Emergency Preparedness week 4

I know I haven't done a preparedness post in awhile. Shame on me!

This one is about Documents.

For level 1 preparedness:

1. Do you have a basic list of important  documents?
2. Do you have copies of these documents in a waterproof container in your 72 hour kit?
3. Do you have copies stored in a safe place outside your home (relative, deposit box)?

Level 2 preparedness:

These are the documents you need and get them notarized.
 Legal Documents

• Birth Certificates
• Marriage Certificates
• Will, Personal/As an Executor
• Passports
• Contracts
• Vehicle Titles
• Tax Returns (first 2 pages for the last 3 years)

Health Documents

• Vaccination Papers
• Health History
• List of current meds/prescriptions

 Insurance Policies (if you have them)

• Property (include Contact Information)
• Health (include Contact Information)
• Life (include Contact Information)
• Flood (include Contact Information)

Vital Records

• Bank Accounts (include Contact Information)
• Investment Accounts (include Contact Information)
• Retirement Accounts (include Contact Information)
• Debt Obligations (include Contact Information)
• Doctors (include Contact Information)
• Medications, prescription numbers (include Contact Information)
• Deeds and property records

Include a copy of the following:

• Durable Power of Attorney
• Living Wills
• Health care proxies (yours, as an attorney-in-fact, as a health care surrogate)
• Original Social Security cards

Level 3

In addition to the documents listed in Level 2 you should include copies of the following in your emergency kit, ready to grab:

• Scriptures
• Genealogy Records
• Irreplaceable Family Mementos
• Journals
• Military/Citizenship papers
• Transcripts/Diplomas
• Voter Registration
• Cash
• Credit Cards
• Pre-paid phone cards

Good luck and I hope this gives you some great ideas of documents that you will need if something happens.

Key Lime Pie

This is the world's easiest pie to make. My oldest will eat 1/2 the pie all by himself. He also begs to have this pie.

Ingredients:
1 packet of Shirley J's Whisk Bliss Dessert Creme
1/2 c. key lime concentrate
1 c. water
Pie Crust
Whip Cream

Directions: Put the first 3 ingredients in a bowl and mix on medium speed for 2 minute. Then place in pie crust, top with whipped cream and then place in the refrigerator  for 20 minutes.

Do you have any easy pie recipes to share?

Meals in a Roll

2	tablespoons yeast
2	tablespoons sugar
1	cup water
	Add
¼	cup sugar
1½	tablespoons salt
4	cups water
1	cup oil
1½	teaspoons vinegar
13 -15	cups flour (white, whole wheat or a mix of each)
½	cup wheat germ (optional)

Mix first 3 items in a bowl and let stand in a large bowl
2 Knead out until dough is soft and does not stick to your hands.
3 Cover and let rise 45 minutes.
4 Punch down and let rise 30 minutes.
5 Shape into buns and let rise for 2 hours.
6 Bake at 375 for 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.

I  freeze most of them unbaked without doing the final 2 hour rise that the recipe calls for. You can use your favorite dough recipe if you like. I like this one because it makes a ton all at once. I got about 90 rolls. I am sure you can get more, I just didn't roll out my dough super thin on some of them.

First let the dough rise the first two times according to the recipe. Then take a chunk of the dough and roll it out into a rectangle.
Put your toppings on it.

For Pizza Rolls: chop up some peperoni. Sprinkle the dough with Shirley J's Pizza and Pasta Seasoning, cheese, and pepperoni. Then roll it up.

For Ham and Cheese: Chop up some sliced ham (I used lunch meat) and sprinkle that with cheddar cheese all over the dough.

For Cinnamon Rolls: Spread butter and then sprinkle your cinnamon and sugar on top.
Pineapple Rolls: Do like what you did for the cinnamon rolls but sprinkle crushed pineapple on top too. You will want to get a bit of the juice out of the pineapple or it makes it hard to cut and roll the rolls. (These are SUPER GOOD)
For Hawaiian Rolls: Do the same as you did for the Pizza, but put cut up ham instead of pepperoni in it.

I am sure there are thousands of different ways you can do this. These are just some of the ones I did.
You then roll the dough starting at the long end. Seal the end to the roll. I cut these rolls with dental floss. You put the dental floss around the “log” and cross the two end to pinch and cut off a roll. This works much better than a knife. I place the rolls on a baking sheet lined with wax paper and then put them in the freezer. Once they are frozen solid I bag them in Ziploc bags.

I found this recipe a year ago. I am sorry to say I don't remember where I got it. But I love it!

What's your favorite freezable recipe??

Fiesta Chicken

Fiesta Chicken Casserole:
 2 cups chicken breast grilled & cubed
 2 cups medium shell pasta cooked
 2 cups cheddar/jack cheese blend

1/2 c. Shirley J's Whisk Bliss (prepare it with 1 c. water in a sauce pan and simmer)
1 can Rotel
1 can green chilies
1/2 cup of milk
Cover with cheese salt and pepper to taste!
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes

I found this on Pinterest several months ago. The recipe was posted on Twitter. It is a bit spicy but good.