tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12233516029546682932024-03-12T18:38:25.175-07:00What one woman can do, another can do!Buy a solar oven! I've searched to find the most cost effective way of cooking for single moms (and everyone else!). These are a good price & work really well! Email me for a flyer. I sell the SOS Sport & Global Sun solar ovens. Prices include shipping to your door. https://sites.google.com/site/singlemompreparedness/solar-ovens.
Click on photo below to go to info/order page.Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.comBlogger304125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-2648632485357188982013-01-15T05:00:00.000-08:002013-01-15T05:00:08.289-08:00cheap homemade Febreeze<a href="http://starneslifefamilylove.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/homemade-febreze.html">http://starneslifefamilylove.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/homemade-febreze.html</a><br />
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I'm thinking if water is scarce, making it hard to wash clothes, this could be a real blessing!<br />
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$4.50 for over 20 beekeeping books & manuals on CDrom.<br />
<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-18985687569690413442013-01-07T08:49:00.001-08:002013-01-07T08:50:45.174-08:00Great deal on VisineI was interested to read once that one of the most requested items after a natural disaster was eye drops. Made sense after I thought about it. I've been watching for a stock up deal on them ever since, but hadn't found one. But there's a great deal this week! Walgreens has Visine on sale for $3.99 (I think it said regularly $6-7). There was a buy 1 get 1 free coupon in Sunday 1/6 newspaper for Visine. That makes them only $2 each! Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-54171722785978256802012-12-17T05:30:00.001-08:002012-12-17T05:30:36.758-08:00Sprouting to feed your rabbits<a href="http://www.raisingrabbitsformeat.com/sprouting-method-for-rabbit-feed/">http://www.raisingrabbitsformeat.com/sprouting-method-for-rabbit-feed/</a>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-12554206923143421072012-12-10T12:13:00.001-08:002012-12-10T12:13:04.671-08:00Free rabbit hutch building plans & sites!http://www.raisingrabbitsformeat.com/plans-for-building-rabbit-cages-hutches/Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-53304700710693250142012-12-06T05:36:00.001-08:002012-12-06T05:36:29.480-08:00Woot deal on batteriesh<a href="ttp://www.woot.com/offers/kodak-aa-or-aaa-alkaline-batteries-72pk?utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=4ca66caba9-Daily+Digest+-+20121206+-+Kids.Woot&utm_medium=email#tracked">ttp://www.woot.com/offers/kodak-aa-or-aaa-alkaline-batteries-72pk?utm_source=Daily+Digest&utm_campaign=4ca66caba9-Daily+Digest+-+20121206+-+Kids.Woot&utm_medium=email#tracked</a><br />
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72 AA or AAA batteries for $20 shipped. Considering a 12 pack is $13 at some stores, this is a good deal, & you don't even have to leave home to get it! This will sell out fast though!<br />
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So I decided to try turkey in my solar oven! I'd read that putting it breast down makes the white meat more juicy so I tried that. This is a photo of the turkey after about 4 hours. I was surprised that it browned & crisped! <br />
This turkey was about 8 pounds. For some reason I was sure it would take all day. So I didn't even check it until after 4 hours. It was completely done. In fact I think I probably should have checked it an hour sooner. <br />
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The turkey tasted delicious! Just like in the oven at home. Complete success! It made me wonder; in a survival situation....there's all these geese around. Hhhmmm.....Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-16277854701378010762012-11-08T05:00:00.000-08:002012-11-15T20:11:27.054-08:00Disposable warming blanket<a href="http://superstore.wnd.com/homefront/HeatTreat-Blanket">http://superstore.wnd.com/homefront/HeatTreat-Blanket</a><br />
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This looks really interesting! I can't quit thinking of places I'd like to have these. My 72 hour kit, my car. Even my backpack when snowshoeing in the back country!Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-70892578180555493002012-11-06T05:33:00.000-08:002012-11-15T20:11:47.706-08:00Spider controlI hate the idea of not having a way to keep spiders out of the house. So this was cool!<br />
<a href="http://www.herbsandoilsworld.com/how-to-keep-spiders-out-of-your-home-with-peppermint-oil/">http://www.herbsandoilsworld.com/how-to-keep-spiders-out-of-your-home-with-peppermint-oil/</a>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-46824985728652844882012-11-01T13:08:00.000-07:002012-12-01T12:47:34.765-08:00Christmas solar oven package!<br />
