Prepare yourself. This post is going to be about math. Just resign yourself that you’re going to have to do it, find your happy place, and get out a pen, some paper and calculator. Maybe a big eraser, too. We’re going to make some meal plans. You’ll thank me for it later. One of the things you […]
Food Storage
3 Reasons to Start Home Canning Today to Prepare for Tomorrow
I’m excited to have Melissa K. Norris as my guest today as she talks about 3 Reasons to Start Home Canning Today to Prepare for Tomorrow. This is one of those areas I need a good kick in the butt to get started in, because canning scares me a little, but I know it’s so […]
Build a Better Pantry: How I use Sales Cycles to Build My Food Storage
When you’re shopping for foods for your family, don’t you always wish you could plan ahead a little and know when stuff was going to be on sale? Well, you totally can with knowing your sales cycles! And you can build your PREPared pantry while you’re doing it! I Plan Ahead as a Prepared, Smart […]
How I Use Coupons to Help Me Build My Food Storage
Before you roll your eyes and click the <X> on your tab to leave this site forever, thinking I’m some weird Extreme Coupon crazy woman who is the reason You can never find a product on the shelf because it’s sold out or You can never use your coupons on the items you want because […]
Dehydrator on a Budget: Nesco / American Harvest FD-80 Square Dehydrator Review
One of my main focuses on preparing my pantry was to begin learning to dehydrate excess produce, both from grocery store sales and our garden. I researched and saved and researched some more, and had to make the decision, purchase an expensive dehydrator and be set back from doing more preparing (we’re early enough in […]
How to Dehydrate Mushrooms
PIN IT! We use a lot of mushrooms in our cooking at home, but don’t go to the grocery store often enough to keep them in stock on our shelf with their short shelf life. So when a local store has mushrooms on sale for $1.20/lb, we jump on it and try to buy enough […]
101+ Canning Recipes for Food Storage
Canning season is getting into full swing around most of the country, so here are 101+ canning recipes to help you preserve your garden bounty! If you are interested in Dehydrating food for long-term food storage, check out this post: 101+ Dehydrator Recipes. This is not the be all and end all of recipes as […]
How to Freeze Kale: Raw and Fresh! – Mom with a PREP
Kale is a super-food with tons of nutrients and iron available in it, but not everyone loves leafy dark vegetables..especially once they’ve been cooked and are just that slimy green stuff that looks like cooked spinach (blech!). Instead, I use kale fresh in smoothies or dehydrated into chips or made into a kale powder (after […]
A Whole Foods Mom Embraces the Spam
I rely on whole foods as much as possible, but I do have a dirty little secret lurking in my pantry…and it’s not just about Spam… I’m not the greatest organic/whole foods provider for my family, but I try to the best of our ability and budget to do so. We don’t spend money on […]
What NOT to Buy in Bulk? A list of Do’s and Don’ts in Bulk Buying and Storing
I found this post today on One Good Thing by Jillee, What To Buy {And What NOT To Buy} In Bulk! in which she lists a good many things that are good to buy in bulk like toilet paper, meat (because you can freeze it), pet food, etc. The article is specific about trying to save money at […]