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What Am I Supposed To Do With This? Hellman's Mayo For a Year!!

My husband is a truck driver and he is always bringing home crazy stuff. Last week he brought home 2 huge boxes of kitty litter, we don't have any cats! This week he brought home a huge can of Marinara sauce and a Huge bottle of Hellman's Mayo!!!

What am I going to do with this?? 256 servings in this bottle!! Can I dehydrate it or freeze it????





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This Present Life: Travel Distractions...er...Games

This Present Life: Travel Distractions...er...Games

I know that this is not a normal thing to post to this blog, but I really think that it is a great idea. Make some up to put in your kid's bug out bag. Keep in the car. Use for homeschooling. So many ideas. Kid's are going to be nervous and scared if an emergency happens so they are going to need things to take their minds off of what is happening and these would help. Get the kids distracted with  these so the adults can focus on the danger.

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Food Storage Recipe - Sloppy Joe Pizza

Something a little bit different , but that can be easily changed up to use your freeze drieds and dehydrated foods.

 Sloppy Joe Pizza

 1 pound of ground beef or ground turkey or use your freeze dried meats

1 large onion or use your chopped freeze dried onions

3 thinly sliced carrots or use your dehydrated

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 can of diced tomatoes that are flavored with garlic

1 package of refridgerated pizza dough or better yet, make your own

 parmesean cheese

 preheat your oven to 400 degrees. fry up the meat, onion, and carrot until meat is done. Drain the fat and add the chili powder and cook for a minute longer to get it all around. Stir in the tomatoes and bring it to a biol. Than lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, uncovered. While that is simmer get the dough out and put on a slightly greased pan. Bake it until it is lightly golden brown and then top with the meat mixture. Put the cheese on top. I also sometimes add shredded mozzerella cheese and then stick it back in the oven for a couple of minutes to melt the cheese. Yummy.

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Doomsday Preppers

Love this show. Trying to get caught up with all of the episodes online."It's essential that you use the web to educate yourself on how to prep and survive a doomsday situation"
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Food Storage Recipe - Mom's Skillet Goulash

This is a simple recipe that uses items that should be in your food storage. Shows you that it does not take a lot to be able to have a great meal that is frugal and taste great. You do not have to live on beans and rice when SHTF! It is also a quick recipe. I also try and show how you can use your freeze dried, dehydrated , and TVP items in all of my recipes that I post on this blog. ( Sorry about any photos I have put on here lately. I am having to use my camera phone and it is not too good.

 Mom's Skillet Goulash

2 2/3 cup of uncooked Rotini pasta

1 pound of ground beef  (or use your beef flavored TVP)

 1 chopped onion  (or use freeze dried chopped onions)

1 1/2 cup of chopped celery (or use your dehydrated celery)

  2 cans of diced tomatoes 

1 can of tomato soup 

1 teaspoon basil 

 salt and pepper  

Cook the pasta as directed on box. drain it well. Cook the ground beef, celery, onions, until beef is done and drain well. Stir in the pasta and the remaining ingredients. Heat to a boil and then lower the heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. This is great served with bread and a salad.

  Free Solar Book

Back Up Energy - FREE Solar Energy Info Book

Been wondering what types of backup energy would be the best to have on hand. I seriously think that having a couple of different types is a good way to go. Have wood for heat , kerosene for heat, maybe a small wind mill, etc. Get this Free Solar Book to find out more information about solar power. It is a free book so you don't have to spend any money to find out anything.






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Casting Call Preppers

CASTING:

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DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE END OF THE WORLD IS NEAR, YET YOU ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE TO FALL IN LOVE WITH?





A Major television production company is casting single men and women who share the belief that the world is soon ending for a new major television series. We are in search of people who passionately believe in the world’s inevitable end, but are also single and looking for someone to enjoy the rest of their time on earth with! Please tell us your story.



Please email us with your story with a current photo of yourself along with a current contact telephone number and email address to Sean De Simone (http://seandesimonecasting.com/) at

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Putting It Into Writing....

Unfortunately, my printer broke and I do not want to take money that can be used for more important items to buy a new one. So I have decided that since I already have most items printed off that I can use Notepads and write everything in them that I think is needed. Getting the Notebooks Online is super convenient! Keeping a notebook with everything in writing is also a good idea if you are ever without power and cannot get online.

The most important type of notebook that I wanted to have was one that is small enough to carry with me in my purse. That way I will have it with me at all times and be able to write things in it as they come to my head or when I see something. The first one that I got was the Roaring Spring Environotes Sugarcane Notebook. I LOVE it. Fits perfectly in my handbag. The paper has a great feel to it and it is tough. Perfect for my needs. Most notebooks that I have had to carry with me did not last long. Not sturdy enough for me. This one will last! Plus it has room for all of my ideas that come to my head at any time. When I am looking for more office supplies and paper notebooks I know what ones to buy.

Do you want a fun notebook that is VERY "green"?? I got one for you - A Roaring Spring Elephant PooPoo Paper!! YES ~ It is made from elephant poo!!

