ranch Chicken With Rice

 NEED:

1 1/2 pounds chicken breast

1 to 2 cups of pepper onion blend 

1 package of ranch seasoning

1 cup white rice

2 cups chicken broth

1 cup shredded Colby jack cheese  

Cut the chicken into 1 inch pieces.

Saute in a large skillet With a bit of oil.

When chicken is mostly done add the pepper onion blend and continue to cook until vegetables are tender.

Sprinkle the ranch over the chicken mixture and then add the broth and rice.

Stir well and bring to a boil.

Reduce the heat and cover.

Let simmer for about 15 - 20 minutes.

Until the rice is done.

Add the shredded cheese and stir to melt.

Serve with steamed broccoli.

 

 

Food Storage Recipe - Crunchy Granola

 Save money by making your own granola that you can easily change up to your taste.

NEED:

 ½ cup honey

 ½ cup coconut oil, melted

 6 cups rolled oats 

1 cup mixed nuts, chopped 

1 cup shredded coconut

 1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 350°.

In a small bowl, combine the honey and coconut oil.

In another bowl, combine the rolled oats, mixed nuts, shredded coconut, and salt.

 Mix well.  

Add the honey and coconut oil to the oat mixture, and mix it to coat it very well.  

Spread the mixture out onto a cookie sheet.

  Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. 

 Remove from oven and let cool before serving.

Store in a storage container , like below.

 

Planning For Camping Now

Planning for stuff in off season can save you some money. I always buy in off seasons. Like buy AC in the winter , heaters in the middle of summer and so on. My son is already planning his summer camping trip with his brother. They learned a lot last summer. Last summer it rained the whole time so they are planning for that! 

He camps at home in the backyard a lot , too. Putting the tent up on the trampoline was his idea and he had so much fun. But they can't take the trampoline with them to Tennessee! They are trying to come up with an easy portable way to get tent directly off the ground. A bigger tarp to cover the tent with. I am making them get a canopy to cover the picnic table up for keeping food and sitting at least a bit dryer in case it rains as much as it has in the past. They will be there for 2 weeks. If they have less to worry about than hopefully they will have more fun.
 

How To Convert A Shed Into An Off Grid Cottage

 

 

                                      How To Convert A Shed Into An Off Grid Cottage

 

I have a shed in my back yard that I bought a few years ago that I am planning on redoing half of it into an off-grid bathroom. I already have everything. Just am needing to organize the shed and plan out the "room" that I will build for it.  When I bought the shed I only had them put one window in it, So would most likely build around that for the bathroom. 

These photos were taken right after it was delivered a few years ago. I wish it was still this clean.

      

Hybrid Solar Wind Power Generation System - SHTFPreparedness

 

 

 

                           Hybrid Solar Wind Power Generation System - SHTFPreparedness

 

                                                    Another great DIY to generate power. 

Food Storage Recipe - Fried Potato and Smoked Sausage

 

NEED:

1 1/2 Pounds of Potatoes, diced

1 pound of smoked sausage, sliced

Olive oil

1/2 Teaspoon Seasoned salt

1/2 Teaspoon Italian seasoning

Half of a red bell pepper  , diced

Half of a green bell pepper, diced

1 small onion, diced

Black pepper to taste

Heat a bit of butter in a pan and saute the onion. 

When done , remove them from the pan and set off to the side.

In the same pan heat up some butter and olive oil. 

Add the potatoes and cook them until they are soft.

Add the sausage to the pan and fry for about 10 more minutes. 

Add the onion back into the pan with the bell peppers.

Saute everything for another 7 - 10 minutes. Until the peppers are tender.

Serve this. 

You can top it with some shredded cheese and serve it with garlic bread.

DIY Solar Water Distiller! - Simple Solar Water Distilling - Easy DIY (for Survival/SHTF)

 

 

 

DIY Solar Water Distiller! - Simple Solar Water Distilling - Easy DIY (for Survival/SHTF) : 8 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructables

 

Another great DIY to get clean water . I don't think that you can know too many ways to get clean water. 

How To Get Endless Hot Water Without Electricity

 

 

 

How To Get Endless Hot Water Without Electricity

 

Having hot water anytime you need it when  off-grid is a must have and sounds so nice. Have to have hot water to clean items and yourself.

Food Storage Recipe - Sweet Potato Biscuits

         A great recipe for some biscuits. Uses canned sweet potato. Yummmmmmm.

