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Diapers….and Food Storage?

Crystal — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:56:16 +0000

Okay, so I realize diapers don’t fall under the “food” part of food storage. But, as you all know, I’m a big believer that food storage shouldn’t JUST be in your pantry but all over your house. It should consist of all things you’re tired of running out of and making special trips to the store to purchase….and in that case diapers most certainly DOES! So for all of you who are still purchasing diapers, I wanted to let you know about a great deal from www.diapers.com that I just took advantage of on Friday night.

If you go to www.diapers.com and use this referral code (CRYS9404) at check out to receive get $10 off your purchase (if it’s your first purchase there). Plus, you’ll get free shipping on orders of $49 or more (which, let’s be honest, is very easy to do when you’re talking diapers.) PLUS, depending on what state you are in, you don’t have to pay sales tax. AND FINALLY-you can also get a $15 rebate by going HERE on your first purchase from www.diapers.com (make sure you follow the instructions on the last paragraph to opt for the money and not the magazine subscription).

So basically, I’m stocked for the first two months of my baby’s life and I did it all for cheap without leaving my home (an even better advantage with a toddler running around!) They carry all brands of diapers (including CLOTH) and in all sizes. You’ve got to check it out…and tell a friend!!

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu: Magic Mix Food Storage Recipe

Crystal — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:34:27 +0000

I found this recipe from one of my favorite people in my ward cookbook. Don’t you just love ward cookbooks?! They are so condensed with wonderful tried and true recipes. I, personally, love Chicken Cordon Bleu (calories aside…so sorry if this is tempting your New Year’s diet but I just couldn’t resist) but it can be really time consuming and intimidating to make! So you can guess how happy I was to make this in no time at all and have it taste just the same! Plus, you can make exactly 1 1/2 cans of Condensed chicken soup from magic mix, with out any waste while using your food storage, so easy! I even made this for some friends and they couldn’t stop raving about how wonderful it tasted.

Easy Chicken Cordon Bleu

8 boneless chicken breasts
8 thin slices of ham
8 thin slices Swiss cheese
1 1/2 cans cream of chicken soup (1 1/2 C. Magic Mix, 1 1/8 C. Chicken Broth (either from a can, bouillion, or liquid from canned chicken), 1 1/2 t. Dry Parsley, Dash of Onion Salt-Bring together over high heat, stirring constantly until thick)
1/2 c. water
1 box Stove Top for Chicken Stuffing

Layer chicken, cheese, and ham in a baking dish. Mix soup with water and pour over chicken. Melt 1 cube of butter in saucepan. Add stove top stuffing with seasoning. Sprinkle over top. Bake covered at 350 for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes longer.

My Ode to Pizza: Taco Pizza-Food Storage Recipes

Crystal — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 05:54:20 +0000

Okay, so you’d think I eat at Papa Murphy’s a lot more by how many pizzas I try to recreate of theirs….but then again maybe I don’t eat there as much because I make my own. However it works…I’m sharing it with you and that is the important part! This pizza combines my two FAVORITE things, Mexican food and Pizza. It may be against some sort of ethnic cooking policy to combine Italian with Mexican, but who cares! It’s DELICIOUS! (and if you’re wondering, of course I put jalapenos on mine!)

Taco Pizza

Pizza Crust
Dehydrated Refried Beans (Hydrate them in 3/4 the amount of water called for, that is a little trick of mine. It’s always easier to add a little more water in at the end then it is to add in more beans)
Cheddar Cheese
Taco Meat
Avocado
Tomatoes
Olives
Jalapenos
Green Onions
Canned Corn
…and any other favorite Taco toppings

The idea is to use the refried beans as the “sauce” then add any meat, cheese and any other toppings you like on your tacos and bake. I like to serve sour cream and salsa as dipping sauces. So easy and SO DELICIOUS. You’ve got to try it!

Too much Zucchini?-More Food Storage Recipes

Crystal — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 04:41:35 +0000

I realized today that most people probably aren’t still waiting for their zucchini plants to really get going like I am, so I’ll stop procrastinating this post! Zucchini is really great the first couple times you eat it but can get old when your plant is giving you 3-4 a DAY! Here are three great recipes that you can use with your zucchini but you can also shred the zucchini and freeze it for up to 6 months and use it in recipes during the winter or you can de-hydrate it (assuming you have a dehydrator). Dehydrating is a great way to store those summer vegetables you have too much of. (Sun dried tomatoes are DELICIOUS!…a post on that to come later…assuming my tomato plants start going

Zucchini Food Storage Recipes

The Ultimate Zucchini Bread
(no joke! you’ve got to give it a try!)

Death by Chocolate Zucchini Cake
(A ultra delicious snack cake…which means you don’t have to frost it! Less time and calories!)

Spaghetti Zucchini Bake
(A wonderfully easy and delicious dinner!)

Okay, so now that I’m drooling over these recipes and jealous of anyone who has an overactive zucchini plant at this point…I’m going to go outside ASAP and hope I have lots of delicious zucchinis waiting to be eaten by ME! Wish me luck!

*Also, if you missed my post on canning last week, make sure you check it out by clicking HERE. It will get you over any fears you may have of canning at the cannery, checking out a canner, or all o the above.

FREE GIVEAWAY & Yummy (and easy!) Lemon Squares-Food Storage Recipes!

Crystal — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:43:20 +0000

Okay, you’ve heard me talk about how much I LOVE the cookbook series 101 Things (to do with almost anything!) but especially the 101 Things to do with a Cake Mix. Stephanie Ashcroft does an awesome job with easy and delicious recipes (which you all know are my favorite!) Anyway, I’ll get to the good stuff. She is doing a giveaway right now on her blog (Savvy Savings) for a FREE copy of 101 Things To Do With A Cake Mix. Make sure you go and enter the giveaway and try this very delicious recipe she sent me to share with you! Click HERE to enter Stephanie’s giveaway and click HERE to check out her AMAZING series of cookbooks.

Lemon Squares from 101 Things To Do With A Cake Mix

1 lemon cake mix
2 eggs (2 T. dry egg powder + 1/4 C. water)
1/3 cup vegetable, canola, or olive oil (anyone brave enough to try beans instead of the oil ?
Powdered Sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a bowl, mix together cake mix, eggs, and oil. Mixture will be stiff. Spread mixture evenly into a greased 9 x 13-inch pan. Bake 13-15 minutes until slightly golden on top. Cool, then sprinkle powdered sugar over the squares.

p.s. I added in the information about using food storage…see…it is easy for recipes to be FOOD STORAGE RECIPES!

Also, to those of you in the San Diego, CA area-MARK YOUR CALENDARS-I’ll be doing an Autograph Party for my book “I Can’t Believe It’s Food Storage” at the La Jolla Deseret Book filled with fun, samples, and answers to your questions on July 10 from 11:30-1:00 p.m.

What is a Three Month Supply?

Crystal — 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!