Food Storage Simplified!

Our ward had a meeting (an enrichment) about simplifying food storage. There was a lady that I guess perfected this so we watched her video. Then we discussed how to do this...

In a nutshell, you use your 7 or 14 favorite dinner recipes, and 7 or 14 favorite breakfast recipes. Then, you write those recipes on their own individual index cards. Include EVERYTHING you need to make those recipes like water, seasonings, (this is where I would include special tools that you need, like a grinder, a sieve, etc.). so now you take those cards and tally your ingredients, 1t salt, 1 1/2t salt 1t salt, and 2t salt, 1/2t. That equals 6t salt. Now if you have seven recipes then multiply that number by 52 equalling 312 teaspoons of salt for your year supply. If you have 14 recipes then multiply that number by 26 equalling 156 teaspoons of salt. Do this with all the ingredients in your recipes to find out how much you really need to put into your year supply. Now you don't need to store 50 pounds of flour per person for a year. That's is a whole lot of flour!!

This technique will let you eat your favorite foods, even in times of crisis. Also you will be going to bed early and waking up late, so you only need 2 good meals, breakfast and dinner (served around lunchtime) then you can make a loaf of bread for an evening snack. Also remember that you have favorite desserts that you can have as well. Pick four of your favorite and do the same thing as the breakfast and dinner cards. Except multiply these by 13. This will give you a different dessert once a week four four weeks, you can have an apple pie every week if you wanted!!! And the breakfast/dinner depending on if you chose 7 or 14, you will have a different meal everyday of the week, and they will be things that you LOVE!!

OK, once you have all your food gathered, leave it for a YEAR!!! Then go in, check every jar lid, get all the food that will expire in the next year, and replace it. ITS THAT SIMPLE! Rotate once a year instead of all year long.

This technique has made it so much simpler for me to get everything I need and it is not overwhelming like every other food storage method I tried. I love it and will post more things about food storage in the future so keep watch!

Pico de Gallo turned Salsa

I found this great recipe for Pico de Gallo.I made this huge bowl of it (with Trinity's help) and decided I wanted to preserve it for a while. So I canned it. OOPS! Pico de Gallo is only Pico de Gallo when it is fresh, not when it is cooked, then it is SALSA!!!

I also put HOT jalapenos in it from mother-in-laws garden only to find out they weren't hot whatsoever, so my amazing Pico de Gallo turned SALSA was as MILD as it could have been!!

Rid the Sock Monster!!!

I made this from a sample I found a a friends home, hers is so very cute and I thought I could make one to match my decor and style. I love the idea of having "a place for everything, and everything in its place" even if there is one missing (my home doesn't look that organized either). I got the wood, and plain clothes pins from, you guessed it, Joann. The paper as well, in the Retro package of 12x12 scrapbook paper. I cut the paper, and was ready to glue, I accidentally cut the paper too short, that's why there is a grey line in the middle of the two papers, I painted the wood all around the edges and the line in the middle to cover my paper shortage with 3 coats of a darker grey color. I took apart the clothes pins and painted those with the same color grey paint, took 3 coats again. when I put them back together, I had to add more paint to cover the chips and scrapes from the metal springs. I used Modge Podge to glue the paper to the wood and my Cricut machine to cut the letters out of a sheet of grey paper that just so happens to match the grey paint perfectly (what a coincidence). Glued the letters and clothes pins in place and there you have it, a really cute Lost Sock holder. You could change the words to anything you want, even make it with Christmas paper and hang Christmas cards on it.

Here is the sample that I got the idea from, THANKS Amie!!

Judges Robe for a Neice's Project

I picked up this pattern at Joann (of coarse), Butterick B4542. I found satin and used it inside out so it wasn't so shiny. One of my sisters asked me to help get a robe ready for her daughter to be the first woman Judge in the "wax museum" at school. We were going to use her graduation robe that she used in first grade (was too big for her then, but fits good now). I tried to dye it with fabric dye, but it didn't take AT ALL. So the next step was to make one. I found the pattern online and hoped we had it at work. WE DID!!! I whipped it together real quick and it fits her perfect!!! She doesn't like her picture taken so I took one with Draven in it. Hows he look? It turned out great.

Duck Tape Wallet to Match

OK, I thought the Clutch found here is a totally LONELY bag, so I decided to make wallet to match. I used the same technique to make the wallet as the clutch. I don't think I am allowed to give the directions to make the bag since I could lose my job (conflict of interest thing), but it is very easy to make. I used the same colors to make the wallet, I added four credit card pockets, and one larger pocket for cash. John says its a boys wallet but it is a sweet craft none the less.