NEED:

1 1/2 cup all purpose flour

2 1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon brown sugar

1/8 cup butter or margarine

1/4 cup milk

1/2 cup canned sweet potato , mashed

1 Teaspoon cinnamon , optional

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees

Stir the flour, baking powder, salt, and brown sugar together.

Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture is coarse, like cornmeal.

Stir in the milk and sweet potato.

Knead a few minutes.

Roll out the dough to 1/2 inch thick.

Cut into rounds that are about 2 1/2 inch round.

If you want to you can sprinkle them with some cinnamon.

Bake on an ungreased baking sheet for about 12 minutes or until done. 

 

How to Make a DIY Greenhouse

 

 

 

 

 

How to Make a DIY Greenhouse - I Like To Make Stuff

 

I think everyone needs to have a greenhouse! No matter how small or big. Have to learn to grow your own food. Cannot rely on others and being able to get food in the grocery store. There are too many recalls on food! If you can grow your own food than you know what you are doing to it and how you are growing it. 

DIY Solar Furnace: An Affordable Heating in 5 Steps

 

 

 

 

DIY Solar Furnace: An Affordable Heating in 5 Steps – Your Projects@OBN

 

During the winter, heaters are essential to keep our homes warm. While there are many heater types and models available, it is important to find one that is right for your home. A heater should be selected based on the size of the room, the type of fuel used, and the level of maintenance needed. DIY solar furnaces are an affordable and efficient way to heat your home.

In this solar-powered heating system, cheap and easily accessible materials are used. Overall, the system costs less than $50. A system like that can keep a home warm and comfortable all winter long at an incredible price. In addition, you'll save money on energy bills because the unit runs on solar power.

Anything that can save money is a good thing. Also a great idea if in an area prone to power outages.  

 

How to build an Off Grid Solar Box Window Heater using Greenhouse Panels. Also Doubles as a Solar Oven

 

 

 

 

How to build an Off Grid Solar Box Window Heater using Greenhouse Panels. Also Doubles as a Solar Oven

 

I think this is a must have for everyone. Could really save some money with warming your rooms with something like this. Something that you could do over the weekend and see the benefits of having it immediately. I have also been thinking of turning one of my big south facing windows into a small "greenhouse". Could grow small items, like herbs, lettuce, etc. Would be really nice to grab some fresh lettuce in the middle of winter.

Food Storage Recipe - Cheddar Cheese Quick Bread

Quick bread that is simple to make and taste great. 

NEED:

2 cups all-purpose flour

 

4 teaspoon baking powder

 

1 tablespoon sugar

 

1 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

 

1/2 teaspoon salt

 

1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar

 

1 cup milk

 

1 large egg

 

2 tablespoon butter

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a loaf pan.

 

In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, garlic powder and salt.

 

 Stir in shredded cheese.

 

 Set aside.

 

In a separate bowl, whisk together milk, egg & butter.

 

Add liquid ingredients to bowl of dry ingredients. 

 

Stir until just combined.

 

 Do not over mix.

 

Spoon/pour into loaf pan.

 

Bake for 45-50 minutes.

 

 Top should be a golden brown.

 

Cool before you remove loaf from pan, slice & serve.

 

 

 

 

Food Storage Recipe - Homemade Ham Gravy

 

Homemade Ham Gravy is a must have for my family. Not big fans of turkey.

 

NEED:

 

2 Tablespoons butter

 

4 Tablespoons cornstarch

 

1 cup ham drippings

 

1 cup low sodium vegetable broth or chicken broth

 

1/2 cup milk

 

Black pepper to taste

 

In a pan, melt the butter and then add cornstarch.

 

 Mix well till the cornstarch lightly browns.

 

 Add the ham drippings, broth and milk.  

 

Continue whisking till fully combined and creamy to your right consistency. 

 

Sprinkle some ground black pepper to taste.

 

 Enjoy this with ham and mashed potatoes!

 

 

 

Food Storage Recipe - Bacon and Egg Cups

 

Perfect breakfast dish that has everything in one! 

NEED:

 8 eggs

 8 slice of peppered bacon

 1 cup shredded Swiss cheese

 1 tomato, sliced into 8 slices

 1 teaspoon salt 

1 teaspoon pepper

 Fresh chives, chopped, for garnish.

 Preheat oven to 350°

  Take a muffin tin with regular-sized cups, and line 8 muffin cups with a slice of bacon in a spiral pattern. 

Press firmly in place. 

 Crack an egg into the center of each well. 

 Top each cup with equal amounts of Swiss cheese and a tomato slice.

  Season with salt and pepper. 

 Place in the oven and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until egg is done.  

