Okay ladies, what are your plans for “that time of the month” in an emergency situation? What about periods in a long term emergency (like Alas, Babylon, or One Second After)? I’ve got a product to share with you that will help ease the burden of stocking up on piles and piles of tampons and […]
Archives for September 2012
ENDED Guess the Prep Item Giveaway: Chef Tess Spice Pack
Want to liven up your cooking and your food storage meals? Today’s National Preparedness Month giveaway is just the thing–a four pack of Chef Tess spices! Developed by Chef Tess, these spice blends go above and beyond your average, off-the-rack, spices. Here’s how Honeyville describes them: The Southwest Fajita turns any dish into a zesty […]
ENDED Guess the Prep Item Giveaway: DivaCup
In lining up the National Preparedness Month giveaways, I was looking for products that fill a particular need, and this one is for the ladies and any of you men who happen to be attached to a lady (or have a daughter). What are your emergency plans for, well, you know . . . that […]
Preparedness Quick Tip: Halloween=Light Sticks
If you’ve been into a store lately, you’ve probably noticed all the Halloween decorations, costumes, and candy are on display. Another item that you may find in abundance because of the upcoming holiday is light sticks. Because of Halloween, you can usually find these in varying sizes, shapes, and colors and often less expensive than […]
ENDED Guess the Prep Item Giveaway: Survival Mom by Lisa Bedford
A while back I posted a review of my good friend Lisa Bedford’s book, Survival Mom: How to Prepare Your Family for Everyday Disasters and Worst-Case Scenarios. This is a book I would recommend to anybody even the least interested in preparedness. It is a common sense approach to preparedness written from a mom perspective, […]
New Honeyville Salt Lake Store Opening
Here’s a sneak peak at the new Honeyville Food Products store opening in Salt Lake City, Utah on Monday, September 24th. The address is 1850 S. 389 W. Suite 500 in Salt Lake–in the shopping center just north of Home Depot and west of Costco. Drive to the far west side of the shopping center–the […]
Friday Odds and Ends Roundup
I’m headed up to Honeyville Foods’ Ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Salt Lake store today. I’ll have a report for you when I get back. If you’re in the area, Chef Tess will be holding classes there next week–check out the schedule and then you can check out the new store and learn something […]
ENDED Guess the Prep Item Giveaway: Shelf Reliance Veggie Variety Pack
One area of food storage that is sometimes difficult to store a variety of is vegetables. There are only so many veggies that come in cans, and those cans from the stores have a pretty limited shelf life. Frozen goods aren’t much use if the power is out for an extended period of time. So […]
Guess the Prep Item: Granola and Potassium Iodate Giveaway
Hopefully you’re enjoying the National Preparedness Month giveaways here at Food Storage and Survival. Today we have a couple of products sponsored by Ready Reserve Foods. First is a #10 can of Apple Cinnamon Granola. I personally adore granola for a breakfast cereal. It is so much more filling than most other processed type cereals. […]
Using and Cooking With Dehydrated Green Beans
So after learning how easy it is to dehydrate green beans, you now have a jar or two or five of dehydrated green beans. As lovely as they are, they really shouldn’t be put on the shelf just to be looked at. Even if you’re saving them for an emergency and not planning on rotating […]