Food Preservation, Prepping, Gardening, Emergency Preparedness

This recipe is by far one of my absolute favorite quick easy meals that I know is dairy free and meat free. I created it as a meal that all my family can enjoy. This is budget friendly and was made using dehydrated ingredients. Dehydrated meals don’t store as long as freeze dried, but they…

This recipe is by far one of my absolute favorite quick easy meals that I know is dairy free and meat free. I created it as a single serving meal in a jar because by family is not allergic to dairy like I am but this recipe could easily be doubled or tripled to make…

I love my slow cooker! Being able to throw a meal together and let it slow cook all day is perfect for busy weekdays or during the summer when we don’t want to heat our house by using the stove. Today’s recipe is my husbands 2nd favorite dish and one of our secret family recipes.…

How are we going to beat inflation? As the price of groceries keep going up I’ve seen so many content creators doing budget friendly meals. I think this is amazing, however, I’m seeing a lot of creators using processed, boxed, and canned foods. Yes these items are cheap and will feed your family, but are…

The holiday season is almost here and this post is coming out JUST IN TIME to help you create the base of some of the most amazing holiday dishes without the added preservatives. Today I’m sharing with you ALL of my shelf stable cream of soup mixes. If you want more “Shelf Stable, Pantry Staple,…

A few years ago my local Campbells soup factory did a huge sale for veterans. We were able to go into the factory and get cases of discounted canned goods for UBER cheap. Like, $5 for en entire flat of canned foods. One of the things I stocked up on then was cream of mushroom,…

There are so many lessons we can learn from The Great Depression. One of most valuable lessons is living and cooking with less. I recently stubbled upon Clara’s Kitchen on YouTube and became obsessed with watching her videos and seeing the meals they created with very few ingredients during the Depression. She also has a…

I absolutely love me a good Ramen noodle cup! These are a classic staple in many households as they are extremely budget friendly and can be jazzed up fairly easily. My favorite flavor of Ramen is chicken but I found out during my early adulthood that I was allergic to chicken. =( very very sad.…

Everyone knows what a meal in a jar recipe is, and I’ve been obsessed with recreating new recipes. We love using these shelf stable meals, for days when I forgot to pull and defrost meat or on days when we are tempted to eat out. I know that each meal is a balanced and nutritious…

We all know the Meal In A Craze, but have you ever heard of a Side In A Jar? You probably haven’t because I just invented it! Meals in a jar are so convenient I had the thought why should we just stop at the main dish? So I decided to start re creating my…