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In a little over a year, my fiance & I are going to be moving into our campervan & living on the road. To prepare for this, I'm trying to find ways to live comfortably without having access to refrigeration. I'm toying with the idea of getting a pressure canner & canning our own food (so I can...

I'm planning on roasting up a turkey next Sunday, & I usually make the same stuffing (bread, thyme, oregano, sage, enough butter to make it stick together) I'd like to try something different though. I've tried cornbread stuffing in the past & thought it was too sweet to go well with the other...

I visited Pinterest for the first time today, & after about half an hour I decided I don't need to waste any more time there :P I did find 2 really cute ideas though - the first was mini apple pies that are made in muffin tins, & the second was a piece of baguette about 3" long, the insides...

I love the idea of freezing cookie dough & having fresh cookies on hand whenever I want (also, I have a habit of eating Way. Too. Many. cookies if I make more than a dozen at a time) So I line ice cube trays with plastic wrap & put about a teaspoonful of cookie dough into each spot. When...

I came up with this technique for planning my meals about a year ago, & haven't looked back. I'll just say up front that I have my recipes meticulously organized, & I can easily search by ingredient, or tags that I've put in myself. Organization really is key :) I used to HATE planning the...

Hi, I figured I should introduce myself :) My name's Melanie, but I go by Lampie. I've been working as a freelance artist since around 2001. In 2006 I quit my call center job, & figured out ways to save money so I could afford to stay home on my fiance's income. I cook a lot of things from...