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Teaching Kids how to Cook…and use food storage recipes!

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:09:41 +0000

I’m assuming most of you have kids home from school today, so it’s a perfect time to post my first “Teaching kids to cook” lesson! Most of you have already downloaded my “Kids in the Kitchen” handout (and if you haven’t, I would by clicking HERE). It gives good basic information on WHY you would want kids in the kitchen, kid recipes, and a guide for knowing which kitchen tasks are appropriate for your different aged children. As you know, I feel very strongly that you should get your kids in the kitchen with YOU. It is a great time for talking, bonding, and teaching. The kitchen is the center of nourishing in the home. Not only for our physical bodies but for our souls as well. Cooking with kids involves all of their senses (smell, taste, touch, hearing, and seeing) which provides more ways for the brain to recall the memory; creating memories that will last a life time. In fact, my mother (who comes from a family of 12) including all of her siblings AND their friends warmest memories growing up is when they were helping my grandmother bake bread. I can honestly say, that my favorite times are spent cooking with my mom and I’m not the only one! Rachel Ray also gained her love of cooking from her mother and I can tell you from experience that it isn’t all about the food. It’s great one-on-one time where you can talk about the day and bond. Trust me, it doesn’t have to be torture for either of you!

In this lesson, you’ll learn great ways to teach your child how to follow a recipe and measure ingredients (along with some fun math and science activities to prove both are vital in every day life…just in case you have a child like me, who never thought I would use math or science past school-boy, was I wrong!) Please use what you can from it and target it towards what your child can do at their age level.

(or a recipe of your choosing, I chose this one because it covers all of the “special” measuring items.)

AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, HAVE FUN!

Thanksgiving Time Saving Tips and Recipes-Food Storage Style!

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:46:02 +0000

I meant to do this as separate posts but ran out of time (obviously due to the flu) but this is better because now you can print it out and have it all in one spot. This handout has MORE than just time saving tips. It has time saving tips, AND recipes. Including how to turn any roll recipe into a brown ‘n serve recipe, easy pie recipes, how to know how much you’ll need to use of your dehydrated vegetables and fruits in place of fresh vegetables and fruits and SO MUCH MORE! If you know anyone, planning on helping or preparing Thanksgiving, make sure they get this! And make sure you have a safe, and very happy family and stomach filled Thanksgiving!

Click HERE to download my Thanksgiving handout.

A Mom’s Survival Guide to the Flu

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:27:44 +0000

Well, I’m happy to announce that we’re feeling better…at least for the most part. I learned a lot while we were ALL sick which I’m going to share with you all (mostly that having food storage is a REAL life saver)! I realized how hard it is to a) have everyone sick and b) have YOU sick as well! So I created a Mom’s Survival Guide to the Flu. It covers both H1N1 and the stomach flu. It has tips for helping you, the mom, get things done, entertain a child if you’re sick, basic information about H1N1 & Stomach Flu, shopping lists of what to have on hand, cleaning tips and lists for sanitizing and disinfecting your home, and some of my favorite soup recipes. As you can tell it is CHALK FULL of great information from what I learned over the past week. Please download it, USE it, and share it with others! It’s hard being a mom, so let’s all help each other out!

Click HERE to download my Mom’s Survival Guide to the Flu.

Canning Long-Term Food Storage Items

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 04:12:10 +0000

To a lot of people this step of food storage is the scariest but, like most food storage principles, it is actually quite easy! I get asked questions all the time about what and LDS cannery is like and/or what it’s like to can things at home and since the LDS Canneries just dropped their prices on their food, I figured now would be the PERFECT time to show you how it’s done! You don’t need to be LDS to take advantage of an LDS cannery…we want EVERYONE prepared! Watch the video below to see how to work the “canner” or sealer.

Now like I said before prices have just DROPPED at the LDS canneries. I was so happily surprised when I went to purchase powdered milk and I found out that the price has been reduced by 30-percent! (That means that a can of powdered milk just dropped $2 a can…that is a HUGE savings!) That means that if you were to make a gallon of milk from powdered milk it would cost only $1.06, sweetened condensed milk would cost about 60-cents and evaporated milk costs about 20-cents made from powdered milk. Now that will save your family A LOT of money!

I also found out that the canneries have items already canned that you can purchase with out canning! Those items are rice, oats, RED wheat, pinto beans, and a starter kit including the previously mentioned items. They used to cost more to purchase because they were pre-canned but now they are the same price! You can also purchase those items online, by clicking HERE. So it’s a great day to hit the cannery! (And you can’t say it’s scary anymore or that you don’t know what to do!

I’ve included some great links for you to use. The first link is a link to the current pricing sheet, the second is a list of the price changes that I got from my cannery, and the third is also a handout I got from my cannery that helps breakdown how many cans you’ll need for your bulk purchases. I know you can do it!