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Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-48648546099284337852012-11-01T05:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T17:26:31.273-08:00Great solar oven cooking videos!<a href="http://www.sunoven.com/sun-cooking-usa/how-to-use#egg">http://www.sunoven.com/sun-cooking-usa/how-to-use#egg</a><br />
videos for cooking with your sun oven, including how to boil an egg with no water!Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-77127841263469911862012-10-25T05:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T20:12:12.743-08:00My favorite spice for potatoes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Now that you have all those potatoes to eat, you may want to buy some of this delicious spice. You can use it on many other things besides potatoes of course (like scrambled eggs!), but it's super yummy on potatoes. Anything I do with them, mashed, in stew, whatever, we use a liberal amount of this spice. I'd recommend buying the MSG free version. A great way to keep from getting sick of all those potatoes in your sawdust!Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-18728535728673621712012-10-23T05:00:00.000-07:002012-12-01T12:48:00.213-08:00storing potatoes for winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Apparently a lot of people don't know you can store potatoes all winter long. Every time I'm working on mine someone stops & asks me what I'm doing. So here it is. You need them pretty cold, but not frozen. I live in an area with winter, & I put them in the garage. I take them out of the bag, & pack them in sawdust in buckets. I take them out as needed. Around March if I have any left, I dehydrate or can (or make potato chips) out of what's left, saving a few to grow potatoes with. They keep well all winter (although red potatoes only store for about 3 months). One thing I had happen the first year, is when I'd open the garage, water & snow dripped in 1 of the buckets. This did cause some of those to go bad. They need to stay dry, so keep that in mind. A cool basement or root cellar would work too. So I'm off to Kohlers for 50 lbs of potatoes for $7 this week!!Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-58856364246690669362012-10-18T05:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T17:25:47.276-08:00Best ever caramel apple dip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This stuff is eat with a spoon amazing! And it's so much easier to dip apple pieces than try to eat a caramel apple. (Some in my family prefer this without the cinnamon. I think they're crazy, but you could try it both ways). This is best with TART apples, like Jonathan or Granny Smith.<br />
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<span class="b" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">1/2 cup butter<br />1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar<br />3/4 cup light corn syrup<br />1 can 14oz sweetened condensed milk<br />1 tsp vanilla<br />1/4 tsp ground cinnamon<br />pinch salt</span><br />
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<span class="b" style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">Combine butter, sugar, corn syrup & milk in saucepan. Heat over medium heat, stirring to dissolve sugar, 5 min. Stir in vanilla, cinnamon & salt. Pour into dipping bowl.</span>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-84838375376616786662012-10-16T05:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T17:26:57.151-08:00Failed potato box...again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I put my foot in the photo so you could tell the size.<br />
Last year I tried potato boxes, but the plants all died. (post here <a href="http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-failed-potato-experiment.html">http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-failed-potato-experiment.html</a>)<br />
A helpful reader told me I needed to dry the grass before putting it on. I still loved the idea of growing so many potatoes in a small space, so I tried again. Drying the grass seemed to work. The plants grew big & beautiful. I added grass, until I had 4 foot tall boxes with big beautiful plants on the top. <br />
October came, & I decided to dig out the grass & see what I had. <br />
Very disappointing! Out of the whole box, this is all I got! And they were all at the soil level, none in the grass like was supposed to happen. And they are probably smaller than if I'd just let the plant grow short & put the energy into the potatoes! <br />
