While I love the smells and tastes of Thanksgiving, after a long day of cooking and eating . . . and eating . . . and eating, I have to admit, the next day I don’t want to eat any more stuffing, day old turkey, and mashed potatoes. Who likes […]
Cooking from Scratch
Want to learn how to make your own food from scratch? From condiments to pasta to yogurt and other things. Learn them in this category.
Condiment Craze: A Flavorful Roundup of Recipes!
In my opinion, summertime is the best time of the year! It’s cookouts, special summertime food, but that food is made all the better by amazing condiments. So I want to help you wow your family and guests this summer with great homemade condiments. Condiment #1 – Ketchup Classic Ketchup: […]
8 Delicious Ways to Eat or Drink Dandelions
I love this time of year. I adore walking out into my yard and seeing the flowers sprouting up everywhere. When I drive down the road, trees all around me are in bloom. The beautiful light gree of the leaves that are unfurling make me smile. And yes, even the […]
5 Food Storage Soups for Fall
The days are still fairly warm, but the evenings are starting to get chilly. After the sun goes down, which is earlier and earlier, I can’t sit out on our back porch swing without a jacket or sweater. Fall is definitely in the air around here. The trees, which have […]
The Easiest Homemade Pizza You’ll Ever Make – Psst It’s Food Storage
Every Friday, we have a tradition that my kids love! We take my mom and father-in-law grocery shopping. Okay. That’s not the part that they love. They love what comes AFTER off-loading all of the groceries. We sit down together and eat pizza and watch a movie. For us, we […]
Get Ready for Summer with Homemade Barbeque Sauce!
We are one week from officially being in summer. One of my favorite things about summer in the outdoor cooking, and what condiment goes better with summer than Barbeque Sauce! So today, I’m going to share a super simple recipe with you that we’ve used in the past and plan […]
Gourmet Food Storage – So Easy it’s Magic (Mix)
I spent a lot of time learning about food storage before I knew food storage was a thing. Back then, I just thought I was being prepared and frugal. Even when you take a look at my Meyers Briggs personality type (ESTJ) we are known for having contingencies for our […]
Gourmet Food Storage – 5 Minute Way to Delight Your Sweet Tooth
Have you ever been to one of those little towns with a bunch of little boutique shops? You know the one. They have a hot sauce shop, a quilt material shop, a bookstore, a sweet shop, and about twenty shops with decorations for your home. I love finding those little […]
The Ultimate Convenience Breakfast Food – Homemade Oatmeal Packets
I love granola for breakfast. As a matter of fact, it’s one of the recipes I gave you in the blog post “Seven Simple Food Storage Breakfasts.” When it comes time to make breakfast it’s already ready and at my fingertips. Not that it’s a problem, but the downside to […]
7 Simple Food Storage Breakfast Ideas
If you’ve read my book – A Year Without the Grocery Store or gone through my Companion Workbook, you know that I highly suggest deciding on 7 food storage breakfasts, 7 food storage lunches, and 7 food storage dinners to help plan your short-term food storage menu. Sometimes it’s hard […]