Preparedness-365

I just want to take a minute and thank those of you who have emailed me about the blog. I have received awesome emails from some of you an...

This post is definitely the one that I have put off doing the longest. Not because I don’t think it is important and a wonderful option, b...

One of the fun things about canning is canning convenience foods. I love having meat canned and ready to use. Canning taco meat is a great...

Are you all canning your fool heads off? I know that sometimes at this time of year, that is what it seems like. It seems to me that the h...

One of my most favorite things ever is hot bread or cinnamon rolls. This cinnamon swirl bread is great straight from the oven with butter ...

If you are new to using whole wheat in your baking or if your family is skeptical, what better way to incorporate whole wheat flour, than ...

One thing that I had not really considered canning was the meat sauce for sloppy Joes. I love Sloppy Joes (we call them Bar-B-Q’s) and we ...

Yesterday while waiting in line to buy a few things at a small variety store, I was visiting with a woman who noticed I had a few packets of...

I’ve had a few things on my list of “things I want to can” for quite some time. Several are different kinds of meats. I’ve canned chicken ch...

I am amazed at the number of people who tell me they don’t like rhubarb. Usually upon further questioning, many have only ever tried it raw....

One of the first posts I ever did when I started doing this blog was on how much I love my dehydrator(s). I use them all the time to preserv...

It has been an interesting week. I’ve had a chance to visit with a friend I have not really visited with for years. I have also done some re...

Several years ago we got to know an elderly couple who lived in our community that we had not met before. They had very little money and wer...

In our quest to use more whole wheat in our cooking and baking, I can’t think of a better way to start than with dinner rolls. Who doesn’t l...

I'm not talking about food storage today. Except for the kind that you eat and it is stored on your waistline. Today is our 36th wedding...