I've had many people tell me they've seen this work with tires. And I've seen more than 1 gardening video tell me you can grow potatoes in straw or grass. So I don't know why this didn't work. Very sad! There is one thing to be grateful for though! That I didn't discover this when I was needing to feed my family for the winter with what I'd grown. I can head to Kohlers today & buy 50 lbs of potatoes for $7. So I'll do that this winter. Guess next summer I'll have to try the old fashioned way! Unless anyone has a brilliant suggestion?Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-90957724300094027292012-10-11T05:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T17:30:29.358-08:00Antelope beanless chili<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I tried making some of our antelope into chili. This way I have meals ready to go, without having to store the ingredients to make it into something. It also gave me a lot more jars for the amount of meat. 15 lbs of meat gave me 24 jars of chili. This would work with ground beef too of course. Note: rather than peeling & blending tomatoes, I bought a #10 can of tomato puree at Costco for $2.60. For all the work that saved me, it was a bargain! There was about 10 cups of puree in the can. This was pretty tasty!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">5 lbs ground beef</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">2 cups chopped onions</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1 clove minced garlic</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">6 cups canned tomatoes and juice</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1/2 cup chili powder</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1 1/2 tablespoons salt</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1 hot red pepper, finely chopped</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px;">1 teaspoon ground cumin seed</span><br />
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In the bottom of a large stockpot, brown the ground beef, onions and garlic. Drain well any excess fat. This is an important step as high fat content foods don't keep as well canned; additionally the fat has a tendency to cause a higher proportion of jar seals to fail during processing.</div>
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Add the remaining ingredients and reduce heat to a simmer. Continue to cook about 20 minutes. Skim off any excess fat.</div>
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Put in jars & process pints 1 hr 15 min.</div>
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I'm told this is a recipe from the Blue Ball book of canning, but I'm not sure. I also couldn't find a hot red pepper, so I used a jalapeno. </div>
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-14485835639417360502012-10-09T05:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T17:28:16.372-08:00Browning meat shortcut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We had a very successful antelope hunt, & I was so blessed to come home with lots of ground antelope meat to can! However, the week following was also one of the most stressful of my entire life! So I was very grateful someone had told me about this tip! Although it spread out my canning to several days, & maybe took longer all together, it saved me a lot of actual work time. And during a crisis saving time & energy is a blessing!<br />
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Unlike canning chicken, you need to brown ground beef (or antelope) before you put it in the jars. Last year I had meat in the microwave defrosting, meat in 2 fry pans browning, meat having the grease drained off, & then meat going into jars. I was going around this circle like a crazy tazmanian devil!! My arms were tired from turning the meat as it browned, my stove top was a disaster to clean off! This year, what a difference! I browned the meat in the crockpot before hand!! I borrowed a crockpot & had 3 going. I could get 7 lbs in each one. After browning that filled about 16-18 jars...not quite enough to fill my pressure cooker, but close enough. The meat was defrosted, & on high it took around 3 hours to brown. I would put it in, in the morning, homeschool my son, & then can what was browned that afternoon. It seemed like a lot more fat cooked out this way too. The last afternoon I was almost done, so I put more in to brown while the pressure cooker ran & depressurized. If you want to get it all done in 1 day, this isn't the way to go. But this week for me it was a lifesaver!!<br />
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If you're interested in my other posts on hunting antelope, using it for food storage, & cooking it in the solar oven, here's the links:<br />
<a href="http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/hunting-for-food-storage.html">http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/hunting-for-food-storage.html</a><br />
<a href="http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/canning-antelope.html">http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/canning-antelope.html</a><br />
<a href="http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/antelope-sloppy-joes-in-solar-oven.html">http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/antelope-sloppy-joes-in-solar-oven.html</a><br />
