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 [...]
Fanatic Fridays Contestant #3
Our third contestant in the “What in the world should Crystal’s family eat for Halloween” is Heidi, this is what she had to say…”Since you like spaghetti and your husband likes chili bake, I thought it would be perfect to share a recipe from my grandma called Chili Ghetti. It hasn’t been a yearly Halloween [...]
Ode to Pizza-Hot Pockets (aka Pizza Pockets): Whole Wheat Food Storage Recipes
I’m so happy so many of you remember this recipe! With all this talk of pizza, I’ve had a lot of people asking for this post so I’ll put it up again, either to introduce you to pizza pockets or to jog your memory! This recipe is SO great & suprisingly EASY (so easy I [...]
Garden Vegetable Garlic Pizza-Food Storage Recipes (my ode to pizza!)
Okay, so you may or may not know this about my family but we LOVE pizza. I don’t know if I should admit this or not but we eat it probably once a week….which before I made our own pizza was expensive (very, very expensive…even with coupons). When I first started making pizzas I stuck [...]
Make Ahead Milk Shakes: Powdered Milk Food Storage Recipes
If you’ve every tried to serve milk shakes as a fun treat with dinner then you know the problem with them. You have a SERIOUS timing issue because they need to be served RIGHT AWAY or they get soupie and then the whole experience is ruined! So why not make the shakes ahead of time? [...]
Chili Dogs: Bean Food Storage Recipes
My family LOVES watching baseball games (especially when they involve the Angels and we love to eat chili dogs (one of those great food storage recipes!) To save money, we make our own chili dogs and watch baseball on TV while we pretend we’re at the game. It’s also much cheaper than traveling to watch [...]
Thai Peanut Chicken Noodle Salad-Pasta Food Storage Recipes
If you think spaghetti noodles are only for spaghetti…think again! This is honestly my new favorite summer “salad” recipe and I plan on bringing it to potlucks, family events, friend events…well you get my drift. It is so different (and by different I don’t mean disgusting, I mean different as in not the same old [...]
Fresh Homemade Tortillas! Food Storage Recipes
A lot of people think tortillas aren’t worth the effort…but wait until you try this recipe! It’s easy and tastes delicious…so much better than those store bought ones. Of course they are, everything is so much better freshly made. I don’t know why but it amazes me every time! Of course I have some tutorial [...]
Live From the Request Line: Slow Cooker Pot Roast (One of my Favorite Food Storage Recipes!)
This is the pot roast my mom made growing up. To me there is NOTHING BETTER than walking into my house and smelling the smells of my childhood, not to mention this food storage recipe is EASY and has LITTLE mess! It didn’t always include as much food storage but you know me…I think almost [...]
Fanatic Friday Food Storage Recipe Rewind: Low-Fat Chocolate Chip Cookies
You’ll never guess what this cookie DOESN’T have in it! I’ll give you one guess…if you guessed a fat you are right! There is no butter or shortening in this cookie. Instead you have the protein, fiber and health benefits of….yep…BEANS! To make the deal even sweeter this low calorie cookie only has 1 cup [...]