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Diets built around restriction rarely last, which is probably why so many New Year's resolutions don't make it past February. Three smaller, more durable changes tend to hold up a lot better — and a freeze dryer makes all three...

Airports are a rough place to eat well — not much good food to begin with, plenty of tempting bad food, no real way to check what's actually in anything, and prices that can run double or triple what the...

What do you do when your grandsons can't make it home for Thanksgiving? If you're Yvonne H., you send Thanksgiving to them. The Situation Yvonne's twin grandsons, Ben and Jesse, were serving as missionaries in Uruguay and Panama — the...

Concerns about commercial pet food have pushed a lot of owners toward cooking for their pets themselves — done right, a home-cooked diet can be a genuinely healthier option. The challenge has always been storage: fresh homemade pet food doesn't...

The stretch between the last school bell and dinner is exactly when kids reach for whatever's easiest — and that's usually not something you'd choose for them. These three freeze-dried recipes give them something to grab that's actually good for...

A CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) share is a good option if you want genuinely fresh, local produce but don't have the time, space, or interest to grow it yourself. You pay a local farm for a share, and in exchange...

Lisa Barker grew up around food preservation — a backyard cherry tree marked the start of canning season every year, and the work continued through fall as apples, pumpkins, and root vegetables came in. It's a habit she learned from...

Preservatives show up in most packaged food today, which makes long-term storage tricky for anyone who'd rather avoid them — whether that's for personal preference, a hiking or camping trip where fresh food isn't practical, or building a genuine food...

Hydroponics is a relatively easy, inexpensive way to extend your growing season past what outdoor soil and weather allow — which means fresh vegetables and herbs for your freeze-dried entrees and soups even in the dead of winter. How It...