Our First Podcast — Basic Food Storage

by suburban | Mar 26, 2015 | Podcast

[pow­er­press] Wel­come to one of the newest addi­tions and changes to the Sub­ur­ban Sur­vival Blog.  We’ve start­ed adding a Pod­cast as we con­tin­ue to ramp up new con­tent, as well as bring you new reviews, and more going for­ward.  While to many this... Read more

Dehydrating Black Beans for Storage

by suburban | Jan 7, 2014 | Food, Food Storage, Preparedness, Prepping

So, I did­n’t even know you could dehy­drate black beans.  I sup­pose in the back of my mind, I knew it, but thought since I was jump­ing back on the band wag­on again, that I would try some exper­i­men­ta­tion as well.  That said, I used four cans of black... Read more

My Food Storage is Changing, an update on Apartment Prepping…

by suburban | Sep 24, 2012 | Bug In, Bug Out, Preparedness, Prepping

As my time prep­ping matures, and liv­ing in an apart­ment, I am also find­ing that my prep­ping is start­ing to morph a bit.  As I prep for food, most specif­i­cal­ly, I find that cans of food are becom­ing cum­ber­some.  Specif­i­cal­ly, soups, tunas,... Read more

Filling a Hole In My Preps, Fruits, Vegetables, and the New Dehydrator

by suburban | Jun 18, 2012 | DIY, Food, General, Preparedness, Prepping

I always knew I had a dam­ag­ing hole in my food prepa­ra­tions. I have quite a few pro­teins. In fact I con­sis­tent­ly rotate my pro­teins because I use them in every day life. I also need to boost some of the pro­tein preps, as an aside. How­ev­er, what are/were... Read more

Test Cooking with Preps, Breakfast for Dinner, Part One

by suburban | Feb 10, 2012 | Bug In, Food, Preparedness, Prepping, Self Reliance

I like break­fast for din­ner.  I do.  I have James Bond’s fetish for scram­bled eggs.  Give me scram­bled eggs, an omelet, or frit­ta­ta any day of the week and I am a hap­py guy.  So, tonight, we make break­fast for din­ner.  I have... Read more