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Simple Crusty Artisan Bread {Only 4 Ingredients!}
November 8, 2017 | No Category | Deals to Meals
This bread has come to be known as perhaps the easiest yeast bread in the entire world. I can’t imagine it getting ANY more simple than this recipe. I have heard about this recipe for years, but finally thought I’d give it a try. I am now hooked!! The best part a…
Baked Peaches and Cream Oatmeal
August 31, 2017 | No Category | Shandra
One of the benefits of living in my parents basement while we’re building our home is enjoying all of her delicious garden produce. I was sad to say goodbye to our garden when we moved. Not that I ever had a hugely successful garden, but it was always wonderful to get …
Cowboy Spaghetti
May 18, 2017 | No Category | Deals to Meals
Looking for a quick, weeknight meal for your family? This Cowboy Spaghetti is the perfect solution. Have you heard of this before? This was my first time making it, and it was a huge hit! Not sure how it’s different than normal spaghetti other than the fact it is chuck…
Homemade Instant Oatmeal Packets
March 31, 2017 | No Category | Shandra
Over 10 years ago I started this blog to help my friends and family learn to cook from their food storage. For a long while my recipes all revolved around items you could store long term, and how to incorporate them into your daily meal plan. As time has passed, this blog ha…
Homemade Freezer Chili
October 3, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Chili is what we’re talking about over at our house this weekend. One of my favorite parts about fall are all of the delicious soup recipes. It’s not officially fall until I make my HUGE batch of homemade chili. There really isn’t anything better in my book…
Fall Favorite Recipes: Pumpkin Rosemary Rolls with Garlic Butter
October 3, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
For those that follow our Instagram feed, you might have noticed the post I made about a few new fall recipes I was excited to share with you this week. We had our annual Holiday Kick Off Party over t…
Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread
August 31, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
In case you have some extra zucchini’s in your garden, here’s a delicious recipe for Triple Chocolate Zucchini Bread for you. Who doesn’t love zucchini bread? Combine zucchini with three different kinds of chocolate and you have me sold! Hope you love this …
Southwestern Shredded Pork Stuffed Bell Peppers
August 25, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Do you ever have leftover meat from a previous meal and you’re unsure what to do with it next? The other day we had tons of smoked, pulled pork that my neighbor gave to us that we had already eaten for dinner the nights before. It was amazing on a sandwich w…
Mimi Cafe’s Copycat Honey Bran Muffin Recipe
August 22, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Happy Monday everyone! I’m excited to share with you another one of my favorite things and products I would be sad to live without. This giveaway and post is all about muffins. Anyone who follows my blog knows I am a HUGE fan of muffins. I make them on a weekly …
Nectarine Infused Waffles and Nectarine Chicken Kabobs with CousCous
August 9, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Sorry for the lack of posting lately. I am still working day and night on our new blog and it’s seeming to take all of my free time to blog. Thanks for being patient with me 😉 I can…
Beach Street Chicken Lemon Linguine
August 5, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
I mentioned on Instagram earlier this week one of my all-time favorite meals. In case there is someone out there who hasn’t tried this recipe, you are missing out. Don’t wait another week to give this recipe a try. It is such an unusual pasta dish with dif…
Homemade Apricot Syrup and Fluffy Blueberry Apricot Pancakes
July 21, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
I don’t know about you, but I love fresh apricots. We are in full-blown apricot season here in Utah. We have several sweet neighbors who have been so kind and shared their harvest of apricots. I…
Healthy Hulk Green Pancakes {with Spinach and Bananas}
July 6, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
No, it’s not your eyes. These pancakes are meant to be green. Before you mock them, or disregard this recipe, give them a try! We served these for a family breakfast this past weekend and…
America’s Test Kitchen Best Blueberry Muffins
June 25, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Before this week ended, I wanted to share my go-to recipe for blueberry muffins. If you are used to making your muffins from a box, look no further, this recipe is SO much better and not much m…
Cherry Jubilee Waffles with Cherry Syrup
June 16, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Just when you think I’ve shared every combination of breakfast waffles and pancakes your way (yes, remember those Beet Pancakes? J), I thought I’d share another fun twist to your traditional waffle recipe. Not to mention, these could be the perfect breakfast in bed for a…
