cooking

Creamy Penuche Are you looking for a delicious and easy candy for Easter?  Well look no more.  Penuche is one of my family’s favorite candies to eat, and it is not that difficult to make.  If you’ve never had it before, it is kind of like caramel fudge.  Here is my recipe: Mix together in a 3 quart pan...

Banana Cream Pie We had a birthday at our house and the one thing that was requested was Banana Cream Pie.  It really is one of our family’s favorite foods. I love that it is so easy to make. Here is the recipe: Combine these ingredients in a saucepan:  2/3 c. sugar        1/3 c. cornstarch       1/2 tsp. salt cooking...

  Nacho cheese sauce  Ever have those nights when dinner just needs a lil something extra, but you just don’t know what to do with it? Next time you find yourself in this situation, why not try whipping up a little bit of Rainy Day Foods Nacho Cheese Sauce Mix and add some flavor to your meal. This sauce mix...

Milk is a basic ingredient for so many recipes as well as a favorite beverage.  But if you’re not able to run to the store for a gallon, powdered milk is handy and easy to use.  That’s why it is so important to include it in your food storage plans.  What is powdered milk?  Powder milk is made from fresh...

waffles Are you struggling to catch up with Daylight Savings? If so, you’re not the only one! But don’t let this loss of an hour take away your breakfast time. After all, breakfast IS the most important meal of the day! I know it’s hard to make time for everything in a single day, but the way you start...

With the cold winter mornings upon us, I like to send my family on their way with a hot breakfast.  One of their favorites is a hot bowl of germade.  What is germade?  Germade is made from wheat that has had its bran and germ removed.  Then, the endosperm that is left is coarsely ground and packaged.  You may know...

  unbaked cookies UNBAKED COOKIES As you may know, we are already into February, which means Valentine’s Day is coming up fast! (Unless you go into some of the stores, then you would think St. Patrick’s Day and Easter is here, too) If you plan on baking something special for your loved ones, but haven’t decided what to do yet...

Super bowl with dehydrated brownies! Let’s say it’s a half hour before kickoff, and you’re looking at your Game Day Display of foods—at one end of the dinner table, you’ve got your freshly smoked ham steaming next to your bowl of baked beans. You’ve got your perfectly cheesy scalloped potatoes freshly out of the hot oven and placed perfectly...

It’s reunion time at our house and that means pot-luck dishes and feeding extra people.  I always like to take a tried and true recipe to these gatherings.  I also like to experiment a little.  That’s why I made my favorite chocolate sheet cake with something I’ve never tried before:  buttermilk powder.  I also decided to be really daring by...

I have been a Real Salt fan for years.  I use it to season nearly everything I eat.  What is Real Salt?  It is a brand name and a registered trademark of a rock salt mined near the town of Redmond in central Utah.  In 1959, Milo and Lamar Bosshardt discovered this salt deposit.  They began selling the salt to...