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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Beyond the BabySteps: Legumes: Let’s Talk About Beans
If you have followed our blog closely, you know that Julie has been afraid of using dry beans in her cooking but has made some great progress this year. In case you missed her Magical Fruit Post, take a quick look to see what we mean (and also learn more about the nutritional benefits of […]
Added Emergency Preparedness Pages
As we promised on Tuesday, we have now added three sub-pages to the new Emergency Preparedness tab. To check them out, simply click on “Emerg Prep” at the top of our site. Then click on each of these three icons to learn more about each area of emergency preparedness that is covered in our comprehensive […]
Disasters Kit
The following items are what make up your 72 Hour Kits and Emergency Binder in our Emergency Preparedness Plan. This section includes a list of items for 72 hour kits. We’ve also included a list of important documents for you to gather to create your Emergency Binder in case you you have to “rebuild” your […]
Create a Family Plan
The following items are what make up your family plan in our Emergency Preparedness Plan. The Family Plan includes a list of topics to discuss with your family, emergency protocol to follow, contact info, meeting locations and education. An emergency is no time to figure out what you should be doing. Make it a habit […]
Emergency Preparedness Lessons Learned
Julie and I were out of town all last week for a large family reunion (yes, in case you didn’t know, we are sister-in-laws). We drove about 2000 miles round trip on a fun adventure all around Alberta, Canada. Well on the way home I had quite an adventure. We were traveling in our minivan […]