Food Storage Recipe - Broccoli Rice

Simple recipe that is great with anything.

NEED:

2 cups of white rice

1/2 cup of chopped, fresh broccoli

1 tablespoon butter

1/2 teaspoon salt

a bit of finely diced onion, not too much

4 cups of water

Steam the broccoli and onion in a bit of water for about 8 minutes.

In another pot start the rice in the 4 cups of water. Add the butter and salt to it while it is cooking.

Bring the rice to a boil and cook, uncovered , for 15 to 20 minutes.

Add the broccoli to the rice and stir. 

Gardening Information - Creating Cold Frames and Hot Tents

Depending on where you live you may need to find ways to extend the growing season. In the higher elevations winter may come early and stay late. the freezing temperatures make getting a garden in the ground early a futile effort. There are some techniques you can use to get more growing season. What I'm talking about is creating a micro climate for your plants, commonly called a hot house or green house. However you don't need a big expensive structure to sprout plants and give them a head start. Using inexpensive plastic sheeting and some stakes you can control the climate of some small areas where your sprouting beds are located.

Though it can be a bit of a challenge but the pay off is a larger more successful and productive garden. In early spring when the weather is starting to get nice but still less than optimal you can make a cold frame. A cold frame is a box frame of a box with a lid, everywhere there would be a solid surface you install 6 mil clear poly sheeting. When the sun hits the plastic the heat gets trapped in the cold frame making a hot house environment where you can place potted plants.

Use a saucer in the kitchen and place a folded paper towel on it. Make it wet, open the fold and pour in your seeds, radish, carrot, corn, whatever you want to grow could be flowers. Set the saucer on the window sill after pouring off the excess water. You will need to watch and make sure the paper stays damp to near wetness and in a few days the seeds will germinate and start to grow.

Plant your sprouts in used egg cartons, the old gray paper type, because they absorb moisture whereas the Styrofoam egg cartons will not. fill the egg carton with potting soil add some water and place in the cold frame. You may need to transplant them into small two and three inch containers as they grow. By the time you can till the soil and plant you should have some 3 to 5 inch plants or larger to go in the ground and you've pulled a fast one on mother nature.

Your cold frame/ hot house could get hot enough you need to place a shade over it in the hottest time of the day so as not to cook you plants or you can open the lid a crack to let hot air escape, you just need to tend it, like anything else.

If you've already got some plants in the ground and you don't want them to freeze you can drive in a stake next to the plant and cut a large circle of plastic poke a small hole in the center of the plastic and slide it onto the stick then take the outer edge and secure it to the ground with a little soil or some stones use a stapler to attach the top to the stake. It looks like a t-pee when your done and it will trap heat, moisture and sunlight inside where the plant is. Again watch it doesn't get too hot.

With some creative use of plastic you can make micro climates that help you get ahead start on the growing season. Hope you have a remarkable garden experience today.

You'll find great information and lots of gardening resources at http://www.squidoo.com/containerplantsflowers also http://www.squidoo.com/buyplants

Chips: Most Delicious Homemade Chips Recipes

Chips: Most Delicious Homemade Chips Recipes: Deliciously Seasoned Potato, Sweet Potato, Vegetable, Fruit, Flour and Legume Chips (Delicious Recipes Book 4) was a free book for the kindle at the time of this posting.

Love potato chips? We all do of course. But this love comes with a heavy price tag. Not only to our wallats but also our health. Today's store bought potato chips are loaded with saturated fat and GMO ingredients.

Making your own chips at home is easy convenient and healthy. This recipe book is filled with mouth watering recipes you and your whole family is going to love.

Chip recipes have never been easier. ANYONE can make them. Tried true ad tested you are going to fall in love with the recipes contained in this book

Here Is A Preview Of Some of The Recipes Contained in This Book...

• Cheesy Herb Potato Chips
• Chili Cheese Corn Chips
• Cheezy Bacon Baked Chips
• Zest Carrot Chips
• Spiced Apple Chips
• Crumbled Avocado Chips and Lemon Dipping Sauce
• Crunchy Cinnamon Banana Chips
• Orange Thyme Sweet Potato Chips
• Much, much more!

Dutch Oven Cookbook for Meals and Desserts

Dutch Oven Cookbook for Meals and Desserts: A Dutch Oven Camping Cookbook Full with Delicious Dutch Oven Recipes was a free book for the kindle when this post was written.Dutch Oven Cookbook for Meals and Desserts is comprised of 25 easy-to-cook recipes of both savory and sweet dishes.

The book has proven that the Dutch oven “can be used in multiple ways.”

The thing that is most inviting is that in most Dutch oven recipes, all you have to do is dump all or most of the ingredients and let the Dutch Oven do the trick.

So, if you have been handed down one of these wonderful kitchen equipment then grab this Dutch oven camping cookbook at once so that you can make the most of it.

