Food Preparedness
04 Aug 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
I know that I’ve shared with you all the merits of a FoodSaver previously, but my enthusiasm for it has recently been refreshed. Last week I wanted to use up some brown bananas and make some banana bread. I usually put walnuts in my banana bread, but for some reason I was having a challenge finding my walnuts. After searching for about 20 minutes, I finally found a large half-gallon Mason jar of them which I had sealed via the FoodSaver Mason Jar attachment. Inside the jar, I had the walnuts...
09 Apr 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
Hey, it's Friday! This means that the Preparedness Pro is going to adapt one of your favorite dishes and make it with shelf-stable items that you can use with or without electricity.
Today’s shelf-stable recipe is one of my husband’s favorite. It’s a mild twist on a Shepherds Pie recipe my mom used to make. However, Mom’s recipe took too much time and didn’t consist of items that I could just pull off of my shelf. Whenever I make this for friends and family, they typically declare it as their...
07 Apr 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
Ok folks. Today I’ve narrowed it down for you on what freeze-dried, shelf-stable and some dehydrated products that I can recommend with a clear conscience. This list will give you a little roadmap so that you don’t have to experience any costly palette snafus (I couldn’t resist saying that. Hee hee). After I list my favorites, I'm also going to list a couple of brands that I absolutely loathe in order to steer you clear of them as well.
All of these products have extensive shelf-life, amazing...
05 Mar 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
There were two news pieces this week that reiterated the need for independence from the vulnerabilities that we willingly attach ourselves to. Keep in mind that to me, preparedness has a great deal to do with independence. Independence from what Wall Street does. Independence from the mistakes of the food manufacturers. Independence from being subjected to a “trend” in medicine that’s short-lived. I firmly believe that the more independent I am, exclusive of influences that I have...
25 Feb 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
The Wonderful World of Wheat
My dear readers: Over this last year I have come to feel like so many of you are my long-distance pen pals—my good friends. So as such, I’m totally behaving like a “girlfriend” today in sharing with you what I did last night. I was so pleased with how class turned out that I just couldn’t wait until “later” to tell you all about it. I’m quite certain that if you try out this process and the accompanying recipe that you will LOVE the results as well—and...
11 Feb 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
Salt, the base of society
Throughout the world’s history salt has been taxed exorbitantly, wars have been fought for control of salt, and it has been used as a medium of exchange EQUAL to gold. Dare we ignore something that so valuable it even overshadows the Texas oil industry? In fact, in desert areas all over the world, the people are well aware of it lifesaving value. In such environments, wars are likely to break out over salt mining rights just as easily as gold or oil.
Salt...
03 Feb 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
Sinta and Me
Here’s the problem; in the event of an unexpected challenge—whether it be a natural disaster or a mugging on your way home, one of your greatest weaknesses could be one of your greatest loves—your dog.
I admit it. I absolutely love my two dogs. In spite of thinking I was more of a “cat person,” I’ve truly come to absolutely adore my two girls. I miss them when I’m gone for long periods of time, I talk to them, and I bring them up in group discussions about people’s “...
02 Feb 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
We’ve got lots going on today and dinner is on my mind, so I’m just going to share a little tidbit with you today—not profound, or highly significant, but something to gnaw on nonetheless.
What's for dinner?
Yesterday was a very busy and draining day. I’m not ashamed to say that when it came time to cook dinner, I was not up to creating some gourmet, drool-worthy dish. I didn’t even want to go downstairs to my pantry to get some inspiration. Seriously, I didn’t want to even walk...
26 Jan 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
So, what do you do when you feel like your food supply isn’t nutritional enough, too expensive, too tenable, and at risk of being in short supply? You take matters into your own hands.
To me, this is a large reason why I make sure I have a long-lasting amount of food in my pantry at all times. My mind is more aware of these kinds of imminent interruptions and inconveniences to my food acquisition than it is with the possibility of a catastrophic earthquake, which is why I took so...
25 Jan 2010 by Preparedness Pro filed in Food Preparedness
by Kellene
In the last two segments in this series on Food, I’ve attempted to address our vulnerable reliance on our world’s food supply. When there is a shortage, we pay for it dearly. When a great deal of products are reliant upon one particular crop, we give away much of our freedom as well. When the core of our habits for feeding and enjoying are based on a particular product, we are also subjected to the price demands which come with such dependence. I’m sure that many of you remember...
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