Archives for February 2009

It’s GARDEN time!

The snow is melted, my tulips are poking their heads above ground, and my garden boxes are calling my name begging for some plants to fill them up! So I’m finally going to get started on everything for this season and I am sooooo excited. Here is a list of what I’m doing in my […]

3 Month Food Supply Planning Tools

We now have tools for EVERYONE to plan their 3 month food supply (and it only took 3 full days to get it all ready for you – so we hope you USE them ;). Up until now we have had this intense and “awesome” spreadsheet. However we’re excited to announce two new ways to […]

Recipe: Ultimate Meatloaf (with a twist)

Ultimate Meatloaf Ingredients: 1 1/2 lb lean ground beef 1/2 c. crushed Ritz crackers 3/4 c. shredded cheddar cheese 1 oz. pkg. dry onion soup mix 1/2 qt. of lentil sprouts, pureed 2 eggs, beaten (or 2 T. powdered eggs 1/4 C. Water) 1/4 c. ketchup 2 T. Worcestershire sauce Directions: Preheat oven to 350 […]

How to Grow Sprouts

My gardening bug bit me already this year. But since it’s still a little early to REALLY get started I decided to have a go at sprouting. We have heard that sprouts are really good for you and a GREAT food storage item (so watch for some future posts about the benefits/usages/etc.) but for now […]

How To Build Your Own Can Rotating Rack

This tutorial is created courtesy of my husband who made me this can rotating rack for a Valentine’s Day gift and agreed to document the process to share with all of you! The great thing about making your own racks is that you can customize the depths to fit your cupboard, and build however many […]

New Years Resolutions and Hummus Recipe

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 beans and quit being so afraid of the soaking concept I want to plan dinners […]