Basic Survival and Communications Skills in the Aftermath

Basic Survival and Communications Skills in the Aftermath was a free kindle book wt the time of this posting.

 Nuclear war looms, an errant asteroid is headed for Earth, Yellowstone is showing signs of an impending explosion. There will be survivors. Are you going to be one of them? If so, how are you going to survive and contact your friends and loved ones?

Even though the world has no set time of destruction and that day might never come, or perhaps next Thursday while you're on your way home from work could be the very day the killing blow comes. Will you be prepared?

Join the author in an imaginative exploration of several scenarios of "What Might Happen" and practical ideas on mitigation of the "Aftermath". Survival isn't always about stocking food and water in a mountain hideaway, collecting the best knives, guns and most ammo. Discover the important information you've been missing! This book was written specifically for the Kindle devices in mind.

Montana Homestead

Montana Homestead: How I Built My Bugout Homestead Off Grid In The Wilderness was a free book for the kindle when this was posted.
The author takes the reader on a journey from his first awareness of the need to prep and survive to his eventual decision to move off grid into the wilderness of Montana and start a bugout homestead.
Not a “How To” manual, but more of a journal outlining the events and the readying of the new homestead. With dozens of photographs and detailed explanations of methods, he narrates how he built an 800 square foot cabin with the help of only his wife and kids and a few simple tools.
Featuring sections on grey water discharge systems, installing a well pump, how to supply water off-grid, and calculations on how much land is needed and what kinds of food to grow on it.

DIY Fire Starters

Firestarter #1

Use cotton balls. Completely cover a lot of cotton balls with petroleum jelly. Store them in a ziplock bag. Put the bag in your survival kit. When you need to start a fire , take a few strands of the fiber out of one of the cotton balls. Place it in a pile of tinder and wood. Light the cotton ball. Instant fire starter!

Firestarter #2

Melt some broken, extra crayons in a tin can set in a put of water. Wrap a pinecone loosely with string and then roll it in the melted crayon. Pull out a tail of string to serve as a wick. Let the crayon wax soak into the pinecone, then let it cool and harden on some wax paper. To use it , arrange twigs and tinder over the pinecone, add some logs, and light the string(wick).

The 5 C's of Survival

1. Cutting Tool. The most important external tool you can carry in a survival situation is a knife. Even a small pocket style knife is handy to have. It is an essential tool.  I always make a point of carrying a knife. My hubby thinks it is funny that I carry a knife in my purse, but there have been many times that we have been away from home and had to pull it out. 

2. Combustion Device. The means to start fire is the next most essential item to carry, even above shelter. A shelter can be fashioned with outdoor materials, even in the most crude fashion, and still be a life-saver. When faced with a survival situation, when you need to start a fire, then you must have a dependable means to start a fire. Learn the many ways there are to make a fire. Have a small mirror in your kit. Waterproof matches.



3. Cover/Shelter. Your first line of defense against the elements; cold, heat, rain and snow; is the clothes you are wearing. An inexpensive poncho can be carried in your mini kit and used as a make-shift shelter or sleeping bag.








4. Container. In order to collect water for drinking, as well as for boiling and cooking, you need a dependable container. In order to boil water in it, your container needs to be metal. A small camping cooking pot works perfect.



5. Cordage. In many instances where you need to build a natural shelter, cordage is a necessity. The ability to make a structure stable is something that cordage can provide. Rope, paracord or some type of twine can be used for countless chores and is a valuable item to have in your kit. Always wear a paracord bracelet.

DIY 72 hour Kit For Baby

If your family includes a baby , meeting the needs of them during a crisis is a top priority. They can pick up on the stress of their parents during a hard time. It will be much easier to be able to reassure your child if you are already prepared for any situation and have items on hand that will make them more comfortable and things that they are used to you having. Have everything ready and on hand for your child , like their favorite blanket, toys, and foods.

Here is a sample list of some other things to have in your 72 hour kit for your baby:

Disposable diapers or cloth diapers.

Wet wipes.

Baby lotion and diaper rash ointment.

Garbage bags for any used disposable diapers.

Way to clean any cloth diapers. I used a Wonder Washer when I cloth diapered my son. It worked great.

Blankets and extra clothing.

Baby formula.

Evaporated whole milk.

Powdered milk.

Karo syrup.

Bottles and some extra nipples.

Baby food and juice.

Baby spoons.

Any medications that you think they might need.

Toys.

Snacks.

Books.

Games.

coloring books and crayons.

Their favorite stuffed animal or doll.

This is just a sample list. Every child is different and should be prepared for individually.

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A Tealight Candle Oven...

I seen this on Pinterest and had to go get my toaster oven out of the garage. Looks like such a great idea and it doesn't cost a lot. I bought my toaster oven at the dollar store , but I see them all of the time at thrift stores and yard sales. Need to stock up on Tealight Candles !! Would be a great way to get a hot meal.

http://www.thebusybhomemaker.com/diy-tea-light-oven-off-grid-cooking/