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 […]
Food Storage
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 […]
How to Make Kale Powder and Use It!
PIN IT If you love kale and have a hard time using it up, but don’t want to stock a bunch in your freezer (learn to freeze kale), there’s an awesome way to preserve kale for long-term storage and use it all the time! Dehydrate and Crush It! Those words sound so fierce, don’t they? […]
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 […]
Ways to Dehydrate Food
Dehydrating food is a great way to be able to preserve your garden bounty or great find at the produce stand. You simply remove the moisture from your produce or meat to give it a much longer shelf life. This is not the same thing as freeze-drying which is a more mechanical process. This is […]
I Tried It for You: A Review of Wise Freeze Dried Foods
We’re relatively new to preparedness and have never wanted to be that family with 10 years of freeze dried foods taking up 3 rooms of their house. We want to be self-sustaining, but do realize that it isn’t realistic now. Having a few months of freeze dried foods would be really smart, just in case. We’ve eyeballed […]