<a href="http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/best-ever-jerky-antelope-or-beef-solar.html">http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/best-ever-jerky-antelope-or-beef-solar.html</a><br />
<a href="http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/solar-antelope-or-beef-meatloaf.html">http://singlemompreparedness.blogspot.com/2011/10/solar-antelope-or-beef-meatloaf.html</a></div>
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-67209461520962183102012-10-04T05:00:00.000-07:002012-12-01T12:48:35.370-08:00Post on why to get food now!We're having some personal crisis's here, so for a bit I'll just share some great websites with you, & then get back to writing about our experiences!<br />
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<a href="http://survivethecomingcollapse.com/">http://survivethecomingcollapse.com/</a>Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-13581370537592606002012-09-30T07:29:00.001-07:002012-11-15T17:28:36.548-08:00Free batteries at Office Depot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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If you have a business (even home business) or are a teacher, or homeschool; you can join the rewards program at Office Depot. This week they have AA, & AAA batteries free after rewards. This means you buy the batteries, & a few weeks later receive a certificate for that same amount to use at the store. I do that & then buy the office/school supplies I would have needed anyway. You can buy 2 a day all week!<br />
<br />Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-1606580768876204522012-09-27T04:00:00.000-07:002012-12-01T12:49:36.026-08:00Great siteGreat Frugal Sustainable living website! So much wonderful information!<br />
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<a href="http://frugallysustainable.com/">http://frugallysustainable.com/</a>
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-7230475078256011552012-09-25T05:46:00.000-07:002012-12-01T12:49:53.215-08:00Canned goods expiration dates<a href="http://survivethecomingcollapse.com/1970/the-mother-of-all-food-storage-myths/">http://survivethecomingcollapse.com/1970/the-mother-of-all-food-storage-myths/</a>
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-70315359159505121862012-09-20T04:00:00.001-07:002012-11-15T17:30:43.618-08:00Beef stew recipe for canningI love beef stew! I've tried this recipe, & it's delicious! It's so wonderful to have the ease of opening a can of soup already made, but have it taste just like homemade, instead of that nasty stuff in cans at the store. I'm canning some of this because of reports of beef prices going up later because of the drought. <br />
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Makes about 7 (32 oz) quarts or 14 (16 oz) pints<br />
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Traditional beef stew with potatoes, carrots, celery and more. Preserved in your pressure canner for when you want a homemade meal fast.</div>
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4 to 5 lb beef stew meat, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes<br />
1 Tbsp vegetable oil<br />
12 cups cubed and peeled potatoes (about 12 medium)<br />
8 cups sliced carrots (about 16 small)<br />
3 cups chopped celery (about 5 stalks)<br />
3 cups chopped onion (about 4 small)<br />
1-1/2 Tbsp salt<br />
1 tsp thyme<br />
1/2 tsp pepper<br />
Water<br />
7 (32 oz) quart or 14 (16 oz) pint glass preserving jars with lids and bands</div>
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1.) PREPARE pressure canner. Heat jars and lids in simmering water until ready for use. Do not boil. Set bands aside.<br />
2.) BROWN meat in oil in a large saucepot. Add vegetables and seasonings to browned meat. Cover with boiling water. Bring stew to a boil. Remove from heat.<br />
3.) LADLE hot stew into hot jars leaving 1 inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe rim. Center hot lid on jar. Apply band and adjust until fit is fingertip tight.<br />
4.) PROCESS filled jars in a pressure canner at 10 pounds pressure 1 hour and 15 minutes for pints and 1 hour and 30 minutes for quarts, adjusting for altitude. Remove jars and cool. Check lids for seal after 24 hours. Lid should not flex up and down when center is pressed.</div>
Michelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01742089261700621559noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1223351602954668293.post-43564292712266377962012-09-18T04:00:00.000-07:002012-11-15T17:29:49.331-08:00Jalapeno Cilantro Lime Butter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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1/2 cup butter<br />
1 jalapeno (roasted & diced)<br />
1 lime zested<br />
1 Tbs lime juice<br />
1 Tbs fresh chopped cilantro<br />
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Mix all together. Tasty!!<br />
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