Okay, whether you’re routing for the Packers or the Giants-this weekend is a great excuse to use some food storage! If you know me, I love chili dogs-it’s one of those guilty pleasures I have. The only problem with chili dogs is that they are SO messy! (And anyone who knows me, also knows I [...]
Food Storage Halloween BUG Pizza
Okay, if you’ve been following my blog for more than a year (or two or three…) you know that every year around Halloween I open it up for debate on what I should eat Halloween night because my husband and I have never been able to agree on what we should eat. He grew up [...]
Food Storage Cooking Club: More Food Storage Recipes with BEEF TVP!
Well, I’ve been waiting a LONG time for the right time to share these food storage videos (so long I may just look pregnant, though I’m not right now that I was able to do with Augason Farms. It was great fun helping to develop these food storage recipes and also show some great ways [...]
Food Storage Saturday Show Offs: Creamy Low-Fat Refried Beans
Today’s Saturday Show Off comes from Jenny P. Her and I share a couple things in common 1) we grew up in California 2) we love food storage and 3) are refried bean snobs! Put that all together and you get an easy, low-fat way to make your own delicious refried beans! Jenny also has [...]
Food Storage Taco TVP
FOOD STORAGE TACO TVP So this is definitely a tvp you’ve probably already eaten in your life…because I’d bet money (in fact I had a friend that worked there) that certain fast food mexican joints use this because it’s so much cheaper than real meat. So unlike the chicken TVP, I can get behind this [...]
Store this not that: Food Storage Style…TVP Chicken and Freeze Dried Chicken
TVP CHICKEN VS. FREEZE DRIED CHICKEN & CANNED CHICKEN Okay, so I tried. I really, really tried to stomach the chicken tvp. I tried putting it in a really flavorful soup but here’s the thing, the fake chicken taste is hard to hide (in fact nothing I did hid it). It’s just so….fake….tasting. I personally [...]
Saturday Food Storage Show Off: Hamburger Soup
Doesn’t this soup look amazing? Special thanks to Staci for sharing the recipe AND a beautiful picture. I guess it’s time to admit that Fall is around the corner…time to break out the soup recipes! Staci says…”I just got this recipe today from my mom-in-law and just HAD to share with you!! I made it [...]
Freezer Meals: Food Storage for…well…your Freezer!
So when Jenny contacted me….OFFERING to show me how to make freezer meals, I had to take her up on her offer. After all, wouldn’t you love to have an expert come to your kitchen and help you cook something?! Well I figured you might, which is why I convinced her to let me tape [...]
Hawaiian Meatballs & Rice: Rice Food Storage Recipes
This is my new favorite done in 15 minutes meal (when I make my rice in the pressure cooker)! It tastes great, is kid friendly, and works for company as well. It’s this easy… HAWAIIAN MEATBALLS & RICE (use as many of the ingredients as you’ll need to feed your family) Rice Meatballs Sweet Baby [...]
Emergency Cooking with Shelf Stable Items:Food Storage Recipes
You know me, I like to EASE my way into things and I think the best way to start emergency cooking is to see what you ALREADY have that can be made with shelf stable items in case of emergency. (Keep in mind that I only see this as a FIRST step, we’ll be covering [...]