Back-to-school Giveaway!

Posted by Crystal on September 1, 2010 View Comments


Yeah!  It’s back to school time!  I hope all of your kiddies are happily back in school and that YOU’RE in the mood to learn a few new tricks.  (Especially since Meal Planning 101 starts on Wednesday, September 8th!…and trust me, you won’t want to miss it!)  Anyway, to get you in that food storage mood I’m running a giveaway for the month of September for a FREE copy of my very popular book “I Can’t Believe It’s Food Storage” PLUS I’ll be giving away THREE sets of my conversion chart magnets.  Now, I know a lot of you probably already have this book (and why not?!  I think it’s AWESOME! :) and that’s okay, you probably have someone in mind that you think could really benefit from this book-so I hope you’ll enter, tell them to enter and get a FREE copy of my book.  Alright, now that you’re excited let’s talk rules…

It’s a SCAVENGER HUNT!…an EASY Scavenger Hunt!
How to Enter:

I’ve hidden my logo girl on one of my food storage cooking pages (click on “cooking secrets”).  All you need to do is find it and then email me at efsgiveaways@gmail.com with which page she is on.  Simple, right?!  You have until September 7th to enter.  Then I’ll randomly choose FOUR winners (one for my book and three others for the sets of magnets).  I’ll ship the prizes anywhere in the US and Canada!  Good luck and I hope you win!

Hint: This may not be an instant clue, but if you mix it up and let it chill, you just might get it!

Know someone who could benefit from these prizes? Make sure and let them know about this awesome giveaway!

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Book GIVEAWAY!

Posted by Crystal on April 7, 2010 View Comments

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED, THANKS FOR ENTERING

book giveaway

THE GIVEAWAY:
My book, I Can’t Believe It’s Food Storage just reached it’s one year anniversary! (Hard to believe my baby is that old! ;) And I wanted to thank all of you for making it a success! It’s been wonderful to hear all of the success stories from people now ACTUALLY using their food storage AND loving it! So as my thank you to you, I’ll be giving away FIVE of my books for FREE!

HOW TO ENTER:
It’s simple really….blog, Twitter, Facebook, leave a comment, or any other creative idea you may have to tell why you love the book, wish you had a copy yourself, or why someone you know needs a copy. Doing multiple options will give you multiple entries, READ: you’ve got a better chance of winning if you do more than one option! Then make sure you e-mail me at efsgiveaways@gmail.com telling me what you did (if you did more than one, make sure you tell me so I can give you credit!) All entries must be received by Sunday (April 11) night and five winners will be chosen at random.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I WON?
Check back Monday (April 12) to see if you were chosen.

SHARE THIS GIVEAWAY WITH A FRIEND:
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St. Patricks Day FHE, Jell-O Cookies: Food Storage Recipes

Posted by Crystal on March 14, 2010 View Comments

I thought I’d share with you a really fun idea for a St. Patricks Day Family Home Evening.  Tradition says that St. Patrick used the shamrock to teach people about the trinity.  Likewise we can teach our family that Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are separate but one in purpose.  However, most of us don’t have shamrocks growing in our back yard (and if you do…you’re really lucky because that means you live in a WARM area!).  That is why I’m sharing this new recipe with you for Jell-O Cookies that you can shape shamrocks out of by forming 3 balls (while teaching that the God Head is three separate beings) and flattening them with a glass (while teaching they are one in purpose).  These cookies are also great for other holidays if you use different flavors of Jell-O to make different colors.

Fruit Jell-O Cookies
1/2 Cup sugar
3/4 Cup shortening (butter works well too)
1 3oz. pkg flavored Jell-O (lime or other green colored Jell-O)
2 eggs (2 T. Dry Powdered Eggs + 1/4 C. Water
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 Cups flour (I used half white wheat, half all-purpose)
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
2-3 drops green food coloring

Mix first five ingredients. In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients and blend into first mixture. Roll into nickel sized balls, place three together and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten balls with flat cookie stamp or glass bottom. Bake 6 to 8 minutes at 400 degrees.


Roll cookie dough into nickel sized balls and place three together in pyramid form.


Take cookies and flatten with bottom of glass.


Flattened cookies on cookie sheet.
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FHE Tidbit: 72 Hour Kits and Food Storage Treat Recipe

Posted by Crystal on January 10, 2010 View Comments

fhe tidbit
Okay, I have this feeling that most of you (at least if you’re female) feel entirely overwhelmed with everything you have to do in the day what with taking kids to school, laundry (YUCK!), preparing meals, soccer practice, and on top of it all spending time together as a family….oh yeah and that HUGE project of getting prepared. Well, you all probably know by now that I’m a HUGE fan of multi-tasking so I figured why couldn’t you make getting prepared a family event?! I asked my good friends at www.foodstoragemadeeasy.net to help me (since they have all the WONDERFUL information on getting your food storage gathered and basic emergency preparedness) with some Family Home Evening Tidbits. They are quick ideas that will help you on the road to becoming prepared! At the end there is also a treat you can make using your food storage. So all in a night, you’ll have spent time together as a family, taken a step towards being prepared, and practiced using your food storage! AWESOME!

72 hour kit

This week I thought “Milk Jug 72 hour kits” would be fun and easy to get people prepared…here is what Jodi from www.foodstoragemadeeasy.net has to say about it:

fsme checklist

72 hour kit
fhe treat
oatmeal raisin

What a great treat for talking about 72 hour kits! This recipe comes entirely from shelf stable items and happens to be my all time favorite cookie recipe (HONEST!)

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
*a tip before you begin…I always soak my raisins in water & vanilla so that the raisins are plump and juicy and taste like vanilla. If you don’t have a lot of time you can heat the water, vanilla, and raisins in the microwave for 2 minutes. Remember that you can definitely use your leftover water to hydrate your eggs!

Cream together:
1 C shortening
1 C brown sugar
1 C white sugar
2 eggs (2 T. dry egg powder + 1/4 C. Water)
1 tsp. vanilla

Stir into creamed mixture
1 ½ C whole wheat flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. soda
3 C. oats
2 tsp. cinnamon
2 C. raisins

Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls and bake at 375 for 8-10 minutes.

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