Current LDS Cannery Pricing Sheet

Breakdown of the Price Changes (so you can see how much cheaper things are now!)

Bulk to Can Conversion (so you know how many cans you need to get for your product)

Need more information?

If you have more questions about what or how much of it to store for your family visit, www.foodstoragemadeeasy.net or for more information on purchasing food storage visit, www.thefoodstorageshopper.net

What is a Three Month Supply?

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 03:33:37 +0000

So what exactly is a three month supply? What should be in it? Where should you store it? How do you know what should be in it? … These are all questions I’m commonly asked so I did a video to explain everything for you!

The pantry list I mention in the video can be downloaded by clicking HERE.

To check out Food Storage Made Easy’s VERY AWESOME Excel spreadsheet to keep track of what you should have click HERE. (Remember to watch their tutorial video!)

And if you haven’t already checked the Fun with Food Storage Network site, we’ve just added TEN new lesson plans to help you teach food storage to your kids and family (click HERE to view them). Keep checking the network site since we’ll soon be adding community lesson helps as well!

NEW! Bread Handout!

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:56:19 +0000

I hope you all had as much fun as I did learning more about “The Wonderful World of Bread” Next we’ll be talking about homemade noodles and crackers. (YUM!) And remember, we’ll re-visit bread when we talk more about sourdough and it’s role in everyday baking along with emergency baking (i.e. if you don’t have yeast or can’t get to a store to buy yeast)

Now on to the fun stuff, Yes, that is correct! You’ve asked for it and you’re getting it…a FREE bread handout. It includes the Bread FAQ’s, how to make your own dough enhancers, and some of my favorite bread recipes along with links to the how-to videos on how to make them! (Yes, every recipe included on this handout also has a how-to video on my blog that you can watch.) Download the handout and feel free to pass it along to friends, family, or people you don’t want knocking on your door in an emergency. Let’s get everyone using their food storage!

p.s. I’ve had a lot of requests to get more conversion chart magnets available….which I have also done. Click HERE for more information on them and how you can order yours. Last time they went really fast, so if you’re interested I wouldn’t procrastinate.

The All American BBQ Food: In-n-out Burger Recipe, Baked Beans, and Milk Shake-Food Storage Recipes

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 17:00:00 +0000

Okay, here we go kicking off the spectacular with a classic! If you missed the milk conversion chart, make sure you click HERE to get it. Remember that there are 4 to a page so you’ll need pass along the other 3 to people you love!

Well if this isn’t a plate of classic bbq food. I don’t know what is!! We’ve got a hamburger, milk shake, baked beans, chips, and some corn on the cob. Perfect for a hot summer day…and perfect for using your food storage. If you have a big day planned, get as much done in the morning so all you have to do when you get home is finish a couple of things. If you leave the prep work until you get home, you’ll never do it and you’ll spend a lot of money eating out to re-create this meal. Get your baked beans ready to just re-heat, cut up all your hamburger fixings and put in the fridge, lay out everything you’ll need to make your milk shake, schuck your corn, and so on. When I made this meal we had the whole family over and went swimming. When I got home it took 15 minutes to have dinner on the table, much faster then getting take out!

THE BURGER

I love In-n-Out burgers (animal style of course) with the sauteed onions. Although, when I think of sauteeing onions I get tired…all that chopping, crying from the onions, extra pan to clean, etc. HA HA! This is where your food storage comes in to play (see, it really does save you time AND money!!). Remember those dehydrated onions you have? They make PERFECT sauteed onions with no cutting. So now that we already have our onions cut with out lifting a finger and in no time we need to saute them. So are you ready to wow people with little effort? Here we go…

1. Re-hydrate your onions in water that equals double the amount of onions you are using. Remember that 1/4 dehydrated onions will equal one cup chopped onion once hydrated.

2. After letting your onions sit in water for about 10 minutes, drain off any excess water.

3. Wrap in aluminum foil with a little butter and put on your grill for 5-7 minutes.

4. VOILA! Sauteed onions with no mess, no chopping, and in no time…thanks to food storage!

If you want to solidify a In-n-out animal style burger then make sure you stack your burger correctly:

Bottom Bun, thousand island dressing, tomato, lettuce, beef patty with cheese, brown mustard (put on lightly), sauteed onions, pickles, top bun.

Baked Beans

Okay, here you have two options: 1) you can use a can of beans from your 3 month supply (a great way to store and eat beans) I had a roommate in college that taught me you can always dress up a can of bbaked beans by adding 1-2 T of bbq sauce to them Try it, it makes a world of a difference. 2) if you have a large group coming, it becomes cheaper and easier to make your own. Plus a great way to use those dry beans you’re storing! I’ll be sharing a couple of baked bean recipes but this is the one I used for the picture above.

