Tuesday, August 18, 2009
So I'm back from my little anniversary trip to Kalispell, MT. We went crazy and did some fun stuff. We went to Suessical, Ziplining(up to 50 miles/hr), and whitewater rafting (in the rain). And I even tried out a 3 month storage recipe this past week. I am going to come back and post more about it soon but I really need to get some rest. Thanks for checking in.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Well I tried a breakfast this week. I'll post the recipe and then I'll give my thoughts.
Cold Cereal
5C cold cereal
2/3C dry milk
1 1/3C water
1 can mandarin oranges
I don't know how many people have ever measured out one serving of cold cereal, but it is usually around one cup, and it is NOT what you usually put in your bowl for breakfast. In our family we eat about twice as much (some mornings more) as is recommended. So you can decide how much is reasonable for your family to store/starve. And one can of oranges isn't much either if you like them. I will be portioning 1 1/2C per person and adding another can of oranges, don't forget to add a little more milk too.
Something that I did this week that I wanted to share as a success was a pizza dough recipe. We love to make homemade pizzas around our house, because we can stick all sorts of leftovers on a crust and the kids will eat it just because it is pizza. We have tried many different crusts over the years and this is the best one we've ever had. It is easy and just the right amount of rise. It also still turned out awesome after being frozen.
Pizza Dough
1C warm water
1 Tbs yeast
1 Tbs sugar
1 t salt
1 Tbs olive oil
2 1/2 C flour
In a med bowl combine water, yeast, and sugar and let stand for 5 minutes. Add salt, oil, and enough flour to make stiff dough. Knead until smooth and elastic. Roll into 15 inch pizza round. Top with desired topping and bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
Hopefully I'll have better luck with what I try this coming week. I am looking forward to celebrating my 9th anniversary this week though.
Cold Cereal
5C cold cereal
2/3C dry milk
1 1/3C water
1 can mandarin oranges
I don't know how many people have ever measured out one serving of cold cereal, but it is usually around one cup, and it is NOT what you usually put in your bowl for breakfast. In our family we eat about twice as much (some mornings more) as is recommended. So you can decide how much is reasonable for your family to store/starve. And one can of oranges isn't much either if you like them. I will be portioning 1 1/2C per person and adding another can of oranges, don't forget to add a little more milk too.
Something that I did this week that I wanted to share as a success was a pizza dough recipe. We love to make homemade pizzas around our house, because we can stick all sorts of leftovers on a crust and the kids will eat it just because it is pizza. We have tried many different crusts over the years and this is the best one we've ever had. It is easy and just the right amount of rise. It also still turned out awesome after being frozen.
Pizza Dough
1C warm water
1 Tbs yeast
1 Tbs sugar
1 t salt
1 Tbs olive oil
2 1/2 C flour
In a med bowl combine water, yeast, and sugar and let stand for 5 minutes. Add salt, oil, and enough flour to make stiff dough. Knead until smooth and elastic. Roll into 15 inch pizza round. Top with desired topping and bake at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
Hopefully I'll have better luck with what I try this coming week. I am looking forward to celebrating my 9th anniversary this week though.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
1st Recipe
So I got this menu from a lady at church. It is a 3 month meal menu. You should be able to store these foods on your pantry shelf and if you have them all you can feed your family breakfast and dinner for 3 months. All this can be accomplished without running water, and over your camp stove if there is no power.
So for the first recipe I tried.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
1 can chicken
1 can pineapple tidbits
1/3 C vinegar
1/2 C sugar
2 T cornstarch
2 T soy sauce
1/2 T molasses
1/2 T dried onion
1 1/2 C rice
3 C water
salt
Since we aren't in an emergency, and my thrift is always on the look out, we used 1 leftover chicken breast instead of a can. It turned out great and it made enough that we could have nicely fed 6 people. When I tried to figure out how much it cost in total, I figured it couldn't have cost more than $4. That's right! 6 people fed for less than $4, and it was fast and easy. In the economy we are trying to make it through in it makes sense for that emergency too.
I'll keep trying this menu out and posting the results. In the end I'll give you the breakdown, but I am projecting that to get the whole 3 month pantry you would spend under $500. It will be 15 dinners served 6 times and 7 breakfasts served 13 times. I am trying to feed a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids under 6).
So for the first recipe I tried.
Sweet and Sour Chicken
1 can chicken
1 can pineapple tidbits
1/3 C vinegar
1/2 C sugar
2 T cornstarch
2 T soy sauce
1/2 T molasses
1/2 T dried onion
1 1/2 C rice
3 C water
salt
Since we aren't in an emergency, and my thrift is always on the look out, we used 1 leftover chicken breast instead of a can. It turned out great and it made enough that we could have nicely fed 6 people. When I tried to figure out how much it cost in total, I figured it couldn't have cost more than $4. That's right! 6 people fed for less than $4, and it was fast and easy. In the economy we are trying to make it through in it makes sense for that emergency too.
I'll keep trying this menu out and posting the results. In the end I'll give you the breakdown, but I am projecting that to get the whole 3 month pantry you would spend under $500. It will be 15 dinners served 6 times and 7 breakfasts served 13 times. I am trying to feed a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids under 6).
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