Thai Peanut Coconut Rice Bowl or Wrap
June 3, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Anyone who knows me, knows that Thai food is probably my favorite type of food of all time. There is something about a creamy, peanut coconut sauce that speaks to my heart. Pair that with some seasoned chicken, brown rice, cabbage, carrots and bell peppers and you hav…
Easy Creamy Rice Pudding
May 13, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Rice pudding is a favorite at our house. I know some people could take or leave it, but it is a breakfast or dessert that my family loves—no matter the time of year. Anytime I have extra rice on hand, I love to whip up a batch of rice pudding to have in the [&hellip…
Quinoa Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
May 11, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
If you were to ask me what my number one snack is that I make for my kids, it would definitely be muffins. I LOVE making muffins! I can’t even count the number of muffin recipes I have posted on this blog. Every time I go to make one, I am surprised there is [&h…
Copycat Chicken & Sausage Gumbo Soup {Rib and Chop}
May 9, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Here in Utah it is supposed to be a littler warmer than it was last week (yay!), but I can’t help but share a new soup recipe my family LOVED this past week. Now that it’s starting to warm…
Homemade Cream of Chicken Soup
April 29, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
It seems the more that comes out about the benefits of eating a ‘clean’ diet, the more I try and steer clear of as much processed foods as possible. For my large family of 7, I know I can not get away from all processed foods, but I’m doing the best I can t…
3 Simple Meat Extenders to save you money! Favorite Tip to save on Beef!
April 26, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
I am SO excited to share this post with you. I have been using this technique for so long, I don’t even remember where it originated from. If you are like me, I have a hard time spending $3-$6 a…
The Habit Copycat Super Food Salad
April 25, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Over the weekend we went to The Habit Burger with some family for a birthday lunch and they had a new salad they were featuring called the “Super Food Salad“. My Grandmother got and it was delicious. I loved the idea of the healthy quinoa, all of the fresh …
Homemade French Bread Video
April 19, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Subscribe to Deals to Meals on YouTube so you don’t miss any of our cooking videos. This is our most popular recipe on our blog {Homemade French Bread}, so we thought we’d show you how simple it is to make. Hope you love it! If you do, pass it along, would…
Simple Blender Wheat Waffles
April 15, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
One of my favorite food storage recipes on this blog has to be these Blender Wheat Waffles. Not only because they are fantastic, but because they are one of the best ways to use your whole-kernel wheat without having a wheat grinder. Many people store wheat but haven&#…
Vanilla (White Bean) Cupcakes
April 1, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
For our Flashback Friday this week I wanted to highlight our recipe for cutting out some of the fat in one of our favorite desserts–cupcakes! Who doesn’t love a good ol’ cupcake every now and then? Well, why not cut out the fat in the cake portion by…
Happy National Pancake Day: 15 of Our Favorite Pancake Recipes
March 9, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Who knew that today was national pancake day? I couldn’t let the day end without sharing with you some of my favorite pancake recipes. I have to admit, I may be biased, but I think we have a pre…
Homemade Granola and Yogurt Parfaits
March 4, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
A vacation is not a vacation (to me anyway) without my gallon ziploc bag of homemade granola. It makes for the perfect, healthy snack, eaten as cereal for breakfast, or used in these delicious yogurt parfaits. The Costco in California had the most amazing, large blueberries …
Cinnamon Swirl Bread
February 19, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Before baking season comes to an ed, you need to make a batch of this Cinnamon Swirl Bread. This bread has all of the flavor and texture we love about cinnamon rolls, but put together in a much easier, simpler recipe. This Cinnamon Bread is delicious with our Cinnamon…
Cranberry Almond Steel Cut Oats
January 5, 2016 | No Category | Shandra
Happy New Year everyone! Thank you for being patient as I was taking a little break from the blogging world and enjoying the week with my family. We had a great time hanging out at home, relaxing, playing and enjoying kids being out of school. This Christmas season wa…
Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes
November 6, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
It is the weekend, yay! Are you as excited as I am? What a week! That means pumpkin breakfasts of some kind around our house in November. Whether it’s Pumpkin Waffles, Pumpkin Oatmeal, Pumpkin Quinoa or Pumpkin Pancakes, we are all about pumpkin this time of yea…
