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19 Tasty Things to do with Freeze-Dried Pineapple Posted:May 07, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

19 Tasty Things to do with Freeze-Dried Pineapple

When I first began my venture into food storage, I was met with a dizzying array of choices, among them freeze-dried and dehydrated produce. I didn’t have a ton of money to spend and had to [...]

Caution! You have entered a No Judging Zone! Posted:April 14, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Caution! You have entered a No Judging Zone!

Some of the very first foods I bought for my food storage pantry weren’t exactly health foods. I loaded up my shelves with cans of ravioli, Vienna sausages, and boxes of Cheerios, from GMO crops, I’m [...]

April specials from The Freeze Dry Guy Posted:April 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

April specials from The Freeze Dry Guy

Our friends at Freeze Dry Guy have yet another great sale to tempt you this month!       Don't miss these related posts: Freeze Dry Guy March Specials INSTANT SURVIVAL TIP: Freeze, baby, freeze! A [...]

Jump on this Mountain House sale, quick! Posted:April 01, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Jump on this Mountain House sale, quick!

If you’ve been waiting for a 25% off sale on Mountain House #10 cans, Freeze Dry Guy has them on sale from April 2-8 only. I’ve tried many of the different varieties of Mountain House entrees [...]

Bushels of buckets, for free! Posted:March 26, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

Bushels of buckets, for free!

 By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea Often survival projects end up taking more time than originally anticipated.  My recent bucket-gathering initiative is no exception though the effort has been fun [...]

Try this easy, peachy Dutch oven cobbler Posted:March 06, 2013 By:John A. Heatherly

Try this easy, peachy Dutch oven cobbler

By John A. Heatherly, Author of The Survival Template and The Cave and The Sea For a fast, fun dessert, try this 1-quart Dutch oven recipe. Ingredients include: 2 cans peaches, 1 partial box of white or vanilla instant cake [...]

A sure-fire strategy for keeping an organized pantry inventory Posted:February 28, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

A sure-fire strategy for keeping an organized pantry inventory

My husband has told me many times over the years, “Lisa, you always manage to make things more complicated than they need to be.” When we have friends over for dinner, I want to make ALL [...]

Cornstarch : It’s not just for gravy anymore Posted:February 27, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Cornstarch : It’s not just for gravy anymore

Guest post by K.C. Face Paint – You can use cornstarch to make face paint that will be just as good at the type of face paint that clowns use. It is quite easy to make [...]

VIDEO: How to store dry foods in canning jars Posted:February 22, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

VIDEO: How to store dry foods in canning jars

There’s a whole slew of things that I want included in my food storage pantry, but many of them don’t lend themselves well to the canning process (chocolate!), can’t be dehydrated (walnuts!), or aren’t a great [...]

10 Essential Skills Necessary For Survival Posted:February 12, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

10 Essential Skills Necessary For Survival

Guest post by Tess from Ready Nutrition! It’s a classic and I wanted to bring it back to life from the archives! Although it is important to be prepared for disaster situations, many are not adequately [...]