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Between parades, fireworks, pool days, and family gatherings, summer means a lot of eating outside of a normal kitchen — and freeze-dried food fits right into almost all of it. Picnics Without the Food Safety Worry Perishable food shouldn't sit...

Noise is one of the most common questions we hear before someone buys a freeze dryer — and it's a fair one. Everyone has a different tolerance for background sound, and a freeze dryer runs for hours at a time....

Sensory Processing Disorder involves atypical processing of sensory input — sound, touch, taste, texture, and more — that can feel overwhelming in everyday situations. It's commonly seen in children with autism spectrum disorder, which the CDC's most recent data estimates...

Years of canning and food preservation can add up to a serious pantry — jars of vegetables, meats, soups, and more, built up one growing season at a time. That's a real asset, right up until moving day, when a...

A lot of people assume a freeze dryer is a purchase for people with room in their budget to spare — but for many retirees and anyone managing a fixed income, it can make just as much sense, if not...

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer — pools open, travel picks up, and cookout invitations start showing up with the usual expectation: bring a dish. The Usual Cookout Lineup Burgers, brats, hot dogs, baked beans, coleslaw, chips,...

The odds of an earthquake happening today is 100 percent. Though millions of people may never experience an earthquake, they are a very common occurrence on this planet. Today, somewhere on the Earth, an earthquake will occur. In fact, several...

Isn’t it funny how everybody gets a brogue in March? Even my not-one-hair-on-his-head-is-Irish husband is talking about green beer. Of course, I get into the St. Paddy’s Day spirit with food. My preparations for this March actually started last summer...

March 10 is “National Pack Your Lunch Day”. It is a day to pack your own lunch and take it with you to work, school, on a picnic, or anywhere else you may be eating lunch that day. It is...