Creamy White Chicken Chili
October 21, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
Last night was one of those nights I needed a meal that was quick and fast. One of my favorite benefits to having a well stocked pantry and food storage is you can make complete meals without having to run to the store. Most of this recipe is all about dumping …
Copycat Recipe: Costco’s Spicy Avocado Hummus Dip
October 6, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
Are you as addicted to Costco’s Spicy Avocado Hummus as I am? I LOVE this stuff! Every time I go to Costco I can’t help but pick up a container of this good stuff. The…
Perfectly Peach Waffles with Peach Syrup
September 7, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
We are all about peaches over here at our house lately. It seems the peach season seems to sneak up on me every year. I have had big, beautiful peaches falling from our tree for several weeks now and I finally decided to bottle them yesterday. Why does that never soun…
Sweet Thai Chicken Pizza on Whole Grain Pizza Crust
August 6, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
You have not had the perfect homemade pizza until you have tried this Sweet Thai Chicken Pizza! The flavor is unreal good! We have a local pizza restaurant called Rock Creek Pizza. They have th…
Best Macaroni Salad
June 24, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
How was your Father’s Day weekend? We had a great time and played our annual Father’s Day Challenge of Kids vs. Dads. It was a riot! One of these days when I have a few minutes, I will give you all of the details. It’s such a fun way to celebra…
Bruschetta Balsamic Chicken and Pasta
June 15, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
This dish is awesome for summer!! I loved EVERYTHING about this recipe. I am so excited to share it with you! We had it last night and I was thrilled I had leftover’s for lunch today. It was just as fantastic today as it was yesterday. This dish is light, fresh,…
Simple Slow Cooker Baked Beans
May 21, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
Before Memorial Day gets here and you are scrambling to figure out what to cook for your get togethers, I thought I would share with you some of my go-to, quick barbeque recipes. Most of us don’t have all day to spend prepping for weekend parties, …
Little America’s Bran Muffins with Caramel Glaze
April 24, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
I decided I wanted to start a ‘Flashback Friday’ post. There are so many hundreds of recipes, I wanted to highlight each week some of the posts that we might have forgotten about–but…
Super Healthy Granola–Chia Seeds, Flax Seed, Quinoa and Oats
April 13, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
If you have followed my blog for awhile you know I love granola. If we don’t have a tupperware of granola in our pantry my family doesn’t know how to function. They forget tha…
Vegetarian Black Bean Lasagna
April 9, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
Vegetarian. Black beans. Lasagna. What?!? Those three things don’t seem to go together, right? Well, let me tell you. They do! And they go together beautifully, as strange as this recipe sounds. My friend made this lasagna for a large gathering and sent me home …
Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Pancakes
March 29, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
This past weekend I was craving a chocolate chip cookie. I’m not sure why, it just sounded good. This morning I went on a long run and was excited to come home and make something yummy and filled with carbs (why else would I run?! :). I decided to take my …
Brown Rice Blender Pancakes {Gluten Free}
January 30, 2015 | No Category | Shandra
Just when I think I have made every type of pancake there could be, I found another one we all LOVE! The best part about this recipe too, is it’s actually quite healthy and gluten free. My sister is having problems lately with gluten and so we have been playing …
Parmesan Rosemary Foccacia Bread {America’s Test Kitchen}
December 18, 2014 | No Category | Deals to Meals
My sister is the queen of making great bread. She is very methodical and patient with recipes (which I am not!) and is great at following recipes exactly as they are intended (again..which I am…
Slow Cooker Cranberry Orange Chicken
November 12, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
If there was an award for a recipe with the most vibrant, beautiful color, I think this recipe would take home the ribbon. Look how pretty this dish is. It screams Christmas to me. Not only the fresh orange and cranberry flavor but the beautiful deep red color of the sauce, …
Fluffy Apple Wheat Pancakes
November 8, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Did this week fly by to anyone else but me? I can’t believe it’s the weekend already. Is it just me, or do you feel like the older you get the quicker every day goes? I am still in shock that I am listening to Christmas music on the radio again. That…
Blender Bottled Applesauce–Easiest Recipe EVER!