1 lb. dried white beans

1 quart water

1/2 t. salt

1 medium onion, chopped (You know I’m going to say used your dehydrated onions!)

2 T. yellow mustard

2 T. brown sugar

2 T. molasses

1 C. bbq sauce

Follow the instructions on your can of white beans to get them cooked in just a couple of hours. Save 2 cups of the water you used to cook your beans.

Once they are cooked place in a 9×13 pan and combine the beans, onion, mustard, brown sugar, molasses, bbq sauce, bacon, and 1 C. cooking liquid. Cover and bake at 400 for 45 minutes or until the beans have reached the desired thickness, stirring occasionally. You may need to add some more of the water you saved if you think it is too thick.

(I baked mine in the morning and re-heated when we got home.)

Milk Shake

Okay, if you’re still gun shy about drinking your powdered milk or you really think your kids won’t eat it…put it in a milk shake! Who is going to turn down a nice cold and creamy milkshake? Another great way that using food storage saves you money! For the amount of money it takes to buy ONE novelty milk shake you could make your whole family milk shakes of their own! We really like Oreos so we made our oreo milk shakes but you could add anything in. I’ll show you some other shake ideas in future posts.

12 OREO Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
1-1/2 cups milk (4-1/2 T. dry powdered milk +1-1/2 C. Water)
1 pt. (2 cups) vanilla ice cream, softened
2 Tbsp. chocolate syrup (I used the hot fudge sauce cold…if you missed that post click HERE)

CHOP or coarsely break cookies.

PLACE milk, ice cream and chocolate syrup in blender container. Add chopped cookies; cover. Blend on high speed until smooth.

POUR into 4 glasses. Serve immediately.

For more tips and tricks for using food storage in your everyday recipes, please visit www.everydayfoodstorage.NET

Whipped Topping from Powdered Milk-Powdered Milk Food Storage Recipes

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 03:33:00 +0000

Sorry for the late post. We had some unexpected things come up this weekend. As you can see we’re going to have a BBQ Spectacular for the month of June. I hope you’re all as excited as I am to learn about making some great summer meals with food storage along with some great family activity ideas! We’ll be covering more on milk later…things like making your own yogurt, fat-free frosting (thanks Julie!!), plus more to do with white sauces and cream soups using your magic mix (although, feel free to try it on your own and let me know how it goes!).

Here are a couple of desserts I topped with the whipped topping made from powdered milk. It was very delicious. You would like it if you like the flavor of tapioca pudding. I was glad to have any left once I realized how great it tasted with strawberries dipped in it!

Whipped Topping
3 1/2 T. Dry Powdered Milk
1 C. Boiling Water
2 T. Cold Water
2 t. Unflavored Gelatin
4 T. Sugar
1 t. Vanilla

Dissolve dry milk in boiling water (I just stick my Pyrex in the microwave with the water for a couple of minutes until it boils). Soak the gelatin in cold water. Combine the dissolved gelatin and sugar with your hot milk and stir. Chill in fridge until it jells. Beat the mixture until it acquires the consistency you would like. You may need to add a little water as you are beating for the right consistency (I know I did.) Add the vanilla and whip again.

Also, because I love you all so much I’ve created a quick milk hand out for you to keep on your fridge to help you use your powdered milk in everyday ways. It has a conversion chart for using powdered milk along with the recipes for Sweetened Condensed Milk, Evaporated Milk, and as a bonus…Buttermilk in your recipes. There are 4 to a page so hand the other three out to people you love and let’s all get prepared!!

Click here to download the milk conversion chart. Email me if you have problems downloading (everydayfoodstorage@gmail.com)

For more tips and tricks for using food storage in your everyday recipes, please visit www.everydayfoodstorage.NET

Wheat Class

Crystal-Everyday Food Storage — Fri, 16 May 2008 03:23:00 +0000

Sorry to those of you who wanted to come to the class but couldn’t. It was great fun and we had a lot of good food (cooked with Food Storage, of course!). We discussed the benefits of wheat, how to bake with wheat, and had lots and lots of samples…even a live cooking display of the pancakes (now you know that any cheap blender will work.) You may even notice my wheat grinder in the second picture next to the Kitchen Aid. While the food was gobbled up that night, much to my husband’s dismay , click HERE to download my wheat class handout. (If you have any troubles downloading or have questions, please email me at everydayfoodstorage@gmail.com) Please hand it out and use it as you need. Let’s all get prepared!

Come back on Saturday for the lessons on milk to begin!

For more tips and tricks for using food storage in your everyday recipes, visit www.everydayfoodstorage.NET