Food Storage Recipe - Homemade Soft Pretzel Valentines

Make these for the kiddos instead of them eating all of that Valentine candy and chocolate. These are better for them and fun. Make these pretzels into heart shapes and it will be a hit for the whole house.

Homemade Soft Pretzel Valentines

1 package of yeast

1 1/2 cup of warm water

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon salt

4 cups of flour

1 beaten egg

Coarse salt for sprinkling on top

Combine the yeast, water, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Let sit about 10 minutes until it foams. Stir in the flour. Knead on a table until the dough is smooth. Divide into about 8 - 10 equal sized pieces and then Shape the dough into tube by rolling with both hands. Shape each tube into a heart shape , squeezing the ends together in the middle. Place each one into boiling water that is at a rolling boil for no more than 30 seconds and take out with a slotted spoon. Put them on a baking sheet and brush them with the beaten egg. The egg helps them to get to that nice golden "pretzel" color. Sprinkle the tops with the coarse salt. Bake for about 12 - 15 minutes , but WATCH THEM VERY CLOSELY - THEY CAN GET VERY BROWN ON TOP VERY QUICKLY.

Serve! Give them to everybody on your Valentines list. Great idea for something to take to your kid's class. Healthier than cupcakes, cookies, candy, and chocolate.

Disaster Preparedness: Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets & Parents; Disaster Survival for the Family

As of this writing , Disaster Preparedness: Urban Preppers with Kids, Pets & Parents; Disaster Survival for the Family, was a free kindle book. Another needed book for your survival library. I love this book. It is one of my favorite ones on my Kindle ! My husband even read this one and he isn't much of a reader. This book has everything in it! Disaster preparedness for urban dwellers, do you live in the city? What have you done to protect you, your family, your parents and pets when the; earthquake, flood, fire, hurricane or other disaster suddenly destroys your world? What is emergency preparedness anyway? Do you have any emergency food or will your kids go hungry? What will you do when the power grid is gone and with it the light, heat and water for your home?

Emergency Preparedness » Post Topic » Clothes Washing Kit

Emergency Preparedness » Post Topic » Clothes Washing Kit

PREPPING ON A BUDGET the frugal survival guide when time matters the most! « Getting Prepared To Survive

PREPPING ON A BUDGET the frugal survival guide when time matters the most! « Getting Prepared To Survive

Another great Kindle Freebie for your survival library.

Food Storage Recipe - Lentil Soup

Lentils Soup

Brown half of an onion in some butter. Add 2 quarts of water and 2 cups of dried Lentils to the onions. Bring this to a boil and cover it up and let simmer for about 2 hours. Then add

4 sliced carrots

1 chopped celery

2 potatoes that have been grated ( I even used frozen hashbrowns before when that was all that I had on hand. )

1 teaspoon basil

1 cup of tomatoes

salt and pepper to taste

Continue simmering this with the cover on until all of the vegetables are tender.

Canology - A Modern Guide - How To Eat Healthier & Save Money By Preserving Locally-Grown Natural Foods

Canology - A Modern Guide - How To Eat Healthier & Save Money By Preserving Locally-Grown Natural Foods was free when I wrote this post for the Kindle. This is something that I am going to do this year. Can a lot! I haven't really done it before to an extensive degree. I have done tomatoes and that is it. My mom said that she would come over when we have a bunch of our homegrown vegetables and teach me more about canning. So, anytime I have seen a free book for my Kindle about canning I get it. Great way to preserve your homegrown items! Saves your family money and is healthy.

Food Storage Recipe - Ham & Egg Breakfast Casserole

This is a very filling breakfast to serve your family. Gets everyone's day started right. This recipe is a make the night before recipe. Put the items all together and set in fridge overnight. Get up early and stick it in the oven.

Ham & Egg Breakfast Casserole

Softened butter

14-15 slices bread

3 c. diced canned cooked ham

2 c. shredded cheddar cheese (1/2 lb.)

1 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. pepper

6 eggs

3 c. milk

Spread butter on both sides of bread slices; cut bread into small cubes. Combine bread cubes, ham, cheese, salt, and pepper. Stir well. Beat eggs until foamy; stir in milk. Add egg mixture to ham mixture, stirring well. Pour into a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking pan; cover and refrigerate overnight.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until golden brown. Serve immediately.

How to Assemble Your Zombie First Aid Kit

first aid kit

The Bug Out Bag: What You Need to Stay Alive

The Bug Out Bag: What You Need to Stay Alive was free for your Kindle when I wrote this. You will find everything that you need to know about putting together a bug out bag in this book. Having the items you will need on you will assure you that you won't have to be hunting for stuff on the road. Be always prepared.

Food Storage Recipe - Homemade Cream Cheese Basic Mints

Easy recipe to make your own mints. This has been a favorites of ours the last couple of months. The grocery store had cream cheese on sale 10 for $10.00 and I stocked up on it. You can freeze it. So, I have plenty of it on hand and I always keep a huge stockpile of powdered sugar for making homemade icing. I let my Little Man make this and he uses molds to make them in different shapes. I used to make homemade candy and chocolates a lot and have hundreds of candy molds.

Basic Mints

1 package of cream cheese

2 pound package of powdered sugar

Knead these together with your hands while adding the flavoring and food coloring. Flavor and color them any way you like them. I use green for the spearmint. You can make them pink for peppermint. And so on. Whichever is your favorite type of mint. Easy , quick, and good. Store these in a nice dry container after they set up.