October 27, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
One of my favorite memories as a child was when my Mom would spend an afternoon making homemade applesauce. We used to pick the apples off our tree and help my Mom core the apples, boil t…
Freezer Homemade Chili
October 22, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
There is a recipe that I make once a year, every year of my adult life. I have been making this Homemade Chili recipe for over 10 years now and have never been good about keeping track of how and what I add to this recipe. A friend of mine wanted me to get […]
Strawberry Infused Waffles with Butter Syrup
October 9, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
I know it’s not really strawberry season anymore, but I’m afraid that if I hide away this recipe until spring I might never find it again..and I would devastated! I’m not sure how I skipped over sharing this recipe this summer but when I found these …
Easy Bean and Cheese Burritos
September 19, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Do you ever need a super-simple-easy-peasy recipe to make for dinner? This recipe is the one for you! I can not think of a time when we have gone on vacation and I haven’t brought this meal to make for our family (or our kids). One of the ways we save a lot of […
Simple Naan Bread
August 14, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Naan bread goes with Indian food like chocolate goes with strawberries. They were just made for each other. Although we don’t have a real tandoori oven to bake our bread in, we have found a simple method that makes this bread turn out perfect every time! We serv…
Best Buttermilk Pancakes
July 24, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Here in Utah July 24th is a special holiday. It’s the day we get to pay tribute to our ancestors who went before us and settled this beautiful Salt Lake Valley. I have several ancestors who crossed the Missouri plains through hardships, died along the trail and …
Double Chocolate Waffles with Butter Syrup
May 11, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Where did this week go? I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about these waffles before now. I hope you have time to try these waffles tomorrow on Mother’s Day. The women, or mother in your life, will LOVE you if you whip up a batch for her this weekend…
Banana Oat Muffins
April 10, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
The other day my kids came home to the most random after school snacks in the history of Mommy-after-school-snack-dum. I was trying to clean out my fridge and so I placed several options out on the counter–hard boiled eggs from a spinach salad the night before, …
30 Minute Breadsticks
March 25, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Breadsticks are so cute, aren’t they? Who doesn’t love a seasoned, soft, fluffy white piece of bread drizzled in melted butter and salt? Nothing really better in my opinion. That is..unless you dip these soft breadstick pillows of heaven into someth…
Coconut Cashew Granola
March 8, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Coconut oil seems to be the newest and greatest health trend going around these past few months. Many people claim coconut oil is a ‘healthy’ oil, compared to some processed oils like canola and vegetable. I’m not sure I believe all of the hea…
Mile High Biscuit Recipe and Tips
February 11, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Hands down the most popular recipe on my blog is for these Mile High Biscuits. That is kind of ironic considering I don’t think of myself as a biscuit making expert, and this is a recipe my sister gave me. No matter the reason, this has become a recipe I make on…
Pina Colada Pancakes
January 29, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
I love breakfast food. I could really eat pancakes and waffles for breakfast, lunch and dinner if my family were up for that. There are so many delicious combinations of syrups, toppings, fruit filled yumminess that I have to be careful how often I make them. Since the New Y…
Healthy Triple Bean Chicken Enchilada Soup
January 28, 2014 | No Category | Shandra
Isn’t this soup pretty? I love all of the colors of red, orange, green, yellow, black and white. If color is an indication of a healthy recipe, this soup is a winner. This healthy eating challenge for me has been pretty difficult I have to admit. I tend to have a battl…
Christmas Wreath Bread with Peppermint Hot Chocolate
December 24, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Only one more day until Christmas, can you believe it? I hope you each have a wonderful Christmas Eve today. I know there are many things you can make in your kitchen on this last day before Christmas…
Quinoa Pancakes & Pomegranate Syrup
December 13, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Pomegranates are in season this time of year and I can’t seem to get enough of them. Do you like them to? My husband thinks I’m crazy for liking them. The crunchy seed in the center throws a lot of people off, but I have to admit I’m addicted! My kid…
Blender Oatmeal Apple Muffins
November 13, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
