Archive for ' Recipes'

May Skill of the Month: Homemade Tortillas! Posted:May 03, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

May Skill of the Month: Homemade Tortillas!

Life without Mexican food is no life at all. I grew up with that sentiment posted on the refrigerator, and it’s become my mantra. A future without Mexican food is pretty dismal.  Since tortillas, both corn [...]

Garbage Soup: A Recipe Posted:April 19, 2011 By:thesurvivalmom

Garbage Soup: A Recipe

Guest post by wyzyrdap Perhaps, not a really-appetizing name, but appropriate and amusing.  This may not be overly-practical for a post-disaster scenario (no freezer), but it can save a boatload of cash in the meantime. When [...]

Dehydrated-to-Death Chili Posted:May 11, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Dehydrated-to-Death Chili

I tried a new chili recipe recently and decided to play around with it a bit.  I dehydrated the tomato sauce, kidney beans, added a few seasonings and stored it in my pantry for about a month.  [...]

Rice and Beans With a Bam! Posted:May 03, 2010 By:thesurvivalmom

Rice and Beans With a Bam!

I have discovered a recipe that takes simple black beans and rice so far beyond boring that you might actually look forward to the day when it's all you have left in the pantry! [...]

Posted:December 07, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

Can it really be? Pinto beans??

I have been buying my wheat, on occasion, from Grandpa’s Grains, a family farm up in Idaho.  A couple of days ago they shared these two recipes with me, and since they can both be made [...]

Posted:December 07, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

Chrystalyn’s Corner: Whole Grains Magic!

Oh, goodie!  With three grains lessons behind us, the time is finally here to share with you what my family calls our four grain mix.  I’ve been waiting for this moment.  This mix of grains is [...]

Posted:November 20, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

SurvivalMom’s Italian Meatball Soup

I guess it wasn’t very nice of me to tempt you with just the title of my Italian Meatball Soup, and then not share the recipe!  Someone asked for it, so here it is.  This was [...]

Posted:November 20, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

Chrystalyn’s Corner: What’s a kamut??

So, have you put to use your new knowledge of grains?  I hope so.  If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can read my past  articles here and here!  This week I’m going to [...]

Posted:November 17, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

SurvivalMom’s Macho Mexican Rice

  This is a terrific homemade Mexican Rice dish that I’ve been making for years.  It could be made in a Dutch oven if you were cooking outdoors, but typically, I make it on my stovetop [...]

Posted:October 21, 2009 By:thesurvivalmom

Chrystalyn’s Adventures With The Sun Oven

By Christalyn Trimble We’ve been getting a lot of inquiries here at TheSurvivalMom about the Sun Oven.  If you’ve read our FAQ and Lisa’s information here, you might be thinking, “Sun Oven cooking, huh?  How out [...]