by Millie Copper | Mar 6, 2011 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
I know that I have mentioned Stretchy Beans quite a bit lately as part of my 13 Week Menu Plan. It occurred to me that every time I mention them, it is part of another post or a page. I was thinking today that Stretchy Beans being incredibly popular and useful...
by Millie Copper | Apr 4, 2011 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
Since the beginning of the year I’ve been sharing my rotating menu each week. The other day, I was listening to a video and was reminded just why I put together this menu plan. Why we have Stretchy Beans three nights a week on the plan. Why the bulk of our meals...
by Millie Copper | Jan 4, 2013 | Food Storage, Preparedness
“Then the phone call came. One cold February afternoon, Jeff called to tell me his company did a 20% pay cut across the board. Two months later, it was a 20% reduction in hours on top of that pay cut. Just one month later, I got another afternoon phone call. ...
by Millie Copper | Oct 12, 2016 | Food Storage, Preserving Food, Traditional Foods
It’s fall in Wyoming and I have apples on the brain! Each fall we like to stock up on apples. I often order these by the case from Azure Standard or pick locally from friends. I love to dehydrate apples to have for snacking and baking through the winter but we...
by Millie Copper | Sep 19, 2019 | Preparedness
September is National Preparedness Month, when FEMA and Ready.gov promote planning ahead for emergencies. Many times when we think of an emergency, we think BIG. Hurricanes, earthquakes, tornado, a disastrous ice storm, etc. No doubt, these are big emergencies, but do...
by Millie Copper | Feb 22, 2017 | Food Storage, frugal options, Stretchy Beans
Just before Christmas one of the community Facebook groups that I’m a part of had a post from a family asking for assistance to help replenish their bare cupboards. There were several posts from people indicating that certain churches in the area had pantry...