My family and I have been on an apple kick lately. The month’s of Sept-November are apple season. Apples are our favorite go-to snack when my kids are hungry, come home from school, for lunches and even as a side dish for dinner. We have had fun trying all the d…
Oatmeal Pancakes with Blueberry Syrup
October 5, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
This weekend is one of my favorites of the entire year. There are few times when I feel justified to sit on my couch and eat delicious food for two days straight. Our church has what’s called General Conference where the leaders and prophet of our church speak t…
Coconut Rice Pudding
September 28, 2013 | No Category | Deals to Meals
Rice pudding has always been my husbands favorite dessert. Honestly , growing up I thought rice pudding was a sad excuse for a dessert! When it comes to dessert I dream of chocolaty layer cakes and fresh European pastries, but over the years…
Spongy Yeast Waffles
September 22, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
I think I could consider myself a waffle connoisseur. I have made probably a hundred different waffle recipes, and I have to admit I am very picky. There is no such thing as an Eggo Waffle at my house. I don’t love a crispy, airy textured waffle. A good waffle to…
Mango Rice
September 10, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Yesterday I posted a recipe for Citrus Grilled Shrimp and along with those kabobs I served this recipe for Mango rice. If you loved the Pineapple Rice Ellen posted a couple months ago, this Mango Rice has the same great flavor. The sweet mango goes perfectly with the …
Jalapeno Cheddar Cornbread Muffins
May 14, 2013 | No Category | Deals to Meals
Many of you are familiar with our favorite corn bread recipe. To me, there is nothing really better. However, my sister the other night made a Jalapeno Cheddar version of our cornbread and they were the tastiest muffins around. You have the sweetness of the cor…
Authentic Black Beans
May 5, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Along with the Cochinita Pibil in Mexico, they always served black beans that had so much flavor and were so much better than any you can get in a can here at home. I realized I was making a mistake when I make beans at home, that I serve them too dry and draining the [&hell…
Cashew Craisin Granola
April 28, 2013 | No Category | Shandra
Since I have been gone for a week I haven’t cooked anything fun to blog about yet. So, I thought I would blog about something that saved the day on our trip. This cashew granola was a life saver on our trip for those long travel days where there is nothing to ea…
White Bean Hummus
December 31, 2012 | No Category | Shandra
There will be a lot of fattening, deep fat fried appetizers at our annual New Year’s Eve party, but if you want a appetizer on the healthier side, this White Bean Hummus is just what you need. As you know, hummus is generally made with garbanzo or chick pe…
KSL 6 P.M. News & Food Storage 101
September 11, 2012 | No Category | Shandra
Yesterday I got an email from the producer of the KSL news and she said they wanted to come out to my house and do a news segment on food storage for National Preparedness Month. I thought, ‘Sure, why not?!” Until…I went down to my food storage room and rea…
Mexican Rice
June 13, 2012 | No Category | Deals to Meals
Mexican rice at our house has become a touchy subject until…last night. As each good wife does when you first marry you make the standard recipes your mom used to make. Well, years go by and I finally caught on to the fact that I was the ONLY one eating t…
FIVE Items you need in your food storage!
April 13, 2012 | No Category | Shandra
There are five items I feel strongly that every family should store in their food storage. Storing items like fruits, vegetables, and chocolate chips are awesome to have in your storage (and personally I would be devastated to live without), but we could live without them if…
Copycat Outback Honey Oat Pumpernickel Rye Bread
February 24, 2012 | No Category | Shandra
Does anyone LOVE the pumpernickel bread from Outback or The Cheesecake Factory as much as I do? I could eat an entire loaf all by myself. I am new to the whole grain rye, but have found it has a delicious flavor that I am quickly learning to love. Rye used to be the grain [&…
Oatmeal Pancake or Waffle Mix
October 6, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
*I am SO late on posting this AWESOME deal, but if you have a chance before tomorrow (Oct. 7th) is over, RUN into the Augason Farms Outlet store off of 3431 S. 500 W. and pick up some bags of oats for a GREAT DEAL!! They have their oats on sale for $18.99 for a […]
Cajun Red Beans Sausage & Rice
April 29, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
Last month I taught a class on beans and my friend volunteered to bring a recipe for Cajun Rice & Beans. She briefly explained the recipe and I have to say I wasn’t all that excited about the dish. I have only made rice & beans once or twice in married years an…
Southwestern Egg Rolls, Bean Dip & White Bean Soup
April 3, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
I know bean month is supposed to be over, but I couldn’t help myself from sharing with you some of my favorite bean recipes I have posted about the past couple of years. Food blogs become an aby…
Bean Craze!
