Showing all posts tagged "Food"
2010-03 Stock Up On Salt
"For anyone living in an inland area, I consider salt the highest priority barter and charity item. Buy a lot of salt, in several forms. As space allows, buy 20 to 30 of the 50-pound plain white salt blocks from your local feed store. These are great for barter — both for folks with livestock and for people that want to attract wild game. Buy a couple of 25 pound sacks of iodized salt for your own use. Also buy 100 to 200 of the standard cardboard one pound canisters of iodized salt for small scale ...
Posted on April 21st, 2024
2020-08 Authentic Cowboy Recipes
Cowboy Recipes That’ll Put Hair on Your ChestBack in the days of cowboys and cattle drives, the ranch cook and cattle team cook played an important role and wielded enormous power. Because the cook determined whether a cowboy received a decent meal after a hard day of wrangling cattle, cowboys were always on their best behavior with the cook. Not even the lawmen of the day could get such good behavior from cowboys.
In honor of the old Western ranch cook, we present four authentic cowboy recipes that you...
Posted on August 20th, 2020
2018-08 Spicy Prosciutto Spread
There are very few dishes—or moments—that can’t be improved by the addition of fat, salt, and heat, which may explain the popularity of nduja, a spicy, almost violently red pork salumi popping up on menus everywhere.
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Posted on September 6th, 2018
2018-06 Elotes Casserole: Mexican street corn meets the Midwest
Elotes is the Mexican street snack that celebrates the height of sweet corn season. Whole ears of freshly steamed or grilled corn are slathered with mayonnaise, rolled in cotija cheese, sprinkled with spicy chili powder, and served with a wedge of lime. It’s a beautiful balance of sweet crunchy corn, creamy mayo,…
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Posted on July 4th, 2018
2018-02 Make an Authentic Philly Cheesesteak at Home
The Philadelphia Eagles might have recently gained a slew of new fans, but the city’s iconic sandwich, the cheesesteak, has always been destined for greatness.
I like to think that such distinguished and famed foodstuffs are created both out of necessity and a desire for simplicity.
As the story goes, the Philly cheesesteak was created in 1930, by Philly frankfurters Pat and Harry Olivieri. Tired of the tried and true hot dog, Pat "frizzled" or crisped up some thinly sliced steak along with some seaso...
Posted on February 21st, 2018
2017-06 The Ultimate Army Field Guide to Wild Edible Plants
Editor’s note: Whether for survival purposes or the desire simply to be able to forage and live off the land, knowing how to find and identify wild edible plants is an incredibly valuable skill. One of the very best guidebooks for studying up on this skill is the 1969 edition of FM 21-76, the Army’s field manual on Survival Evasion and Escape. The manual contains easy-to-understand descriptions and colorful, instructive illustrations for how to identify dozens of edible plants found in the wilds around t...
Posted on June 30th, 2017
2017-05 Key West Grilled Chicken Skewers
Grilling is such a fun way to get out of the house and cook up dinner, especially when the weather starts to get a bit warmer. It’s no wonder that some of the best grilled meals harken from southern cuisine. In this chicken dish, you’ll be combining the Key West flavors of honey, lime, cilantro, and chili pepper for a sweet and tangy skewer dish that’s perfect for a relaxing evening on the patio. Although the total prep time for this dish may seem like a lot, much of that is left to the marinating. If yo...
Posted on May 20th, 2017