When you start thinking about building your food storage/prepper’s pantry, it feels expensive and overwhelming. It doesn’t have to! Each week, start buying this little list and add to it, and then after a few months you’ll realize you’ve grown your stockpile. Food that will help your family should the need arise. You’ve done it …
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Tortillas are a staple in my home. Everyone loves them and they get eaten a ton. I do my best to keep them in stock in our fridge but sometimes it can be tough, and I overlook that we used the last of them. Also, I’m kind of in a transition where I’m learning to …
It’s considered “rebel canning” to can butter, meaning there hasn’t been a safe way for butter to be canned that has been tested. However, when you make Ghee, it becomes shelf stable without the need to be canned. So, it’s something anyone can do and without special equipment. To start, make sure you use unsalted …
I wasn’t sure if my family would like potatoes that had been canned but I quickly learned that they couldn’t tell a difference when I made cheesy potatoes. Having canned potatoes has cut down meal prep tremendously! They are already peeled, cut and cooked! No need to do any of that and they aren’t frozen …
Sourdough! Something that’s just about everywhere on social media right now (no? Just my algorithms then? Darn) I decided to try my hand at sourdough. I make bread and rolls, but sourdough was completely foreign to me. I’ve had it but never have made it in my life. Well, I started my sourdough starter for …
This is the BEST easy no bake energy bites. With only 7 ingredients, most if not all, you already have on your shelf. They are my favorite go to snack, or even breakfast on the go. My entire family loves them, from the parents, adult children to my toddlers. In fact, my toddlers love them …
Pressure canning is one of those things that completely terrified me! But once I read some books, talked to others who have successfully pressure canned before and got all of my ingredients, I still felt nowhere ready! HA! But, I just took the plunge! And I’m so glad I did. Canning is so addicting. I’m …
This is more of a time specific post, and I wasn’t going to type it up but then I realized it will become history and it’s something that I might want to look back on. So here it is. Shortages have become more and more frequent the last 3 years, for obvious reasons. Global pandemic anyone? …
My husband got me a dehydrator for Christmas. I was so excited to get started. And then I got sick, for 2 weeks!!! So, learning to dehydrate food had to wait. I have a list a mile long (not really but man it’s long. . .) of all the foods I want to try dehydrating. …
If there is something that our grandparents before us knew, it was how to keep their pantries full on a small budget to feed their families. It’s a skill I believe is dying today. It’s just too “convenient” to run to the store when you want or need something. Today I’m going show you how …
