This week’s Southern cooking lesson deals with bacon grease. I have mentioned this valuable ingredient in previous lessons, but I want you to know that there are several different ways to use an ingredient that most people throw away. Here are just ten great uses to get you started on the road to delicious Southern ...
The modern light bulb is of course a wonderful convenience. Nights would seem infinitely long without it. The common electric light bulb enables us to work, play games, read, cook, do homework, and hundreds of other activities, when without it (and if for some reason gas lights or lamps hadn’t been invented) we would have ...
Campsite cooking can be both challenging and a lot of fun, especially for home cooks that have never cooked al fresco. For starters, unless you are using a fancy cook stove there are no knobs to adjust the temperature of the flame. You also need to get creative on what tools to bring, figuring out ...
Before 1100 C.E., most pots were made from bronze, but shortly after the invention of iron, a new cooking medium was created. Cast iron means just that, iron is poured into a mold to create a useful product (Source: Wikipedia). The mold itself is made of fine sand that has been hard packed to hold ...
Being The Frugal Fraulein that I am, I wanted some canning labels to print for free. I have some large glass jars that store dried goods to label and hundreds of filled canning jars. I went fishing for free. Free is my favorite word. I store all my dried goods, rice, beans, pancake mix, baking ...
Chili is always a hit, and if you live in a colder climate it is always welcome. Super Bowl parties are coming up and this recipe can be made in advance and reheated. Just as with all stewed recipes, it tastes even better the next day or so. If reheating, just make sure it has ...
