Food Storage Recipe - Quick and Easy Ham & Bean Soup

This recipe uses canned beans for a quick, last-minute recipe. If time is not an issue, however, you can save a little more money by using dried beans. They will need to be soaked and prepared first, so just be sure to follow the instructions for preparation on the package.


 NEED:

3 carrots, diced

 1 onion, diced

 3 celery ribs, diced

2 cloves of garlic, minced

 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

 1 (14.5-ounce) can diced tomatoes

 4 (14.5-ounce) cans great northern beans, rinsed and drained

 5 cups chicken broth

 2 cups cubed, fully-cooked ham (you can make this vegetarian by skipping the ham - it will still be tasty!)

1 bay leaf

Salt and pepper

1. In a soup kettle or Dutch oven, sauté the onions, carrots, and celery in the oil over medium-high heat for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and continue to sauté, stirring constantly, for one additional minute.

2. Add the tomatoes, beans, broth, ham, and bay leaf to the kettle. Bring to a boil, and then reduce to a simmer. Simmer for 40 minutes. Use water to thin the soup to your liking.

3. Add salt and pepper, to taste.

Food Storage Recipe - Banana Bread Cookies (No-Bake)

Banana Bread Cookies

 If you love banana bread than there is no doubt that you will absolutely enjoy these cookies. Banana pudding and walnuts and oats are the main ingredients in this amazingly delicious recipe. Great on a hot day because there is no baking involved.

NEED:

 2/ 3 cup Milk

1 cup Light Brown Sugar

 1 cup granulated Sugar

1 cup chopped Walnuts

 ¾ cup Butter

 3 ½ cups quick cook Oats

1 small box Banana Cream Instant Pudding Mix

1/ 3 tsp Cinnamon

 ½ tsp Vanilla Extract

 Combine the milk, butter, sugar and cinnamon in a pot. Bring to a boil. Let it boil for about 2 minutes; make sure to stir occasionally. Remove from heat. Stir in the banana pudding mix. Add vanilla, oats and walnuts. Let sit for about5 minutes. Drop spoonfuls of mixture onto waxed paper. Press lightly on top.

Let cookies set.

Mistakes Preppers Make When Prepping

 #1: You Only Prepare For One Kind of Disaster

  #2: You Store All Of Your Eggs In One Basket

 #3: You Don’t have A Bug Out Bag or A Get Home Bag

  #4: You Don’t Prepare Your Family

  #5: You Procrastinate

  #6: You Focus On Gear and Supplies More Than Skills

  #7: You Tell Everyone About Your Preparations (Loose Lips Sink Ships)

  #8: You Don’t Inspect and Rotate Your Food and Water

  #9: You Don’t Take Personal Hygiene and Sanitation Into Account

 #10: You Don’t Have a Backup Plan (and a Backup Plan to Your Backup Plan)

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