Confessions of a Granola Cruncher – An Even Easier Granola Recipe

Time for another dispatch from the Zeiger Homestead Breakfast Cereal Laboratories. I’ve got a new granola recipe that has currently replaced the others we’ve made in the past because it’s so easy. We got this from a newsletter from the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Center, the region’s Native Health Service. It serves the health needs [...]

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The Thermos: A Plan-Ahead Soup Recipe

Thermos food preparation isn’t limited to plain grain or a single variety of dehydrated food at a time. It can be used to prepare an entire meal. Try this recipe for thermos soup. It’s delicious, easy to prepare, and, if started in the morning, is ready to eat for dinner. The only fuel required is [...]

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Turning Starch to Protein and Other Wonders – Sourdough at Home

February 20 marked an important anniversary in our home, the birthday of a family member whose life nourishes and improves ours. On that day, our family strain of sourdough turned 18 years old.   A batch of “18 hour” sourdough bread under cellophane after first rising. (Photo: Michelle Zeiger) I took the purist approach in [...]

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Confessions of a Granola Cruncher – “Muesli” Recipe

Lately, I’ve been making a new granola that we call “muesli,” as it’s closer in appearance and consistency to that cereal than to “regular” granola. Mark’s “Muesli” (variations on a theme by John Robbins, “Sunny Nutty Granola” from Diet for a New World) 8 Cups Rolled Oats 1 Cup Wheat and/or Oat Bran 1 Cup [...]

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Confessions of a Granola Cruncher – Mark’s Granola Recipe

This is my low fat granola recipe, which I’ve used for years. I no longer remember the original source, but I’ve made enough changes to it that I can probably call it my own now. As you can see, it takes a lot of ingredients. Some, like the steel cut oats, are ones I added, [...]

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Make Your Own Coffee Liqueur

If you enjoy coffee liqueur, like the commercially available Kahlua, Tia Marie, or similar, here’s a way to make your own cheaply at home: Homemade Coffee Liqueur (Kahlua, Tia Marie, etc.) 8 cups sugar 4 oz (weight) instant coffee (15oz dry measure) 4 cups water 1 vanilla bean or 1/8th cup vanilla extract 1 quart [...]

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Homemade Chai Latte Mix Recipe

Chai Latte is a very popular hot drink these days…it can be found at Starbucks, Panera, and other restaurants, and mixes and concentrates are also available at most grocery stores.  While these are all tasty options, they’re not exactly inexpensive either, so here’s a recipe for a dry mix that we use at our house. [...]

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Frugal Meals – Versatile Homemade Cream Soup Mix

I love this very versatile soup base mix that goes well with just about anything! Cream Soup Mix 2 cups nonfat dry milk powder 3/4 cup cornstarch 1/4 cup instant low sodium chicken bouillon granules (or crushed cubes) 1 teaspoon onion powder (I have used dried minced onion as well) 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme 1/2 [...]

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Frugal Meals – Cooking with Tomato Paste

My wife, Michelle, posted this essay and recipe on our blog previously. I love to see how far I can stretch our food budget. I have been perfecting this for all of my adult life. When we were newlyweds—still in college—my folks gave us the amount they would have spent for me if I were [...]

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How To Make French Bread Pizza

French Bread Pizza can be purchased in the freezer section of most grocery stores, but I find that it is an easy task to make these at home myself, and the result is much cheaper. I bake my french bread pizzas on my pizza stone, which helps the bottom of the bread become crispy. If [...]

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