Food Storage Made Easy - Latest Comments

Re: BabyStep Checklists

anna77 — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:36:37 -0000

I received the 1st checklist but haven't received anything after that. Will you continue to send the checklists to me?

Thanks

Re: What to do with Extra #10 Food Storage Cans

Bri Clark — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:08:39 -0000

I make my own cleaners and my favorite is I make my own commercial wipes. I have found that #10 cans with the fitted plastic lid with a slit cut in it make great wipe holders.

Re: Whole Wheat Tortillas

Connie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:24:16 -0000

Dear Julie,
My daughter makes tortillas often. She adds a twist, that I think is fun. She changes them by adding different ingredients in place of the water. For example, she might add either spinach (frozen or fresh) or tomatoes (canned or sauce), she might add seasonings also (herbs or sun-dried tomatoes.) This not only looks neat, but add a different flavor and more nutrition.
Thanks, Connie

Re: Alternatives to Wheat for Food Storage

michelle — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:22:06 -0000

You must be reading my mind. This year I found out that I'm Celiac and I've been working on gluten-free food storage solutions. I'll let you know what I come up with.

Re: Whole Wheat Tortillas

Everyones Mom — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:03:53 -0000

Devon, I make a lot of homemade tortillas and I don't refrigerate the leftovers at all. Just wrap them in plastic or wax paper and keep them like bread. They tend to go hard in the freezer unless vacuum packed. You can make a smaller batch. Just cut the recipe down.

Re: BabyStep Checklists

hollymagleby — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:56:41 -0000

Please send a copy of Babysteps checklist # 16. I thought I had saved it but I am unable to find it so I can print it to keep with my emergency info file. I really enjoy the check lists. Thank you for making them.

Re: How To Build Your Own Can Rotating Rack

claire — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:20:02 -0000

can you tell me what you mean by a quick-drying tacky or gel type of glue. I'm not very familiar with glues...a brand name would be so helpful. Thanks. Also, how have these held up for you long term? any changes you would suggest? Thanks

Re: Whole Wheat Tortillas

Meagan — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:28:20 -0000

I just made hese today, and they are fabulous! /thanks for the recipe; I've been wanting to make homemade tortillas for quite sometime.

Re: Whole Wheat Tortillas

Guest — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:28:17 -0000

I just made hese today, and they are fabulous! /thanks for the recipe; I've been wanting to make homemade tortillas for quite sometime.

Re: How to Create an Emergency Binder

Sarah — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:22:38 -0000

We only have one family car. Our binder and our "go kit" are both in the trunk. In an emergency, that is the only vehicle that is transporting our family. We have a copy binder in our fire-lock box.

Re: How To Make a Coffee Can Heater

pukwudjivc — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:54:30 -0000

What we used to do as a kid (was a school project) is use a tuna can and a cofee can. We'd cut a one inch strip of cardboard and roll it up so it fit inside the tuna can. Melt some parafin wax and dump into the tuna can with the cardboard. This makes a nice little candle.
Next we would cut a small slot out of the side of the cofee can which was a few inches wide. The slot is cut out of the open end of the can. Then you turn the cofee can over so the open end with the slot is sitting on the ground. Add a small vent in the top of the can for the gases to escape so the candle stays lit and you have a nice little hot plate. I hope you can picture this from my description, but basically you are using the bottom of the cofee can as your cooking surface. The candle can be lit and then slides under the cofee pot through the slot you cut.

We called these hobo stoves.

Re: Food Storage Recipes: Enchilada Pie

bethgolly — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:54:12 -0000

yum yum yummy! I love this recipe! I made it for dinner last night and it was a hit! Thanks guys I love your sight!

Re: Disasters Kit

pukwudjivc — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:20:57 -0000

Disaster supplies: You missed something important in the parenthetical portion of the entry for hygiene products. Feminine hygiene products. The last thing you need in any type of emergency, major or minor, is to deal with the added stress of not having what you need and not being able to go get some at the store.

For those members who aren't female, they are still suggested for two reasons; you never know who you are going to be with when something bad happens and they have a host of other uses. For instance, pads are made for absorbing blood. If you have a wound which is bleeding sanitary pads are great on top of a little gauze to help stop bleeding.

