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30 DIY Home Heater Hacks & Ideas to Keep You Warm and Cozy - Cozy Cottage Journal

 

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Food Storage Recipe - Corned Beef Hash Casserole

This is a quick casserole to try and uses items that should be in your food storage.


Corned Beef Hash Casserole

NEED:

8 ounce bag of noodles

2 chopped onions - or dehydrated

3/4 of a green pepper , chopped - or dehydrated

1 tablespoon butter

1 can of cream of mushroom soup

1 cup of milk - use dry milk to make this?

3/4 cup of grated velveeta cheese

1 can of corned beef hash

3/4 cup of buttered bread crumbs

Cook the noodles as directed and then layer in the casserole dish.

Saute the onions and green peppers in butter until tender.

Add the soup, milk, and cheese. Cook this while stirring until the cheese is melted.

Add the corned beef hash.

Add this to the noodles and cover with the bread crumbs.

Bake at 350 degrees for  about 30 minutes. Serve this with a salad.

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Food Storage Recipe - Cinnamon Sore Throat Tea

This is a soothing tea to help sooth a sore throat.

 NEED:

 

1 cup hot water 

 

1 cinnamon stick or 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 

 

1 tablespoon honey 

 

1 tablespoon lemon juice 

 

1-2 slices of fresh ginger 

 

Boil your water and then pore it into a mug.

 

Add your cinnamon. If it is a stick just drop it into the water. If using ground cinnamon stir it until it dissolves.

 

Add the fresh ginger to the tea. 

 

Stir in the honey and lemon. To taste.

 

Let it steep for a few minutes.

 

Drink tea while warm. 

 

The honey will sooth your throat.

 

The cinnamon and ginger have natural anti-inflammatory properties that may provide relief.

 

 

 

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An Easy Brown Gravy

 An easy gravy to make. Great with your mashed potatoes, etc

NEED:

 

4 cups beef stock

 

1/4 cup butter

 

1/4 cup cornstarch

 

2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

 

1 tsp onion powder

 

1 tsp garlic powder 

 

Melt the butter in a large pan.

Add the cornstarch and saute till cornstarch is brownish.

 

Add Worcestershire sauce, onion powder, garlic powder, and beef stock. 

 

Whisk constantly until the cornstarch mixes well into the beef stock. 

 

Continue whisking until the gravy thickens into your desired consistency, for about 5 to 7minutes.

 

 Serve warm.

 

 Seasoned with black pepper if needed. 

 

 

 

Make Your Self Some Sandwich Bread?

 

Do you need sandwich bread or buns for burgers? Make your own. Super easy and taste great.

You need a mini waffle maker!  

NEED for recipe -

3 tablespoons of almond flour 

1 tablespoon mayo

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 egg

1/2 tablespoon water

Mix together and use the mini waffle maker to make your "bread"! 

Food Storage Recipe - Homemade Chili Seasoning

 

1 tablespoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon onion powder

1 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground pepper

makes the same amount of as a packet of chili seasoning

Food Storage Recipe - Pepperoni Pizza Lasagna Roll Ups

Make these pepperoni pizza lasagna roll ups for dinner and make the whole family happy! They are simple to make and taste amazing.

 

Just cook your lasagna noodles for a bit, not too long or they will fall apart. You want to be able to roll them up.

 

Lay them out on a baking pan.

 

 Spread out some Ricotta cheese and line with pepperonis.

 

 Roll them up and place in a glass baking dish greased and with a light layer of pasta sauce along the bottom.

 

 Then cover with the sauce and top with mozzarella.

 

 Then bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.

 

Serve with garlic bread and a salad.