Monthly Archives: July 2011

7 Sneaky Ways to Feed Your Family Food Storage

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

Do you have family members who are reluctant to try your food storage experiments? Are you worried about having tons of food in your basement that no one will eat? Try out these 7 tricks for getting your family to eat food storage … and like it! Continue reading →

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First Aid and Preparedness

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

Here are some helpful tools when planning for First Aid items in your emergency preparedness plans. Also let us know what else you would like us to cover! Continue reading →

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Shelf Stable Saturdays?

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

Get all of our great reader-submitted Shelf Stable Saturday Recipes all at once instead of once per week on the blog by downloading the pdf here. Don’t forget we will still be posting lots of fun new recipes and cooking adventures, just on our normal Monday/Thursday posting schedule. Continue reading →

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There’s a POST for that!

Posted on July 18, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

In case you ever wondered about any of these questions … we are here to tell you … THERE’S A POST FOR THAT! We know blogs are hard to find the good old stuff in. So hopefully this helps. Continue reading →

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Pets and Preparedness

Posted on July 14, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

Tips and tricks, handouts and links, all to help you and your household pets be more prepared for an emergency! Continue reading →

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“Our Best Tips” for Using your Food Storage

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jodi and Julie

Find out how we have snuck food storage into a variety of the delicious recipes from Our Best Bites (and enter to win a FREE copy of their book!) Continue reading →

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Is It Your Canning Season Yet? Start Planning!

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Jodi

Are you a veteran canner … or just thinking about getting started? Now is the time to start thinking about what you want to can, and watching for sales! Continue reading →

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Shelf Stable Recipe: Patriotic Jello

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Jodi

Jodi gets adventurous with her jello for an Independence Day celebration. The cool part about this patriotic jello is it is completely shelf stable! Continue reading →

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