Bob and I have decided to make some changes in our household. We’ve decided to start cooking more from our food storage. For those of you who don’t know what food storage is or why anyone would have it, go Food Storage Made Easy or Provident Living.
I’ve been stressing a bit about whether our food storage is complete and Bob thinks it’s fine as is. So…to really find out we (meaning I) are going to start organizing cooking from what we have and to fill in the gaps with what we need. As I was doing some research I found several excellent resources that I am really excited about.
With all of the crazy natural disasters and job losses we never know when we may need to rely on what is in our pantry. My sister’s well pump dies a few months ago, on a weekend, and we had no water for several days! In August of this year our town had to evacuate because of forest fire. We were right on the border of the evacuation boundary and therefore didn’t have to but we had to be ready for a 15-min. warning to go.
Now not all of us think of these things until they happen to us. My family experienced a hurricane in Connecticut back in the mid 80’s. Hurricane Gloria made a last minute change in course and came straight through our area. We were without power for three days but most of the area was without for nine days! It was quite something, especially since we had just moved there from the west and had no idea what to do in case of hurricane (I was so grateful for our camp stove and New England clothes line). Going to the grocery store and seeing shelves empty was quite a scary experience. Our son’s were four, six and Ryan turned seven the day before we were hit. We quickly taped windows and cupboards and fled to the cellar with our hamster, batter-operated radio, emergency food, water and Fruit Roll Ups. Our biggest worry was flooding and keeping the kids calm and happy and what we would do if we ran out of Fruit Roll Ups! We’ve also been through several earthquakes and other disasters.
I’ve included buttons to the aforementioned resources on the side of this blog. There are many more out there but so far I love these the best because they are so easy to follow. They include lists to help you figure out what and how much you should store and how to store it. They teach you to cook by recipes and videos! These sites also help you cook what you have in your pantry and how to shop smart. I love all of the tips and tricks. The information has come a long way from the 70’s when my grandparents stored buckets of wheat, sugar and TVP in our closets (my dresses always hung sideways because of the double stacked white buckets). My sister and I ate all of the Bacon TVP as sandwiches so we learned at an early age to use our food storage. I’m just not sure that my grandparents knew about the dwindling supply.
Starting this week I am going to make a food storage meal each week and report here each Wednesday with pictures and reviews. Since I love creativity and a challenge this seemed like a great format to keep me accountable and motivated. This is going to be fun. If you have any great recipes or sources please comment with a link and I’ll try them also.
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