I’m excited to announce that I published a new book this year titled Survivalist Cookbook under the pen name Sir Vivaliste. I looked at my stockpile of food and asked myself … how will I keep meals interesting without my family getting bored of eating the same-old thing over and over again? I initially started …
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SHTF Experiment: Cooking with an Automobile Cigarette Lighter?
When I was a kid, my parents took me to see A Goofy Movie[1]. I don’t remember much about that movie, but the scene when Goofy heats a can of soup using an automobile cigarette lighter stuck with me. At the time, I thought it was a cool way to use an ordinary object found …
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Holiday Dinner after the SHTF
Photo by Rachel Claire on Pexels.com How will people cook a traditional dinner to celebrate the holidays after the fall of civilization? Grocery stores will be barren husks, so we’ll have to get creative on how we serve up a holiday meal. Why is this important? Why celebrate at all? Survivalism is serious, but it …
Exotic Things I’ve Eaten: Part 3
Photo by Jill Burrow on Pexels.com This is the final installment to the miniseries about my first encounters with new and unfamiliar foods. I’ve been so busy with my new job that months have passed since I published the first parts of this miniseries. To summarize: Part 1 – Describes the exotic foods I tried …
Exotic Things I’ve Eaten: Part 2
Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com This is the second addition to a miniseries about my first encounters with new and unfamiliar foods. Part 1, described the exotic foods I tried as a child and teenager. Now, we’ll see how I reacted to new or strange foods as an adult. A reader provided feedback regarding …
Exotic Things I’ve Eaten: Part 1
Photo by Maria Orlova on Pexels.com I like to think of myself as an adventurous person, especially when it comes to food. My step-grandparents introduced me to an all-you-can-eat buffet when I was 5 or 6 years old to help me stop being a picky eater. I credit that buffet experience with sparking a curiosity …
Pesky Pescatarian
Photo by Dana Tentis on Pexels.com I was supposed to be a Pescatarian last year, but that didn’t work out so well. I actually enjoy fish more than other meats such as beef, pork, or lamb. So, you’d think being a Pescatarian would be easy for me, but it wasn’t. I’m a pretty healthy eater, …
Smoking Sections 🚬
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com I’ve been going to a local diner near my job every for almost 2 decades, but had an eye-opening experience today. It was pretty busy at the diner, so the host took us into a section I haven't been before. As I talked to my dining companion, I started to …
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