It’s the end of the year, a good time to evaluate how prepared your family is for emergencies. Evaluate your priorities There are several facets to being prepared: preparing for emergencies, protecting your finances, weathering a long-term crisis, developing skills that lead to self reliance and so on. It can get pretty overwhelming when you…
Here’s a great popcorn recipe to make for Christmas time. Orange sweetness, cranberry tartness and almond saltiness all combine to make the perfect holiday treat. I gave boxes of three kinds of popcorn to our neighbors: Cranberry-Orange, Cinnamon and Cracker Jack. Everyone agreed: the Cranberry Orange was amazing. Ingredients: 10 C popped popcorn 1 C…
Let’s do a quick review of food storage: Two Kinds of Food Storage There are two types of food storage: The first type is short term or sometimes called a Three-month supply. Everyone should have a short term food storage of the foods you regularly eat every day. Ideally your “super pantry” should be stocked…
Experts are predicting food shortages world wide. So… the question is: Are you ready? Just when we think we’ve weathered the worst of the Corona storm, now we are hearing reports that some sectors of food production are shut down and others are hampered by worker shortages. More and more it appears that food shortages…
We’ve talked about the need for a 3-month supply of food, the kind of food that is in your pantry and that your family eats every day. You’ll be glad you have this food as a cushion against the ups and downs that the world can throw at you. But to make your preparedness plans…
Safety note: Whenever handling hot peppers, always wear disposable plastic gloves. Always. And wash hands thoroughly with soap and hot water after taking the gloves off. Every year I plant peppers. A lot of peppers. At least six varieties of peppers, two to four plants of each variety. This year it’s Jalapeno and Serrano (for…