What an awesome idea! The paper is great too. I got this little notebook and I carry it with me, too. It is a cool notebook. Recycled and odorless. It is not gross to use paper made from elephant poo. They eat so much grass that most of it does not get digested. Which means this paper is really made up of grass. No cutting down of trees to make this paper. They are using something that is in plentiful supply to make this. I really like this paper and the feel of it. Be great to keep close at hand to write any ideas that come to me.

Now, I also love to plan my garden ahead of time so I have me a new Roaring Spring Landscape Format Writing Pad – Quad Ruled it is great graph style paper. Awesome for drawing garden plans, plans for sheds, graph out plans of your food storage room, and more. I really love it! Great quality paper. Really comes in handy when you are planning out anything. Make your measurements and draw the plan out. Very detailed and easy to do with this paper with its landscape format.




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Apocalypse: 'Doomsday shelter' being built below Kansas prairie

Apocalypse: 'Doomsday shelter' being built below Kansas prairie | Mail Online

I want one of these! 

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Freebie! The Homestead Community Post Emag! | The Prairie Homestead

Freebie! The Homestead Community Post Emag! | The Prairie Homestead

A freebie I just found for a homesteading e-mag. PDF. 

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EARTHQUAKES all over! Even Here In Indiana!!

Thought that I felt a tiny bit of something this morning and just thought that it was the rock quarry behind my house. Got onto Facebook and one of my friends was talking about the Indonesian earthquake and Tsunami warning. Well, others started posting about feeling one where they live. In Indiana. It was only a 2.2 Earthquake but it was close enough to me to freak me out. I live in the New Madrid fault line zone. So this is something to nag at my brain all day. More reason to get even more prepared! Get your Earthquake Kits ready and where you can grab them fast.

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5 Kitchen Essential for Frugal Meals

Ever wonder how your grandparents always seemed to have food on the table even when times were tough? And yet, it seems that we can blow hundreds of dollars every week at the grocery store. Wouldn't you like to know their secret to create frugal meals? Well it's not really a secret; it was just good planning that allowed their dollar to stretch further.

It's what ingredients you have in your pantry that determines how far your food supplies will go. Stocking your pantry with few kitchen staples will make the difference between heading to the grocery store every few days instead of every other week. Stocking these key items will allow you to create simple frugal meals.

1. Rice -You can buy rice in bulk for a little money and with some creative cooking, really make it do some heavy duty work in the kitchen. First off, think beyond the side dish. Add in frozen vegetables for a substantial dinner accompaniment. Add in some sliced meat, vegetables and fry it up in a large pan and you have homemade fried rice. Mix up rice with spices or a can of soup and some meat and use it in one dish casserole that can even be frozen. Rice can also be used for a dessert, like rice pudding.

2. Flour - flour is a starter for many frugal cooking recipes. It helps make gravy, biscuits, rolls and bread. Flour is a must for any baking recipes like cake or cookies. Making your own desserts is a great frugal cooking tip.

3. Spices - Have a selection of spices on hand is a great frugal meals tip. Spices will literally "spice" up a boring meal, or help you re-use leftovers and turn them into a new meal. When stocking your spice cabinet, look beyond salt and pepper and experiment with the spices of different cuisines like Italian, Chinese and Indian.

4. Pasta -Dried pasta can be used in many different meals. A big bowl of pasta is very filling and is easy to make. Add a great sauce or throw in vegetables and some meat and the pasta is the basis for a substantial dish. Stuffed pasta also makes a great meal and you can make a large tray of it and have leftovers for several days.

5 Beans - Beans are a great kitchen staple, since they are inexpensive and an excellent source of protein and other nutrients. And for some great frugal meals, think beyond baked beans. Add beans as salad toppers, make a black bean dip or soup, our add to rice, another staple and you have a complete dish.

Are these food staples in your kitchen? Take advantage of sales at the store and stock up on these long-lasting kitchen basics so you can create frugal meals all week long.

Andrea Stein is the founder of CookingGadgets101.com, a cookware and kitchen news and review site. A passionate cook and foodie, Andrea has made CookingGagets101.com the place for honest and comprehensive reviews of cooking and kitchen tools. Stop by to get your Free Essential Crockpot Recipes.


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Doomsday shelters line Kansas missile silo - Yahoo! News

Doomsday shelters line Kansas missile silo - Yahoo! News

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Found Some Treasures Yesterday!

Went to families yesterday for Easter dinner. Which was awesome. My little brother has turned out to be a great cook. He starts culinary school next fall. My daughter and me went , taking the little man. He had fun hunting Easter eggs and telling me the whole time - " See MOM, there is an Easter bunny!". Yes, there is Little man, and his name is Uncle Geno! LOL anyway. When we left we drove by our storage unit to get a shelf for my daughter and started looking thru some boxes and I found a bunch of cool stuff that I had forgotten that we had. Some huge solar lights. Not sure where I got them or when, but heck if they work than who cares where they come from. They are so big that they have 5 solar panels on the top of them. Crazy! Found a box full of oil lamps. Which I did remember having. 2 of them are really nice older ones that have the hanging thing on them to hang them up on the wall. Could come in handy. Overall it was a good day and hope to make another trek to storage in the coming weeks. Want to get out what we need and can use. Donate the rest.



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