The Prepper's Daily

Here’s a little extract from our new book Milkwood, which is in all good Australian/NZ bookstores starting THIS WEEK (yay) – and available worldwide from October 1st. It’s from the first chapter, ‘The Tomato’…. We can’t quite imagine life without tomatoes. They’re such a large...

Fajitas are one of my very favorite meals to order when I go out for dinner.  However, they’re not so great on the ol’ waistline, what with the sour cream, tortillas, cheese, and, of course, the bottomless chips and salsa that the neighborhood Mexican...

Chanterelles have a fruity aroma and a mild taste that’s just as at home in a savory risotto as a sweet treat.  I’ve candied them, made them into a cheesecake and finally homemade chanterelle ice cream. Years ago, if you told me mushroom ice cream...

Several species of Aronia berries are cultivated and marketed as superfoods, but their wild cousins are out there free for the taking.  Black Chokeberry (Aronia melanocarpa) is native to the Eastern half of the US and Canada (map here), and though the name sounds...

Reasons Instant Pot cake baking rocks Baking an Instant Pot cake doesn’t heat up the house during hot summer months. College dorm cooking! Without easy access to an oven, college students don’t always get to indulge in homemade sweets. The Instant Pot becomes an...

  The homestead family works long hours together every day but it’s important to not forget the fun!  Here are some simple natural crafts for autumn that are fun for the whole family.  Did you know we have several fall holidays coming up?  Use them...