Re: Food Storage Recipes: Enchilada Pie

jmmoore321 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:10:01 -0000

My sister has tried this recipe http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Enchilada-Sauce-2/... for the sauce. I haven't yet. Maybe that should be a challenge for me. Also I have not tried it with powdered cheese. I store shredded cheese in my freezer and "count " that as food storage. -Julie

Re: Food Storage Recipes: Enchilada Pie

jenhilton — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:13:49 -0000

love this recipe. I can't wait to try it. I can't believe all the time you've put into this! Any idea how to make a homemade equivalent of enchilada sauce to make it completely from food storage. And what about cheese? I'm really wanting to use powdered cheese, but don't know if that would work in this case. Ideas?

Re: My New Food Storage Containers

teestayovahea — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:31:13 -0000

Love the way you decided to organize your lazy susan area. Martha couldn't have done it better! ;0)

Re: Food Storage Made Easy Binder

facebook-100000183584117 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:36:25 -0000

Hi ladies! Lovin your works! I bought the binder a few months back & I was looking to check on updates & I see there is something about purchasing lifetime updates. I thought that was something that came with your binder. If not, how do I pay for those lifetime updates? And, when will there be or has there been some updates since May/June?

Thanks for your work! My basement has 2 lovely shelves full of goodies & since I need to buy at least 1 more shelf to make things really neat & accessible. My husband says he doesn't like having all the extras. With the extra time that has been found from purchasing & storing products at home I'm baking more...which has resulted in a weight gain he doesn't appreciate. ;) The kids love it though & so do I! :) Who ever thought one would have more time to bake/cook by having lots stored?!

Also, have you ever thought of a vegetarian/vegan section with recipes? When you don't use meat, cheese, dairy products it does really change the recommendations in the 3 month supplies.

Honey

Re: My New Food Storage Containers

Diane Little — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:04:43 -0000

sunset Magazine does not archive that issue :(

Re: My New Food Storage Containers

Diane Little — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:02:44 -0000

I found a set of clear plastic food storage containers of 3 different sizes that all nest onto a lazy susan base. I use the containersa on my lazy susan. They were made by "The carousel GrouP from Norwalk CT. I have searched the internet and have not been successful.The unit is dated 1982. Still searching. Please let me know if you find anything

Re: Food Storage Made Easy Binder

teestayovahea — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:20:11 -0000

Hi Ladies,
I love what you are doing on your website! Awesome work! I do have a problem that I was hoping you could help me with.
I purchased your "Food Storage Made Easy Binder" not too long ago. I don't have a printer at home, so I put the download onto my flash drive and took it to my local Office Depot to print. I got all the prints back and it looked beautiful with the exception of page 3, 35, 41, 49, 51, 60, 66, 73, 78, 79, 80, 82, 85, 87, 89, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, and 102. I didn't catch this problem until I got home. My sister-in-law works there. I talked to her manager and they tried printing it again for me with no cost to me. Again these pages printed wrong. So I wanted to ask you if you could please help me. Please help!

Thank you,
Tamara
(Honolulu, Hawaii)

Re: Whole Wheat Tortillas

devon1099 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 11:29:50 -0000

Julie, if I were to stick these in the fridge, how long do you think they'd last? Could I freeze them, do you think? Thanks for any advice--I'm trying this next week and we can't use 18 tortillas at a time...well, my husband might be able to...

Re: Start Here

frenchcharlotte — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:27:56 -0000

Wow,

I came on your site yesterday and I felt in love with it! I promise myself to read all the contents promptly. Thank you very much.

Re: Step 10: Non-Food Items

Karen Cook — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:06:31 -0000

Dry dog and cat food don't store as well as their raw ingredients - the fats and oils in the food get rancid after several months. All meat dog food [canned] plus rice and vegetables [e.g., carrots] would store better [obviously the carrots would have to be freshly grown or freeze-dried/dehydrated.

Light bulbs are an odd thing to save for emergencies - if there is no power, wouldn't light bulbs be kind of moot?

Re: Products We Recommend

margieguest — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 02:07:17 -0000

I got a Bread Mixer made by Cooks. It was a fraction of the price of most mixers and I love it. It goes on sale at Penneys and with coupons, it's a great deal. I got mine for about $130.00

Re: Food Storage Made Easy Binder

foodstorage — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:09:25 -0000

Amy, Please shoot us an email at info@foodstoragemadeeasy.net and we can
troubleshoot for you. Thanks! -Jodi