Monday Message

Made from scratch croutons. Get the recipe HERE.

Learn to Use What You Store 
"Every father and mother are the family’s storekeepers. They should store whatever their own family would like to have in the case of an emergency. . . . Some have said, “We have followed this counsel in the past and have never had need to use our year’s supply, so we have difficulty keeping this in mind as a major priority.” Perhaps following this counsel could be the reason why they have not needed to use their reserve. By continued rotation of the supply it can be kept usable with no waste" (James E. Faust, in Conference Report, Apr. 1986, 26; or Ensign, May 1986, 22). 

http://www.foodstoragemoms.com/save-money-today/  - great ideas here, I love her site.

http://www.kitchme.com/recipes/homemade-chocolate-pudding cooking from scratch is a good tool to be able to do, imagine doing this for family night.

http://www.heandsheeatclean.com/2014/10/splitting-recipe-in-half-simple-guide-printable.html handy to tape inside your cupboard.

http://naturesnurtureblog.com/2012/06/19/baking-tips-round-up-tiny-tip-tuesday/ this has info to put up too.

http://www.bakeyourday.net/homemade-egg-noodles/  P.S. regular  salt can be used as well and you can stir by hand and works well too.

http://homereadyhome.com/wheat-grinding-beginners/  this is where I remind you our ward building in Ankeny, Iowa, has a wheat grinder you can check out through the relief society president.

http://foodstorageandsurvival.com/making-evaporated-sweetened-condensed-milk-powdered/ having this inside your recipe binder.

http://andreadekker.com/uses-for-dry-milk/  put this in your binder too.

 http://www.onegoodthingbyjillee.com/2012/10/homemade-shake-and-pour-pancake-mix.html  you could make up several ahead, a neat idea.

http://allrecipes.com/recipe/homemade-maple-syrup/ yummy!

Our favorite taco soup

half to one lb hamburger browned and drained, I use half or less
15 oz diced tomatoes
15 oz can kidney beans rinsed and drained
1 package taco seasoning
2-8 oz cans tomato sauce
pinch of garlic
1/4 c. salsa
1/2 tbsp onion flakes

I put in my crockpot on low for the day, if it is too thick add small amount water at beginning.

We love this!

There you have a cooking from scratch Monday Message. We will have a few more I admonish you to start a binder to keep this info at your hand with out trying to always find it and see what the most basic things in storage become wonderful.