I am soooo sorry to have taken such a long time off. Things got crazy for me around the holidays and I just never got back to this. I have been working on my storage. Organizing recipes and putting together 72 hour kits. I have been collecting all kinds of great tips and things to share. So now I am ready to recommit and keep things updated. PLEASE leave comments to help me out.
First off I had asked about barely. A couple of people emailed me some some great recipes. A great website that you can find all kinds of recipes using barley: http://www.barleyfoods.org/recipes.html was given to me and I found it very useful. I have also found several other ways to add to your storage each week. The things are not only food but things that we should have on hand so I will add that each week along with the food to buy. As we take these "baby" steps in getting organized and prepared I think we will have more peace in the the coming year.
Week Twenty: 20 lbs. sugar
$10.00 placed in a safe location
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Week Nineteen
This week the purchase is for 100 lbs. of wheat. I have only purchased my wheat from the church storehouse. I know there are other sources out there but this is what I am familiar with. As I have posted before I do not need more wheat so this week I am going to work again on 72 hours kits. Also, I want to catch up on a few weeks that I skipped because I did not do my regular shopping.
I did find a source that shows for 12 months (six people) you need:
906 lbs. of wheat, 170 lbs. of corn meal, 230 lbs. of rolled oats, 92 lbs. of enriched white flour, 404 lbs. of enriched white rice, 20 lbs., of pearled barley and 200 lbs. of spaghetti or macaroni.
These are just from the grain group. I am asking - tell me what do we do with barley? I know how to use the other grains but that one is new to me. These amounts seem overwhelming when you look at it as a whole - but broken up into bits it is manageable. I am thinking more towards the three month supply and going to divide it into that measurement. For example, for the wheat 906 divided by 12 is 75.5 times three equals 226.5 lbs for three months. I can do that already almost if I had purchased wheat during week 7 and this week. For me dividing it up like that helps me not to get to stressed about it.
Next week I have a great new recipe to share - happy storing!
I did find a source that shows for 12 months (six people) you need:
906 lbs. of wheat, 170 lbs. of corn meal, 230 lbs. of rolled oats, 92 lbs. of enriched white flour, 404 lbs. of enriched white rice, 20 lbs., of pearled barley and 200 lbs. of spaghetti or macaroni.
These are just from the grain group. I am asking - tell me what do we do with barley? I know how to use the other grains but that one is new to me. These amounts seem overwhelming when you look at it as a whole - but broken up into bits it is manageable. I am thinking more towards the three month supply and going to divide it into that measurement. For example, for the wheat 906 divided by 12 is 75.5 times three equals 226.5 lbs for three months. I can do that already almost if I had purchased wheat during week 7 and this week. For me dividing it up like that helps me not to get to stressed about it.
Next week I have a great new recipe to share - happy storing!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Week Eighteen
I cannot believe the holidays got so busy! I have not had a lot of extra time and now that a new year has begun I am back and will be updating again on a regular basis.
David came home the a couple of weeks ago with some information regarding food storage. He was told that we need to be sure and have a GOOD three month supply of things. We still need to have our year supply but we need to make sure that we could sustain ourselves for at least three months with what we have in our storage. I am trying to come up with a good list of items and things that would be good for this. In the meantime, I will still be posting our weekly purchases to add to our year supply. During the last few weeks I have not focused on this like had been. It was hard to do regular shopping and such during our "Arctic Blast". I know that I was glad I had some things on hand during that time and did not have to worry so much about getting to the store. But now it is time to restock and re-evaluate where I am with things. So we are now on week eighteen. With this week also be sure that you are adding at least a gallon of water to your list.
Also, I will be posting more recipes and tips for preparing menus and meal planning. I have taught a few classes on this and have lots of information to share.
WEEK EIGHTEEN: 10 lbs. of sugar
David came home the a couple of weeks ago with some information regarding food storage. He was told that we need to be sure and have a GOOD three month supply of things. We still need to have our year supply but we need to make sure that we could sustain ourselves for at least three months with what we have in our storage. I am trying to come up with a good list of items and things that would be good for this. In the meantime, I will still be posting our weekly purchases to add to our year supply. During the last few weeks I have not focused on this like had been. It was hard to do regular shopping and such during our "Arctic Blast". I know that I was glad I had some things on hand during that time and did not have to worry so much about getting to the store. But now it is time to restock and re-evaluate where I am with things. So we are now on week eighteen. With this week also be sure that you are adding at least a gallon of water to your list.
Also, I will be posting more recipes and tips for preparing menus and meal planning. I have taught a few classes on this and have lots of information to share.
WEEK EIGHTEEN: 10 lbs. of sugar
Monday, November 10, 2008
Week Seventeen
I am so sorry to have missed last week but my daughter had her baby and I was very busy being a new grandma! That said I was sure glad I had a few things that the kids could put together to eat. Now I have to replenish but it sure came in handy for them. I had purchased some boxed dinners that were on sale. Not my first choice for a good home cooked meal but for them it was perfect! That is something that we should consider when adding to our basic food storage. Some of the "prepared" boxed things will sound pretty good after eating wheat and beans for a couple of weeks:) Watch the sales and you can add things at a pretty good price. Which brings me to my next point. There will be good sales around the holidays on things like instant potatoes, olives, and some other canned goods. Take advantage of those sales. Don't think you have to keep to this schedule. This is only a suggestion. You can always pick up whatever is for this or that week. Use your $$ wisely and buy what is on sale. That goes for anytime of the year. Sometimes I do that. I just add what I was supposed to get to my next weeks list and get those sale items.