April 1, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
I just had to show you these funny pictures because I couldn’t believe the amount of beans we picked up for our neighborhood food storage order this month. I emailed and sent around signup sheets to the families in my neighborhood and church group and was shocked when …
Black Bean Enchiladas
March 30, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
There are several recipes of mine that I keep as my go-to busy-night, crazy-mom meal ideas. Some nights I feel like I run around with my head chopped off and figuring out what to do for dinner is not on the top of my priority list. However, I still want to throw something to…
Black Bean Soup
March 26, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
I found a recipe a few months ago for a black bean soup that I have been so excited to try for ‘bean’ month. It did not dissapoint! I changed a few parts of the recipe and think I have come up with the perfect black bean soup. I have had dried black beans in [&he…
Black Bean Mint Brownies
March 25, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
I LOVE beans. I LOVE brownies. I LOVE our recipe for brownies. Mix our brownies with black beans and you have a combination that is more moist, more dense, more chocolaty and more delicious…WITH the added bonus of having HALF as much fat and calories as they do when th…
Tuscan White Bean Chicken Soup
March 19, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
Bean bonanza continues. There is only one more official week of winter, so I wanted to share with you one more of my favorite soup recipes. Of course, this one has beans in it because of our monthly focus–are you sick of beans yet? Beans or no beans though, this is one…
White Bean Chocolate Chip Cookies & Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
March 15, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
Chocolate Chip Cookies (with white beans)–We used our recipe for the Perfect Chocolate Chip cookie and just substituted 1/2 of the butter with bean puree. I also added one of the cups of …
Black Bean Chocolate Cupcakes and Peanut Butter Frosting
March 8, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
Would it be a surprise to you if I told you I was really excited to post about this recipe? I am sure you are stunned that I could hardly wait to post about a cupcake that is made with beans? What kin…
Whole Grain Pancake Mix
March 6, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
It is now March and another month has come and gone in our preparedness efforts. Does everyone have their salt and spices supply? If so, I would LOVE to hear your success stories!?! I know I had fun this week going to Costco and picking up 1,400 lbs. of salt–ah! I didn…
Sweet Breakfast Polenta
January 19, 2011 | No Category | Deals to Meals
A few weekends ago my husband made breakfast for my kids. My children have a love for “Hot Cereal” as they call it. We recently used our last of Cream of Wheat and Germade so my husband decided to pull out a recipe from his childhood. Let’s just say I didn&…
Oil & Fats and Emergency Cooking Options
January 6, 2011 | No Category | Shandra
It is a new month and a new year and the perfect time to set those new year’s resolutions to become better prepared and to get your food storage! Becoming self reliant and better prepared is not an overnight task. Don’t become discouraged, just do a little at a t…
Homemade Hot Cocoa Mix & more SUGAR fun!
December 9, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
Sugar, sugar, sugar! Our Positively Preparing food storage goal this month is for you to build up your food storage supply of SUGAR. Who doesn’t need to beef up their supply of sugar during the holidays. It is a little scary how much sugar (and butter) I go through in …
Pumpkin Bread–powdered milk & eggs!
