Food Preparedness

14 Jan 2013 by filed in Food Preparedness
  I try not to do much on Sundays. I try to make it stand out as very different from the other days of the week; no work related activities, no activities that require others to work, etc. But that doesn’t mean that I am willing sit down and relax with my husband at a dinner time over peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. No sirreee… It’s still gotta be tasty but without a lot of fuss and clean up. So that’s when my pressure cooker usually gets pulled out and conjures up something fabulous.  One...
12 Dec 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
Long-term preservation of almonds is possible with a FoodSaver If you haven’t already discovered using a FoodSaver to preserve dry goods perfectly over long periods of time, you’re missing out. However, there are those who embrace this fantastic method of preserving dry goods or who WANT to do so, but still have a lot of questions that I didn’t cover in my articles or YouTube video. So here goes all of my troubleshooting tips and tricks for using the FoodSaver for dry goods preservation.  ...
07 Dec 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
You're likely to curse me after you make these fabulous recipes. Oh, just thinking about them makes me drool and in the mood to bake all over again!  The tasting guinea pigs claim that even those who didn't like pumpkin enjoyed this and even those who don't care for cranberries enjoyed this. I got the recipes from Grit. I don't know if you're familiar with Grit Magazine; I only know them because I sold them door to door in Idaho when I was 12 years old. Hey, I made a nickel a piece! Anyway,...
24 Nov 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
This is one of my absolute favorite dishes to make in a pressure cooker. It's simple to do and the meatballs are so moist and delicious In fact, I encourage you to make just about any meatball recipe in the pressure cooker in order to avoid that frozen food appearance and lackluster taste. You can make these with ANY freshly ground meat such as chicken, venison, and rabbit. So yes, this recipe most certainly does have a place on Preparedness Pro. Also, you can home can these meatballs for...
16 Nov 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
Part 2 of 2 What oils and fats should you be including in your long-term pantry? How can you include quality oils affordably? How can you best store oils and fats? Which oils and fats are the healthiest and the most versatile in the kitchen? Today we continue our exploration into this topic as Part 2 of yesterday’s article. I suppose I could have included it all in one article but I wanted to do some of my favorite fats/oils justice and not abbreviate or eliminate key information all for the...
08 Nov 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
How long can I store flour? What's the shelf-life of freeze-dried strawberries? Can I preserve meat in some way other than smoking or drying it?   I’d have to say the most common question I get asked as the Preparedness Pro is asking me how long something will store of what the shelf-life is of a particular product. I feel kind of badly for these persons because I know that the answer I give them isn’t the response that they are expecting to receive. The truth is there isn’t a hard and fast...
01 Nov 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
  Making your own pet food has a lot of great benefits for the person who seeks to be self-reliant, but, it also comes with serious nutritional consequences if you’re unaware. So today I’m writing a critical follow-up to yesterday’s article on making your own pet food. While the food that I suggest you use to make your own pet food does contain great nutrients for your pet, canning the food depletes some of these critical nutrients. Even if you’re storing the food in the refrigerator or...
18 Oct 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
I never tried anchovies before until a co-worked convinced me to try making this dish for myself. When I saw the list of sparse ingredients I couldn’t believe that a memorable dish could result from so little effort and ingredients. I was wrong though—really wrong. I’ve NEVER made this for company and not have them rant and rave about my “authentic Italian cooking.” *snicker—if they only knew* Oh, and by the way, I never give them the recipe because they will automatically assume that it will...
16 Oct 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
Yes, there is a relatively panic-free way to approach having a sufficient supply of food for everyone I intend to feed. I’m sure you’ve heard the saying that the best way to eat an elephant is over easy, right?  Just kidding. The best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time; so I’m going to share with you a few of my methods of attacking a chore that might otherwise seem a bit overwhelming to the point of paralysis.  I believe you’ll find these suggestions helpful regardless of where you...
05 Oct 2012 by filed in Food Preparedness
I get a lot of e-mails about what to do with excess eggplant.  I love to make my Eggplant Ratatouille, Moussaka,  as well as Eggplant Parmesan, but I’ve got an even better solution for you. One of the best things I ever tasted was when I was in Philadelphia, PA. I was living there for about 3 months doing advanced marketing for Anthony Robbins and his convention that was coming into town. At that point in my life I was eating mostly vegetarian. I couldn’t believe all of the amazing choices...

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