WEEK SEVENTEEN: 2 cans of tuna, 4 cans tomato soup
WEEK SEVENTEEN: 2 cans of tuna, 4 cans tomato soup
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Week Sixteen
I love the holidays! So much of our family time together at this time of year centers around food. We have our family favorites that seem to only get baked or cooked at this time of year. Maybe that is because with the change of season we stay indoors more and I love cooking more around this time. When I say cooking for me it is baking. I love baking and finding ways to use the foods of the season. So many shared from their gardens this year and lot got frozen to be used for the fall season of baking. Do you have a favorite recipe for some fun kind of bread or goodie? Please share with us. For now I am sharing our favorite pumpkin dessert.
AUNT BARB'S PUMPKIN BAKE
4 eggs 1 tsp. soda 1 C oil 1/2 tsp. salt
1 (15oz.) can Pumpkin 2 C flour 2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. cloves 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Mix eggs, oil, and pumpkin in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake at 305 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
Frosting: 1 6oz. cream cheese 6 Tbls butter 1 Tbls milk 1 tsp vanilla
4 C powdered sugar Mix all ingredients together and frost top of pumpkin bake after cooled.
WEEK SIXTEEN: 5 lbs. of Honey
AUNT BARB'S PUMPKIN BAKE
4 eggs 1 tsp. soda 1 C oil 1/2 tsp. salt
1 (15oz.) can Pumpkin 2 C flour 2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. baking powder 1/2 tsp. ginger 1/2 tsp. cloves 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
Mix eggs, oil, and pumpkin in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Bake at 305 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
Frosting: 1 6oz. cream cheese 6 Tbls butter 1 Tbls milk 1 tsp vanilla
4 C powdered sugar Mix all ingredients together and frost top of pumpkin bake after cooled.
WEEK SIXTEEN: 5 lbs. of Honey
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
Week Fifteen
This last weekend I was at conference. I thought with the troubling times we are in now I would here once more about being prepared. I don't think I heard one specific talk about that but I did hear more than once that we need to be obedient to the commandments and counsel we have already been given. I think that we already know what we should be doing - now is the time to just DO IT! Now with regards to food storage now is the time to begin. How much more peace we will have when we have to face whatever it is we have to face if we are prepared. That said this week we are adding mac and cheese to our shelves. What are some interesting things to do with this staple? Sometimes we add hot dogs, hamburger, chicken. But Paige shared with us a recipe she had learned on trek and that was adding tuna! It was delicious and tuna is much easier to store that the other things. I had never thought of adding that before so I was a bit sceptical but it turned out we liked it. What do you add to spice it up? Please share with us!
WEEK FIFTEEN: 1 box mac and cheese, 1 lb. yeast. ( I usually buy at least four boxes at a time, so feel free to add more to your list and remember the yeast will freeze)
WEEK FIFTEEN: 1 box mac and cheese, 1 lb. yeast. ( I usually buy at least four boxes at a time, so feel free to add more to your list and remember the yeast will freeze)
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Week Fourteen
My husband came home last night and wanted to know how much more we needed for our storage. I thought maybe he was wanting to talk about it during FHE. But the truth was he has been really worried because of the economic situation in our country right now. These are the last days - not that we are predicting anything - but it did give a great opportunity to discuss with the children once again the importance of following the prophet. Following a prophet even when we don't see the importance or value of it. We are not near our goal of a years supply but we are closer than we have been in a long time. We were able to show the kids that even though we are very active in the church we as adults need to be listening just as much as they are. Knowing we are obeying gives us peace. Peace in a time when there is so much unrest going on in the world around us. I think it is a very valuable lesson for our children to have.
This weeks food is wheat. If you have your wheat then I suggest maybe replenishing some petty cash for yourself. I know of a sister that always has hidden away in a couple of places $100. I know that that is a lot of money but if you add some every week it could add up. This is not cash that is to be used for any other purpose than during a crisis situation. And no it is not a crisis when shoes go on sale for half off and you need one of every color:) What is a crisis? Well that is for you to decided for your family but it is something I would make a matter of prayer. The Lord will bless you as long as you are obeying and what you might think is a crisis just might be one of the blessings. So don't get discouraged or overwhelmed. The Lord knows your heart and will open doors!
WEEK FOURTEEN: 100 lbs. of wheat
This weeks food is wheat. If you have your wheat then I suggest maybe replenishing some petty cash for yourself. I know of a sister that always has hidden away in a couple of places $100. I know that that is a lot of money but if you add some every week it could add up. This is not cash that is to be used for any other purpose than during a crisis situation. And no it is not a crisis when shoes go on sale for half off and you need one of every color:) What is a crisis? Well that is for you to decided for your family but it is something I would make a matter of prayer. The Lord will bless you as long as you are obeying and what you might think is a crisis just might be one of the blessings. So don't get discouraged or overwhelmed. The Lord knows your heart and will open doors!
WEEK FOURTEEN: 100 lbs. of wheat
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