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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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 to use some creative couponing to get these boxed foods at drop-dead prices, but [...]

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Rice pudding is a comfort food I remember from my childhood. Now that I have tried other rice pudding recipes I have come to realize that no rice pudding is the same (or as good) as my mom’s rice pudding. The recipe isn’t hugely complex, but it’s the one I like. If [...]

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So Crystal at EveryDayFoodStorage.NET is always recommending adding food storage to meals and not telling your family since they may not give it a fair chance.  Well my husband works from home and knows how and what I’m cooking so I haven’t been able to use that trick.
Well tonight I hosted a little dinner party [...]

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Honey Whole Wheat Bread Recipe

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. salt
1 package quick rise yeast
¾ c. milk (can also use powdered milk)
¾ c. water
2 T. honey
2 T. vegetable oil
2 c. whole wheat flour
Directions:
Combine 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, salt, and yeast in large mixing bowl. Heat milk, water, honey and oil until hot to [...]

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My mom (known as Grandma Lori around here) used to make homemade chili that had lentils in it. I remember always hating chili growing up because of those darn lentils. In fact, I am still working at overcoming my loathing of lentils (see my lentil sprouting post for proof). When I first [...]

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