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 got married my […]
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My Food Storage — From Chaos to Clarity
Long story short, my food storage area in my basement hasn’t been very accessible lately. As I’ve taken advantage of the Macey’s food storage sales and contributed to my Three Month Supply my food has sort of just been dumped into a big pile. I really wanted to start using our new Food Storage Calculator, […]
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 […]
Christmas/New Years Recap
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 Post? Our families must have been spying on our blog because we received several items […]
Hi there! I’m Jodi. I created Food Storage Made Easy to help make food storage and emergency preparedness feel simpler and more doable. This site is home to the tips, recipes, checklists, and resources I’ve created and shared over the years.