January Q&A continues! This may be my most commonly asked food storage question yet-What is the nutritional analysis of the EZ Wheat Bread recipe? Well, after trying to check a lot of calorie counters online-none of which would give me extra brownies points for whole wheat flour (because we all know whole wheat flour is [...]
September Food Storage Cooking Club: JAMS!
Like I mentioned last week, we’ll be starting a cooking club this year on the blog (if you want more information about the club, click HERE). Don’t worry it’s FREE and EASY! All you need are a couple of friends who would also like to learn how to cook with food storage and to check [...]
Wheat Thins-Whole Wheat Food Storage Recipes
I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day! I wanted to thank everyone for coming out to my book signing on Saturday. It was so great to meet all of you and to answer your questions about food storage recipes! Karen S. sent this food storage recipe to me it is so easy and [...]
Bread Q & A
While I was on vacation, I received a lot of similar questions so I figured many others probably had the same questions. So here they are answered, along with some great reader comments of tricks they use or have tried. Is there a difference between Vital Wheat Gluten and Gluten? It is just specifying that [...]
Dough Enhancers for making Delicious Bread: Food Storage Recipes
One of my most commonly asked questions is about gluten and it’s purpose in a whole wheat bread. So that has also spurred on questions about a dough enhancer. You should definitely be using dough enhancers in your whole wheat bread because whole wheat flour is heavier and courser than all-purpose flour. The problem is [...]
Rice Food Storage Tips
Rice is a great grain to store in your long term food storage (especially if you, like me, have a loved one who lived in Asia for 2 years . You should have 300 pounds of grains per person in your family in your long term food storage and rice can make up some of [...]
My Most Commonly Asked Question: My Food Storage Room
Okay, this is definitely my most commonly asked question: What does your food storage room look like. Well watch the video below and see for yourself! For more information on my favorite shelving click HERE. Learn more about the Shelf Reliance Food Storage Rotation Shelving Shelf Reliance Food Storage Rotation Systems, click HERE
Top Secret Tips for getting Dinner on the Table
shhh….I have to do this post with out my husband seeing it or my cover is totally blown! I know how hard and stressful dinner time is but I want you to know that it doesn’t have to be that way. Watch the video below to see my TOP SECRET tips for easily [...]
Getting Dinner on the Table Tip #1: A Well Stocked Pantry
I know a lot of you struggle with getting dinner on the table each night so I’m dedicating a week to help you get it on the table each day (saving you money from eating out….and grief from your other family members The first must do is to have a well stocked pantry. Dinner [...]
Tips Making (Delicious!) Bread Machine Bread for Sandwiches
If you ate bread machine bread growing up, you probably know that it can be dry, hard to cut with a thick crust, and a mess to make. Well it can be that way or it can be the most DELICIOUS bread you’ve ever eaten and take no time at all to do. Making bread [...]