Monthly Archives: July 2009

Beyond the BabySteps: Legumes: Let’s Talk About Beans

If you have followed our blog closely, you know that Julie has been afraid of using dry beans in her cooking but has made some great progress this year. In case you missed her Magical Fruit Post, take a quick … Continue reading

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BabyStep 6: Legumes (revised)

In order to get you ready for the Seven Day Challenge, we are going through revising and cleaning up all our BabySteps. We created the BabySteps to break down the vast amount of information in the “food storage world” when … Continue reading

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The 7 Day Challenge – Network Helps

Today we are revealing the 8th piece of our Seven Day Challenge puzzle: NETWORK HELPS! We wanted to remind everyone as they are getting ready for the 7 Day Challenge to use our sister sites from the Fun With Food … Continue reading

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Beyond the BabySteps: Grains: Let’s Talk About Oats

For our Summer Crash Course we have been revamping all of the BabyStep pages and this week we were working on Step 5: Grains. However, we had already recently overhauled that entire section so there are only a few small … Continue reading

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Food Storage Recipes: Chow Mein Casserole

This recipe is a classic around my house as it contains ingredients I always have on hand from my 3 Month Food Supply. It is quick, easy, and of course delicious! The original recipe is is included below, with my … Continue reading

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Added Emergency Preparedness Pages

As we promised on Tuesday, we have now added three sub-pages to the new Emergency Preparedness tab. To check them out, simply click on “Emerg Prep” at the top of our site. Then click on each of these three icons … Continue reading

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Getting Started With Your Food Storage

As we have grown and expanded our food storage knowledge, we have continually added to our site. While the site has expanded with so much information, we still want to make sure that it’s still easy for beginners to navigate. … Continue reading

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Food Storage Recipes: Homemade Rice-A-Roni

If you are anything like me, you may have wondered how come rice and pasta are some of the cheapest foods, and yet those little boxes of Rice-A-Roni or Pasta-Roni are so darn expensive. Now occasionally you may be able … Continue reading

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The 7 Day Challenge – Binder Updates for Life

Today we are revealing the 7th piece of our Seven Day Challenge puzzle: BINDER UPDATES FOR LIFE! For those of you who have purchased our Food Storage Made Easy DOWNLOADABLE Binder- you may have been worrying: “What happens when Jodi and … Continue reading

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BabyStep 4: Long Term Food Storage Education (revised)

In order to get you ready for the Seven Day Challenge, we are going through revising and cleaning up all our BabySteps. We created the BabySteps to break down the vast amount of information in the “food storage world” when … Continue reading

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