7 Benefits & Tips For Using A Wood Cookstove

by Tammy Trayer | Sep 28, 2021 | Breads & Breakfast, Food & Kitchen, Homesteading, Off-Grid Living, Preparedness, Survival Skills, Traditional Living, Skills & How-To's, Woodstove Cooking, Writings

Today is a damp, cool, rainy September day and I’ve started my first fire for the season. There is nothing more comforting than the heat from a wood stove warming your body, but when that heat is coming from a wood cookstove there are so many more benefits. A wood...

Trayer’s Organic Crazy Killer Bread

by Tammy Trayer | Sep 3, 2019 | Breads & Breakfast, Recipes, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings

The Comforts Found In Baking Bread I absolutely LOVE bread in any form! There is something very comforting about the smell of fresh bread baking and I love the time spent kneading the bread and working the dough back down to allow for the 2nd rise! There is nothing...

Free Bread Baking 101 Course!

by Tammy Trayer | May 1, 2018 | Breads & Breakfast, Classes, Food & Kitchen, Recipes, Self-Reliance / Simple Living, Writings

If you’re afraid to get started with baking bread or struggle with getting a good loaf of bread then this course will help you. You’ll learn common terms and tips and tricks. I also touch on ways to be able to eat bread on a Paleo and Ketogenic diet! Bet you didn’t...

Solar Cooking 101

by Tammy Trayer | Apr 10, 2015 | Breads & Breakfast, Candy & Dessert, Condiments, Jellies & Butters, Spices, Seasonings & Flavorings, Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free, Recipes, Solar Cooking, Writings

Can you really use the sun to cook your food?  Absolutely!! There are SO many incredible benefits to harnessing the sun to cook your food.  Being that our home is 100% solar powered,...

Got Turkey Leftovers?

by Tammy Trayer | Dec 3, 2014 | Breads & Breakfast, Gluten-Free & Dairy-Free, Recipes, Writings

Are you still eating leftover turkey?  Yeah, so are we… It is easy to get tired of turkey sandwiches so being creative can be a bit of a help in eliminating boring meals and still providing something healthy.  There is SO much you can do with leftover turkey. We...

Fresh Bread on a Wood Stove

by Tammy Trayer | Jan 7, 2014 | Breads & Breakfast, Gnowfglins, Recipes, Writings

My family and I greatly enjoy our winters in Idaho. It gets snowy and cold, but the snow stays around and the cold is a crisp cold — not a bone-chilling cold with heavy humidity, like we were used to when we lived on the East Coast. We look forward to the snowshoe...