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50 Tips to Keep Cool When the Power is OUT

My air conditioner was broken for a few days this summer and it was pretty miserable around our house. It got me thinking about what I would do in a long term powerless situation to keep our family cool. We posed the question on our Facebook page and got tons of great ideas from our […]

How to Create a Mommy Emergency Car Kit (Gift Idea)

I’ve been working on re-arranging my car kits after I saw a #10 Can Car Kit on Pinterest. I thought fitting it into cans made a lot of sense and would be sturdy and a good way to use up old cans. It’s still a work in progress and I’ll post about it when I […]

Brazilian Black Beans

Well it’s World Cup season and over here we cheer for the American, Canadian and Brazilian teams. To be festive this week I made Brazilian Black Beans. These beans come with a story. About 10 years ago my husband served a mission for The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints in Brazil for […]

JUNE “Get it Done” Challenge: Cook that food!

Summer is a busy time of year, but it’s also a great time to practice preparedness skills since we are often naturally doing things like camping, cooking outdoors, etc. This month’s challenge is going to help you really hash out your powerless cooking plans and start practicing! Remember: It doesn’t do you any good to […]

Food Storage Made Easy Birthday Bash

6 years ago, we were two young moms who started a blog to help us organize our thoughts on building our food storage and being prepared for … something. We didn’t know what, but we knew we needed to do it. We posted a few things but didn’t want to share it with anyone until […]

Canning Classes, DVD Review, Garden Planning

I often start to get the canning bug when peaches and apples start to show up in the neighborhood fruit stands. However, it doesn’t hurt to think about canning in the SPRING when you can plan your gardens to best take advantage of growing your own foods that you want to harvest and use for […]