I was looking for a subject tonight, and realized I’d never written about my dehydrators, though I’ve written many articles that included them as an important background player. The list of my articles that use a dehydrator includes: Drying and Storing Sweet Peppers Fire Roasted Coconut Dried Chili Lime Papaya Chips Making your own All […]
SALESMAN OF THE YEAR – An Opinion on Gun Control
I was working on a post when I stumbled upon an article that not only caught my attention, I couldn’t stop reading it. The author was well versed in what he spoke about, and what he wasn’t an expert on, he didn’t offer any input – he wasn’t going to “guess”. The article is steeped […]
Drying Fish – Kingfish
I was given a fresh-caught a couple days ago, and promptly sliced up some steaks and fried it. Lovely! Kingfish is a mackerel, one of the larger ones. The offer a nice fight, and if properly handled and prepared, a tasty meal.
Resolutions, Goals, and 2013
I’ve never believed in New Year’s resolutions. If something needed to be changed, just do it. No need to wait for a particular day. For example, I decided in November 2011 to change my
Natural Headache Treatment
As I sat down to write out this post, I had a splitting headache. I walked in to the kitchen to find something for the pain, and recalled an old friend of mine that I keep in the fridge for just such an occasion. It’s never failed me before,and always takes the pain away. As […]
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FloridaHillbilly – The Daily Process
I originally started writing this as a means of getting things off my chest. As I started to develop a few readers, I realized some of my BS was actually entertaining, possibly even educational. This has evolved into a
From the Archives: Candied Jalapenos
My internet is down, I’m writing this via my cell phone. So due to unforeseen technical issues, I’ll not be posting a new article today. Sorry about that. Hopefully I will be able to be post tomorrow, if my service gets fixed. For now, try going back to an this old post that I consider […]
Review of Cascadian Farm’s New Berry Granola
Yes, I fell off of the Paleo wagon. It’s been a year in November that I’ve note eaten any grains, legumes, or refined sugars, within reason. Each of those items are in so many food products that finding “Paleo-approved” items is difficult. Larabars were one of them and were kind enough to provide samples for […]
It’s Christmas in Florida
Today, I won’t be sleigh riding. I won’t be walking the hills looking for a late season squirrel to bring home for tomorrow’s dinner. I won’t be breathing in the cold, crisp mountain air purified by millions of acres of trees. I won’t listen to the crack of frozen tree limbs, or the yap of […]
Raising Rabbits – Saving “Dead” or “Frozen” Kits
I had two litters of rabbits born late last week. One mother, Nona, was a new doe to my breeding program, and this was her first litter. It’s not unusual for first time does to have difficulties, get everything wrong, and possibly loose entire litters. This looked to be one of those times.