We recently posted about a few food storage substitutions we found to be helpful. Well after that post, one of our great readers (Nola) shared with us a document she put together that had TONS of common substitutions, measurements and yields.   She suggested we share it with our readers, and let us tell [...]

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So here is my confession. I really wanted to learn how to make homemade corndogs as a follow up on Thursday’s cornmeal post. (Yes you really CAN use corn/cornmeal in a LOT of different foods!) However, I got a little intimidated by the whole deep frying thing and I chickened out. [...]

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When considering which items to store in your long term food storage, it’s beneficial to consider what bulk items you could store that would serve multiple purposes. This can help save space as you avoid storing unnecessary items, and many times you can extend the shelf life of items by making them out of [...]

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I have posted about these two food storage recipes in the past, but in light of the WonderMill Rebate going on I decided to share them again since using fresh ground bean flour is one of our FAVORITE ways to eat healthy and save on fat and calories. I’ve always loved my mom’s homemade [...]

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For our Summer Crash Course we have been revamping all of the BabyStep pages and last week we updated the Step 9: Comfort Foods page. On that page we give a great list of ideas for comfort foods but we wanted to give you this bonus handout of fun recipes you can make [...]

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Ever since I was a little girl my mom would make me these bars on or around my birthday. I LOVE them. They don’t even really have a name other then my “Birthday Bars”. They are kind of like a lemon bar but the filling is made with brown sugar instead of [...]

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Have you ever tried using Powdered Eggs in your recipes? Well we have and we were surprised! They actually taste good.  Our favorite thing about powdered eggs is to ALWAYS have eggs on hand.  No more running over to your neighbors house in a panic when you’re half way through a recipe and realize you [...]

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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 we got talking about rice.  I confessed EVERY TIME I ever made rice it was [...]

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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 “food storage friendly” comments included in parentheses.
Chow Mein Casserole
Ingredients:
1 lb hamburger, browned with [...]

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