Archive for ' Food'

January Skill of the Month: Waxing cheese Posted:January 17, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

January Skill of the Month: Waxing cheese

Guest post by RightWingMom, our Skill of the Month editor. Many of us have been stockpiling Mac & Cheese, Hamburger Helper, boxes of Velveeta, and cans of Campbell’s cheese soup.  If you can afford it, you [...]

Ask The Survival Mom: Re-using glass jars, food storage brands, budget camping gear, and dehydrating dairy and eggs Posted:January 09, 2013 By:thesurvivalmom

Ask The Survival Mom: Re-using glass jars, food storage brands, budget camping gear, and dehydrating dairy and eggs

From Stacey:  Hi! I have been following you for several months now and planning, planning, planning. I have done as you suggested and saved 2liter bottles and glass jars for cheaper storage of dry goods, but [...]

The Mountain House Bug Out Bucket: A must-have for any emergency Posted:December 26, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

The Mountain House Bug Out Bucket: A must-have for any emergency

Mountain House foods have consistently ranked at the top of every consumer taste test I’ve read. Two nights ago I fed their Beef Stroganoff with Noodles to my husband for dinner, and he was perfectly happy. [...]

Every nook & cranny: Using empty spaces to maximize your food storage Posted:December 22, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Every nook & cranny: Using empty spaces to maximize your food storage

This creative prepper, a single guy, ladies!, has come up with an ingenious method for packing food and other supplies in a cardboard box, using every extra nook and cranny. He had noticed all the empty [...]

Can a Whole Foods Mom make peace with food storage? Posted:December 16, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Can a Whole Foods Mom make peace with food storage?

From the archives! Sometimes I could throttle my friend Diana.  She is also married to a Paranoid Dad, who is actually further off the paranoia scale than my husband. She talks about stocking up on food [...]

Here’s a honey of a post! 17 things you probably didn’t know about honey, but should! Posted:December 10, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Here’s a honey of a post! 17 things you probably didn’t know about honey, but should!

To replace sugar with honey in a recipe, substitute 2/3 to 3/4 cup of honey per cup of sugar, and decrease the amount of liquids by 1/4 cup per cup of  honey used.  Stir the mixture [...]

Survival Survey: Tell us about your ‘survival’ food purchases Posted:November 22, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Survival Survey: Tell us about your ‘survival’ food purchases

I get tons of questions about so-called “survival” food. People want to know which brands taste best, which companies are most reputable, and what they should buy. I own food from numerous different companies, from Mountain [...]

The nutrient-dense food storage pantry Posted:November 14, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

The nutrient-dense food storage pantry

A few weeks ago, one of my readers sent me a link to an article on Survival Blog, “Let’s Talk About Calories Per Dollar.” I’m a fan of James Rawles’ site, so I was interested in [...]

November Skill of the Month: Other Uses for Wheat Berries Posted:November 07, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

November Skill of the Month: Other Uses for Wheat Berries

Guest post by RightWingMom, our Skill of the Month editor. Many preppers are becoming experts at grinding their own wheat berries and baking warm delicious bread.  While this is a wonderful comfort food, wheat berries are [...]

Ask The Survival Mom: Pasta storage, prepping in foreign countries, putting together a Get Home Bag for winter weather Posted:October 29, 2012 By:thesurvivalmom

Ask The Survival Mom: Pasta storage, prepping in foreign countries, putting together a Get Home Bag for winter weather

Jamie asks: How long will pasta last? I find conflicting info about this. Some sources say virtually forever, as long as it’s kept dry, dark, and bug free. How would you know if it’s bad? Is [...]