November 11, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
I am sure everyone by now has their favorite pumpkin bread recipe. I have taken a family favorite recipe and adapted it to incorporate more food storage ingredients, and have tried to make it a little more healthy (I said a ‘little’ keep in mind :). Also, …
Food Storage: Wheat waffles, Homemade Wheat Bread
October 8, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
WHEAT 101 Handouts for this month: 1-Favorite Wheat Recipes 2-Wheat 101 Handout
Jalapeno Pepper Jelly, Pickle Relish and Salsa
September 21, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
This past few weeks I have spent many hours in the kitchen doing some yearly canning. My garden tomatoes have become ripe, so it was time to bottle several quarts of my homemade salsa. There is nothing better than a batch of salsa made from ripe tomatoes from your gardenR…
Homemade Cream of Chicken or Mushroom Soup
July 14, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
Do words like maltodextrin, guanylate, inosinate, monosodium glutamate, scare you? I am far from the healthiest person in the world, but I have to admit ingredients like these even scare me! Tonight I went to make one of my favorite throw-together meals (the bambino is only …
Homemade Flour Tortillas
May 18, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
First off, a BIG thank you to all of you who were so kind to send me your favorite tortilla recipes (after my tortilla trauma earlier). I knew with the help of many of you I would be able to find a much improved recipe for homemade tortillas–and I did!! I am not sure w…
Steel Cut Oat Breakfast
April 20, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
Many of you have probably heard of the new ‘oatmeal craze’ of Steel Cut Oats. What are steel cut oats you ask? Well, the life of an oat begins in the form of a GROAT. These groats look a lot like a hard red wheat kernel. These groats are tough and take a long tim…
Healthier Oatmeal Cookies and Muffins
January 28, 2010 | No Category | Shandra
The other day I was making White Bean Chicken Chili and decided to use some of the dried white beans from my storage (SO much less expensive than canned beans!). I put 3 lbs. of beans in my large roaster oven and had them simmer in the water for 4-5 hours. By the end of [&he…
Homemade Granola Bars and Instant Oatmeal
December 7, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
Today, being the snowy & cold day that it is, I decided that I wanted to spend the day in the kitchen. This is a surprise to many who know me lately..I am three months pregnant and SICK, SICK, SICK, so for me to be back in the kitchen is not my normal self. Who [……
Apple Pie Filling
October 12, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
One of my favorite things about fall are sweet, crisp, apples. My all time favorite apple is the Jonathan Apple. It is crisp, a little tart, and has the perfect texture for pies, cobblers, and for eating plain. We planted a jonathan apple tree four years ago, but for some re…
Homemade Salsa
October 2, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
If you have garden tomatoes that you need to use up, making your own homemade salsa is a great way to use those ripe tomatoes. Below is my favorite salsa recipe that can be used for bottled salsa or as fresh salsa. Both are delicious and have their own distinct flavor. I lik…
Deals to Meals was on Studio 5 today!
August 7, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
(Sorry, I didn’t take too great of pictures 🙂 If you didn’t see our clip from Studio 5 today, check it out, it was a lot of fun!http://studio5.ksl.com/ After going to their website just scroll down until you see our logo. If you live in California, Arizona, Id…
Strawberry Freezer Jam
June 5, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
Is there anything better than homemade strawberry jam? I have been waiting for strawberries to go on sale for a $1 a pound and last night when I was at Walmart they had them all marked down to $1. Yeah!! This is not their normal price, so call your Walmart and see if they ha…
Easy Homemade French Bread
March 10, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
This is by far one of the most pinned and shared recipe on our blog. It is also one of the most simple bread recipes you will EVER make! This French Bread comes together in just about an hour and is so delicious and versatile. This dough can be used for homemade pizza…
NEW favorite whole wheat bread recipe
March 10, 2009 | No Category | Shandra
Okay…so I thought I could bake a pretty good loaf of whole wheat bread, until… I had my friend Emilies bread & WOW, she put mine to shame! For the longest time we couldn’t figure out what the difference was in our bread. Mine was great rig…
Homemade Peach Jam & Bottled Peaches
November 8, 2008 | No Category | Shandra
This post is a little late in coming, now that peach season is over, I just wanted to encourage anyone that has room in their yard, to grow a peach tree. We planted two peach trees three year…
Homemade Marinara Sauce
August 26, 2008 | No Category | Shandra
Now, I’m not dogging on Prego Spaghetti sauce, but once you start making your own sauce–you will NEVER go back to sauce in a jar. I have several bottles in my food storage, but those are only for emergencies 🙂 Nothing gets better than a big vat of spagh…
Homemade Taco Seasoning
July 16, 2008 | No Category | Shandra
If you have never made your own Taco Seasoning, now’s your chance. It is SO good and So easy! We make several pre-portioned amounts and put in Ziploc bags for easy storage. The other best part about this seasoning is that you can get almost ALL of these spices at Walma…