07 Oct

Canning Chicken

Our friends at Fishnet Ministry ran into a huge problem recently. They received two shipments of chicken days apart from each other adding up to a total of 63,000 pounds of frozen meat. The problem for Fishnet was that they didn’t have the freezer space for all the food. Every walk-in frig was converted into temporary freezers and calls sent out to churches and organizations begging them to come as quickly as possible to take the food off their [...]

25 Sep

Homemade Yogurt

If you own a slow cooker and happen to have some plain yogurt hiding in the back of your fridge along with some milk, you’re in luck! You can take the dwindling remains of your yogurt and multiply it into a fresh batch of plain yogurt to be further changed into Greek yogurt, sour cream or a variation of cream cheese (aka Yo-cheese). The health benefits are substantial and the ways to use homemade yogurt are only limited by [...]

14 Sep

Homemade Flour Tortillas

Whether you’re a taco fan, enchilada lover, or breakfast burrito guru, homemade tortillas are the best way to enjoy your favorites and save a little extra in your pocket book at the same time. Or simply make them because you forgot to pick up a pre-made package at the grocery store and find yourself on Taco Tuesday without the needed shells. Aaah! You can make these in bulk and freeze until you’re ready to eat. Either lay the shells out [...]

05 Jan

Homemade Pizza

Until very recently we’ve been a one-vehicle family. (Que shocked gasps from the audience..) Having only one vehicle meant we saved money – gas, insurance, maintenance, no spur-of-the-moment shopping sprees – you get the idea. However, the biggest downside was that it made getting all my errands and appointments done in a single day. Fridays became “the” day for EVERYTHING outside the house to be done. A typical Friday would start with loading up all the kids, dropping Tim off [...]

17 Jul

Canning Homemade Tomato Soup

Got a call yesterday afternoon from my sister asking if I needed any more tomatoes for my canning. Turns out the Fishnet Ministries located in Jacksonville had received a shipment of 80,000 pounds of Roma tomatoes and had no way of refrigerating them. A call went out to churches and the general public asking for help boxing up the tomatoes and getting them to those who could use them. Wow! FREE tomatoes (as many as you want)! After ending [...]