Food and Kitchen

Come on in, don’t be shy! Our food and kitchen resources are filled to the brim with our favorite family recipes, cooking tips, food storage ideas, and how to preserve your favorite food for long-term use.

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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Spritz Trees

  On the first day of Christmas, My true love sent to me A spritz cookie shaped like a Christmas […]

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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Sugar Cookies

  On the fifth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Five Sugar Cookies, Four Viennese Crescents, Three […]

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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Thumbprint Cookies

These classic cookies can be made with any flavor jam – try blueberry, boysenberry, cherry, apricot, or blackberry.

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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Toffee Squares

On the second day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Two Toffee Squares, And a cookie shaped like […]

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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Viennese Crescents

  On the fourth day of Christmas, My true love sent to me Four Viennese Crescents, Three Candy Cane cookies, […]

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25 Homemade Coffee Creamers and Syrups (without the nasty additives)

If you possess the ability to heat milk and use measuring spoons and a whisk, the fanciest coffee flavors around can be yours, and at a fraction of the price of the artificial grocery store versions.

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3 Tips for Wise Food Storage

Keeping these primary storage tips in mind when organizing and utilizing your emergency food pantry will ensure a well-balanced, ready-to-use pantry that will sustain your family when you need it the most.

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5 – Ingredient Salmon

At least once every two weeks, this is in my oven. My kids love it, everyone loves it. It’s soooooo easy! And when I tell you it’s good, believe me, it’s good.

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5 Alternative Flours You Can Make Using Your Food Pantry

Have you wondered what you will do if you run out of wheat berries in a long term emergency? Here are five alternative grains and legumes to use as a source for flour.

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5 Classic Fall Recipes That Can Be Made Healthier

Here are 5 modified classic fall recipes that will still make your house smell amazing and satisfy your sweet tooth—all without packing on the pounds.

Pumpkins can be used a number of ways. Here are some of my favorite! #ReadyNutrition

5 Ways to Use a Pumpkin

There is more to the pumpkin than meets the eye. The nutrition value alone makes pumpkins a vitamin powerhouse. Here are five ways to use pumpkins other than for a jack-o-lantern.

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6 Critical Items That Have Disappeared in the Immediate Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey

This is what is to be expected when so many people are hit with a rapid, far from equilibrium event.

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