Happy Banana Day! Today is banana day! A terrific fruit that is excellent anytime! Bananas offer so many health benefits for everyone to enjoy! A banana is loaded with potassium, which can help increase alertness1. Bananas are officially recognized by the FDA as being able to lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack and stroke.1 Eating bananas have...
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Get Prepared - Vegetables
Eating and Storing Healthy! No meal is complete without vegetables – whether as a side dish or as an ingredient in the main entrée. Likewise, no food storage supply is complete without a variety of vegetables. Dehydrated and/or freeze dried vegetables are a great way to include vegetables in your food storage supply. When stored properly in air-tight containers... -
Creamed Garden Vegetables
Creamed Garden Vegetables Here it is August already and we are starting to enjoy some of the fresh vegetables from our garden. We seem to wait impatiently for the day that we can pick peas and eat them while sitting under a tree. If you are like me and love to grow a garden, you might want to consider... -
Summer and food storage.
Family time at farmers market can be fun! Summer months are filled with vacations, swimming lessons, camping trips, and reunions. We are also more aware of hurricanes, tornadoes, and drought. These fun and family days of summer often keep us from the planning and preparing our home storage. However weather and finances remind us of the need to... -
Golden Carrot Soup
Golden Carrot Soup Do you love carrots as much as I do? This simple soup is flavorful and versatile enough to be made in any season. It's a refreshing appetizer when served chilled in summertime, or it can be a warming side dish or light main course when served hot in the autumn or winter months. The bright, beautiful... -
Storing Basic Pantry Items
Treats can be so yummy, but sometimes they’re needed at inconvenient times. Recently this was the case at our home. Needless to say, I was so happy I had all of the ingredients on hand in my pantry. This reaffirmed to me the importance of storing food. Even if you’re not into storing emergency items like wheat, rice and beans... -
Spicing up Food Storage - Tomato Powder
One of the best ways to avoid food fatigue is to incorporate spices and seasonings into your everyday cooking. A basic ingredient, such as pasta, can be dressed up several different ways just by altering the type of sauce that is added at the end. Rainy Day Foods has a great spaghetti sauce mix, an alfredo sauce mix, and cheese... -
Using tomato powder
Tomato Powder is a must for any kitchen. With a shelf life of up to 25 years unopened and one year after opening you don’t have to worry about running out of tomato sauce or throwing out expired sauce. How many times have you used half of a can of sauce for a recipe, planning to use the rest later... -
Lentil Walnut Loaf
"Food fatigue" can be a serious problem when you're living off of your food storage. When you eat the same thing day after day (plain rice and beans, for example) you can get so tired of your meals that you want to stop eating entirely. This is why it's crucially important to learn new ways to cook with your... -
Black Bean Burgers
There's nothing like enjoying a juicy hamburger at a picnic, but I also love eating meat-free burgers from time to time. These black bean burgers are made with ingredients that are already in your pantry and can be prepared and cooked in less than half an hour. These aren't intended to be a meat substitute, but rather a recipe that...