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Expiration dates

Catching Up With the Truth About Expiration Dates and Butter

Expiration datesIt’s interesting. Over the last year and a half, I have taken a lot of flack because I had the audacity to encourage folks to use their food items well past the expiration date and have also advocated bottling your own butter. “You’re going to be responsible for killing people!” one woman wrote.  “Who do you think you are?” said another. Well, folks, I still stand by my outlandish practice of ignoring expiration dates on food, and I don’t plan on dying from bottled butter either.  But I did get a bit of satisfaction recently when one of the lame-stream media dared to support my position—albeit softly.

By Preparedness Pro, ago

Preparedness Pro in Your Kitchen—Spicy Spaniard Enchilada Casserole

by Kellene

EnchiladaI was able to obtain 10 packages of flour tortillas for free this past week, so guess what was on the menu? Anything and everything I could come up with that would make use of them.  Fortunately my first invention turned out quite well.  Just a note though, this recipe will make TWO casserole dishes full.  So serve one for dinner and put another in the freezer for that night you don’t feel like cooking.  I like how this recipe extends the chicken which I’m planning on being “precious” in a time of need. The heat level of this recipe will be determined by the spice level of your chosen enchilada sauce. I liked how this one turned out because it wasn’t the same ole, same ole enchilada casserole.  Enjoy!

By Preparedness Pro, ago

Guilty as Charged-Debt Reviewed

DebtOK. I admit it.  I do have a few pet peeves that really bother me.  One of them is seeing my city’s municipal properties drowning their lawns in the middle of a rainy day when we live in the middle of a desert. I figure that it makes an impact in my taxes as well as the volatile water table that I rely on.

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Preparedness Pro is Proud to Announce a Pre-Recorded Library of Your Favorite Training Events!

Remember all of those online webinar classes we offered that you wanted to take but simply didn’t have the time to do so?  Or worse, the class was being taught in a time zone half way around the world from you, making it that much more challenging?

Perhaps you recall enjoying some of the classes we’ve had in the past but wished for more complete written information as a follow-up, or more recipes, or more visual “show how.”

By Preparedness Pro, ago

Paranoid Privacy

ParanoidI wonder what would have been the result of the Revolutionary War if the heads of the British Army possessed a list of the names of every patriot and patriot sympathizer, a list of owned firearms, military experience, special wartime skills, who had extensive supplies and where, as well as a listing of what vulnerabilities each head of household had such as wives and children that they cared about.  It might also have been helpful to the British if they had a list of all known relatives and friends of the revolutionists so that they could best determine where the patriots might flee for safety or meet for strategy sessions. In fact, the British were provided with a great deal of this intelligence by cowardly, non-sympathetic citizens who were loyal to the Crown. Thankfully, ultimately it wasn’t enough for them to win the war.  It is my belief that the British’s loss was primarily due to the lack of knowledge they had about the revolutionary citizens.  As a result, the American citizens, their weapons and their resolve were an invaluable element of surprise for the British which defined the outcome of the war. Nothing can be more underestimated in a time of war than the element of surprise combined with a deep passion and commitment.

By Preparedness Pro, ago
essential oils

Blended or Single Essential Oils?

  essential oilsThe pharmaceutical industry has long practiced singling out one particular component of a plant in order for them to duplicate it chemically and then qualify for a patent. Regardless of how perfectly the chemical component matches the original portion, it still is sorely lacking in one of the most important factors of the original effective compound—the synergistic effect that the other portions of the plant have which makes up the whole.  It’s no different than someone taking the cello out of the symphony and trying to pass it off as a full symphony by itself. A piece of lettuce isn’t a salad and an orphaned child isn’t a family.  While beans and rice each on their own can taste wonderful, the combined effect of the two of them together comprise a perfect protein for our bodies.  This principle is also true when you look at the effect which botanicals have in impacting our health and well-being. The part is more effective when joined with its counterparts.

By Preparedness Pro, ago
grain

Grain: How Much and How to Cook


 

grainLast weekend I wanted to create a recipe in which I could successfully use wheat pasta as a grain in our diet. My husband tends to be just as picky as any of the kids I know when it comes to eating “healthy foods” so when he declared the culinary creation one of his favorite top 10, I was thrilled and relieved.  Relieved because it meant that I wasn’t going to have to eat the leftovers single-handedly, and thrilled because it was an easy one for me to make.  I’ll be sure to share the recipe with you down below. Before I do that though, I wanted to clear up some of the confusion that folks have about how much wheat they should store and what they should be able to do with it. So here goes.

By Preparedness Pro, ago