Category Archives: Julie’s Progress

Hints (and confessions) for the Seven Day Challenge

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Julie

Since Jodi confessed on Monday about her “gardening failures” I figured I would make my confession about what bits and pieces of my food storage and emergency preparedness plans were lacking. With the Seven Day Challenge approaching on a surprise … Continue reading →

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How to Cook Rice (without a Rice Cooker)

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Julie

The other day Jodi and I were talking and she mentioned she didn’t now how to cook rice without a rice cooker.  It reminded me of when I was back in college.  I sat next to this girl and somehow … Continue reading →

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Getting Started With Your Food Storage

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Jodi and Julie

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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I was sneaky tonight!

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Julie

One of the things people always recommend when getting your family to start eating food storage is adding new foods to meals and not telling your family since they may not give it a fair chance.  Well my husband works … Continue reading →

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Food Storage Pizza Tricks

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Julie

I don’t know about you, but with the weather changing the last thing I want to be doing is spending too much time in the house cooking.  I have been trying to come up with some ways to be more … Continue reading →

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My New Food Storage Containers

Posted on March 18, 2009 by Julie

Julie displays her new food storage containers and how nice and organized they make her pantry and cupboards. Continue reading →

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New Years Resolutions and Hummus Recipe

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Julie

So here’s a little update for you on my New Years Resolutions. For those of you who don’t remember what they are (because really, why would you memorize my resolutions) here they are: I want to cook more with DRY … Continue reading →

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Christmas/New Years Recap

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Jodi and Julie

We got so busy with the Fun With Food Storage launch and recovering from the holidays we forgot to tell you what we got for Christmas, and of course our New Years Resolutions. Remember our All We Want for Christmas … Continue reading →

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Backup Your Computer with Mozy!

Posted on January 12, 2009 by Julie

Brought to you by Mozy’s biggest fan – Julie! The one part of getting started that we haven’t addressed until now is getting your computer backed-up. Chances are you have a lot of important stuff on your computer like financial … Continue reading →

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Julie’s Whole Wheat Recipes and Update

Posted on December 12, 2008 by Julie

So as you know from our All I Want for Christmas post, I’m still dying for a Wonder Mill Wheat Grinder, however, a few weeks ago I borrowed my neighbors mill and ground up A TON of wheat. I really … Continue reading →

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