Serve warm, garnished with fresh chives if desired.

Start Your Home based Winter Business Now! Or Just Stockpile for self!

Now is the perfect time to start a home based business that will be making you money this winter. You pretty much start it for free - using all of that junk mail, catalogs, and newspapers that you get. Make paper bricks that will be used for fireplaces and wood burning stoves. They can burn up to 2 hours at a time. ( This also would be a good time to stockpile some up for yourself.) This is the perfect home based for a teen. The start-up cost is low. You just need to get one of those Paper Log Makers and the other items that you need are free or you should already have on hand. A 5 gallon bucket, gloves,and bleach.

It is pretty simple to make the bricks: shred or tear the paper, fill a 5 gallon bucket with water, add a tablespoon of bleach, stir and then the paper. There are two ways to proceed, either leave the paper to soak for 10 days, or mulch the paper in the bucket for an hour using something like a toilet plunger or stick.

Once the paper is pulped, fill the Paper Log Maker with the pulp and squeeze the arms together to remove the water. You will be left with just the brick. Carry on this method until all the paper is used. Find a warm and dry area to allow the brick to dry and hey presto - you have free solid fuel to sell.

Make these up all summer, storing them up some place where they will be dry.  As soon as it starts to cool off place an ad in the local paper and start selling them. Great home based business that is almost free to start and would be a great one for a teen to do.

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Food Storage Recipe - Hash Brown Casserole

 

Hash Brown Casserole

1 20-oz package frozen hash browns ,patted dry to remove moisture 

1 pound ground breakfast sausage 

6 eggs 

1 cup whole milk

 1½ cups sharp cheddar cheese, shredded

Salt and Pepper to taste

 Directions 

Preheat oven to 350°F.

In a large skillet, brown the breakfast sausage over medium heat while breaking it up.

Remove sausage from pan and set aside.  

Keep the sausage grease in the pan and add the hash browns.

 Cook until crispy on one side, approximately 5-6 minutes. 

Season with salt and pepper. 

 In a bowl, combine the eggs and whole milk. 

Whisk until blended.

  Combine the sausage and hash browns together in a 9”x9” baking dish.

 Pour the egg mixture over the sausage and top with shredded cheddar cheese. 

 Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.  

Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Food Storage Recipe - A Fast Meal To Make

 A quick meal! Easy to make. 

Tortillas

Canned chicken

Black beans

Shredded cheese

Tomatoes

Bake the tortillas until they are browned and kind of crispy.

In a pan mix the chicken and black beans. I also put some taco seasoning.

Put a scoop of the mixture on each tortilla and put shredded cheese on top . 

Place in the oven and bake until the cheese is melted.

Serve with tomatoes, sour cream, etc.

14 DIY Solar Oven Plans You Can Make Today

 

 14 DIY Solar Oven Plans You Can Make Today - Mint Design Blog

 

 Build a solar cooker at a low cost with these 14 downloadable DIY solar oven plans. It is useful to know how to build your own solar oven whether you are a survivalist, live off the grid, or just want to save money on electricity. It is quite easy to make and quite affordable to build most solar oven designs. The majority of them involve simple materials such as aluminum foil and plastic sheets. You shouldn't expect your solar oven to work on cloudy days since it works best during clear days with plenty of sunlight.

 

Food Storage Recipe - Beef Taco Skillet

Beef Taco Skillet

1 pound ground beef or use your freeze dried beef flavored TVP or beef

1 can  Condensed Tomato Soup

1/2 cup Picante Sauce

1/2 cup water

6 flour tortillas (6-inch), cut into 1-inch pieces

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Cook up your beef and drain it well. 

 Stir the soup, picante sauce, water and tortillas in the skillet and heat to a boil.  

 Reduce the heat to low. 

 Cook for a few minutes.

  Stir it well and top with the cheese. 

Serve.

Emergency Survival Kits - What To Think About Before Making One

It doesn't matter where you live something could happen that makes an emergency survival kit a priority.  Power outages, storms, just to name a couple of things that you should be prepared for. Having an emergency survival kit can be a life-saver. Stocking up on supplies, having a plan, and learning new skills doesn't have to cost a lot of money or take a lot of time. In the end you will be glad that you did it for your family. They will be glad that you did it also. Below is a list of some things to think about before you even start to build your survival kit.

