Food Storage: Our Meal Ideas (So Far)

Like I said, Liesa’s book is inspired. She got me to realize that I can mesh what we actually eat with food storage. I just need to keep up the work and planning I’ve been doing to adapt recipes, etc. Some meals will come completely from food storage, others will have fresh ingredients in addition […]

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Mini Chicken B’Steeyas

I made these today for cooking club tonight. They are super yummy and surprisingly easy to make. The bonus is that you can make them ahead and freeze them for later–which I am going to do because I think I might need one or two of these every day as a little snack. I’ll let […]

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TWD: Tartest Lemon Tart and Tiramisu Cake

I adore lemon desserts. This tart uses whole lemons (sans seeds) for the filling. We loved the slight bitterness from the pith. It had a tangy, yet sweet lemon marmalade flavor.  The full recipe can be found here. I didn’t do an nut crust like the recipe states. I had some of Dorie’s Sweet Tart […]

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Food Storage Blogs and Resources

Over the past few months I’ve been seeking out blogs and websites focused on food storage. I’ve found them to be so helpful as I’ve been making my food storage plans and philosophy. (More on this next week.) Here’s a list of great sites I’ve come across. If you have a site you love leave […]

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Raspberry Cake Bars

Shelf Reliance sent me a sample of their freeze-dried raspberries.  I decided to try out a recipe from their website–Raspberry Cake Bars. I’d never tried freeze-dried raspberries before.  They were delicious.  This is definitely something I want in my pantry and food storage. They taste great out of the package, but you can also soak […]

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Strawberry-White Chocolate Chip Cookies

I’ve always wanted to try strawberry cookies. Freeze-dried strawberries are perfect with creamy white chocolate in these summery tasting cookies.   Strawberry-White Chocolate Chip Cookies original recipe Ingredients: 1 cup unsalted butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1 tsp. vanilla extract 2 large eggs 3 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 […]

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