What natural (and unnatural) disasters could happen in your area? Do you live in a quake zone? wildfires? flooding? tornadoes? blizzards? Do you live near a nuclear power plant? These are just a few things to think about and then prepare accordingly. Have a plan on how to protect your home, a map of "escape", and other precautions. Find out what your region's potential for being flooded, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, etc. The more you know about where you live , the better you will be able to get prepared for what might come. Here is a good place to start - Natural Disaster Alert Maps
or here - Alert Map

You also need to think about how long you might be without access to utilities or supplies.  Has anything in your area happened before? If it has than you might have an idea of about how long it might take for power and more to come back online. Take that into account while planning your emergency survival kit. You have to have plenty of clean water, food, etc. If your power is out for an extended time how do you plan on cooking? Cleaning? Heating your home? Get prepared now and learn how to turn off the water, gas, and electric to your home. If something did happen major to your home being able to shut off the gas is very important. It is handy to have a radio, flashlight, etc . I just got one of these, Ambient Weather WR-089 Compact Emergency Solar Hand Crank AM/FM/NOAA Weather Radio, Flashlight, Smart Phone Charger with Cables, I was really surprised at how small it was, but it charges everything in our house. Cellphones, my Kindle, my little USB fan/light, and more. So the size is probably really perfect. I can grab it and put it in my Bug-out-bag. I am even thinking of buying a second one just to have in the trunk of the car at all times. 

It is not something that you want to happen, but you should also be prepared for any medical emergencies. Have a well-stocked medical kit. Maybe take your family and learn CPR. Does someone in your household have a medical condition that requires prescription medication? It is something to think about and get prepared for now.

If you do have to evacuate your home, do you have a way out and a portable kit at the ready? A Bug-Out-Bag? Each family member should have their own that is always ready. If you have to leave grab it and go. It should have enough supplies in it to last about 72 hours. A Bug-out-bag is more for short term survival. So you should have another plan for long-term survival on top of having a bug-out-bag. You should even keep one in your car. Plan on a meeting place for your household in case something happens when not everyone is at home. Maybe even stash spare set of keys to your vehicles out side of the home , but well hidden. Just in case you are not able to get back into your home. Have all of your important papers, I.D.s , etc in one handy, waterproof, and fireproof container that you can grab easily while you leave.

How many people are you getting your survival kit prepared for? Are you thinking about neighbors and friends also. Do you have any pets and children that you have to prepare for? Children and pets are a whole other thing to prepare for. Pet food, snacks, toys, etc. Have items on hand for little kids to keep them occupied while you do the worrying. You should have at least a 4 week supply of food stocked up. A way to get clean water is another must! You have to have a way to filter and clean water after your stockpile of bottled water runs out.

These are just some of the things to think about while starting your emergency survival kit. If you think about all of this and then what your family needs , you should be well on your way to having a prepared household. 

Food Storage Recipe - 3 ingredient chicken nuggets

NEED
 

1 can chicken

 

1 egg

 

1/2 cup shredded colby jack cheese

 

 salt and pepper to taste

Mix your chicken, egg, and cheese until fully combined.

 

Shape into chicken nuggets

 

Use parchment paper and throw on a sheet pan.

 

Bake at 375°F 20 mins, flipping half way through

 

Broil for 2 mins on each side when cooking time is done.

 

They do very well in an air fryer.

 

You want that crunch.

 

Dip in Buffalo wing sauce or BBQ sauce,

Single Tea Light Heater : 4 Steps

 

 

 

Single Tea Light Heater : 4 Steps - Instructables

 

Save your cans from tuna and more!! You can make so many useful things with them.

 

How To Build Your Own Solar Power Generator For Under $150

 

 

 

How To Build Your Own Solar Power Generator For Under $150 Pictures, Photos, and Images for Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, and Twitter

Having a solar powered generator is the easiest way to have power in an off-grid homestead. If you can build your own for a lot less than buying one that is even better. Saving money.

 

 

How to Build a Rocket Stove (10 Awesome Designs)

 

 

 

 

How to Build a Rocket Stove (10 Awesome Designs)

 A list of different designs of rocket stoves that you can build yourself. A great item to be able to make. Being able to cook food in an off-grid situation will be the best thing ever. 

Food Storage Recipe - Quick Chicken Noodles

 

A quick recipe. It can be easily doubled and it taste so good.

1 can of cream of chicken soup

1 can of chicken broth, I used the empty cream of chicken soup can to measure the chicken broth

1 can of chicken

half a bag of noodles

Salt and pepper to taste

Bring the soup, broth, and chicken to a boil. 

Add the noodles and cook until they are done and it is thickened a bit.

Serve. 

I served mine tonight with some canned yams and homemade garlic bread.