Food Storage, easy fix

See these cans above. I have no problem with them. I have used them in the past. I am just sharing with you an easy way to replace 22 of the cans above.

How you ask?

It's with Whisk Bliss Original and if you need Gluten Free you can replace them with Gluten Free Whisk Bliss.

Awesome right?

Plus, you can make soooooo many other recipes with Whisk Bliss.

The best part is: there are no preservatives, you just add water, no added MSGs, no transfat, no saturated fat, and no hydrogenated oils.

Read more here.

If you would like to try some please comment below and I will send you some to try!

Easy Rice Pudding

So, I thought it might be fun to do a dessert. I hate making desserts, cookies, anything that is sweat and fun in my house. Why you ask? I end up eating more that I should. Yep, I have little self control when it comes to sweats. Plus, I am trying to loose the little extra weight I gained after I stopped nursing my baby.

This recipe reminded me of my time in Houston. I had a lot of Arroz con Leche and this recipe reminded me of it.

Anyways....enough about me.

It took longer to cook the rice than it did to make the sauce. Super easy! Super delicious!

Ingredients:

1 package of Whisk Bliss Dessert Creme
1/4 t. cinnamon
1 t. vanilla
2 c. water
2 c. cooked rice
1/2 c. raisins


Directions:
Combine water, Dessert Creme, and vanilla. Mix on medium speed for two minutes. Add cooked rice, raisins, and cinnamon, stirring by hand to incorporate. Serve with sweetened whipped cream. (I didn't serve it with whipped cream and enjoyed it. I also ate it hot and cold.)

Ham & Cheese Ziti

Dinner tonight!

This is a modified recipe. The original recipe called for butter, flour, and milk. I was able to reduce the time it took to cook, the amount of calories (1065 calories!! That's a whole meal!), and the fat content just by using Whisk Bliss Original or Gluten Free.

Ingredients:

 

16oz packages ziti noodles

1 cup Whisk Bliss Original or Gluten Free

2 cloves garlic, minced

4 1/2 c. water

4 cups Colby cheese, shredded

8 oz cooked ham (deli style), cut into thin strips

3/4 cups Parmesan cheese, grated

Directions

Cook and drain pasta according to instructions (you may need to do it in two batches if your larges pot isn’t large enough.

This is what the cheese sauce looked like. Ignore the dirty stove, please!

In large saucepan mix water and Whisk Bliss and bring to a simmer, on the stove. Add garlic

Once simmering, allow to continue to thicken for 1 minute, then add mustard and Colby cheese. Continue stirring until cheese is melted. Add ham and pasta, stirring well. Pour over cooked ham and noodles.

You can bake this or freeze for later. I thought that after baking that there needed to be more sauce. Just a thought.

Garlic Pesto Chicken With Tomato Creme Penne

I made this dish last night and I have to say I wasn't very crazy about the chicken. I thought it was way too salty. My husband liked it though and my kids ate it without complaining. However, I really enjoyed the pasta. My baby ended up eating 3 helpings of this meal.

 Garlic Pesto Chicken With Tomato Creme Penne

1/2 bottle of lawrys Herb and Garlic Marinade
2 large spoonfuls of Pesto
2 boneless chicken breasts.

 

Cut chicken into one inch strips. Using same knife make slits into chicken. Pour lawrys marinade and pesto over chicken. Marinate over night (I did mine Sunday morning and cooked mine Monday evening so it marinated a while!!)

 

Sauce:
8 ounces of your choice of pasta (I used whole wheat penne)
2 tablespoons of olive oil
3 cloves of garlic
2 spoonfuls of pesto
1/2 cup of water with 1/4 t. of Shirley J's Chicken Bouillon
8 ounces of tomato sauce
1/4 c. Whisk bliss and 1 c. water (prepare in a sauce pan then add)

 

Boil water and start on noodles.

Pour entire batch of chicken, marinade and all, into skillet and cook chicken fully (the marinade will evaporate/cook down)

Heat olive oil, cook garlic. Add pesto. Simmer in chicken broth until half has cooked down. Add tomato sauce. Then add whisk bliss sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes. Toss pasta in. Add more Whisk Bliss (dry) if it needs to be thickened. Place chicken on top.

 

I found this recipe here.

This is the pasta.

This is the way the sauce, for the pasta, looked before I added the Whisk Bliss to it.

Chicken Cacciatore

Chicken Cacciatore

This is a freezable crockpot meal!! You can even make this Gluten Free!! Gotta love it!

I like to make double the amount and then take the left over and put it in a Ziplock baggie for another meal. Makes for a quick meal when you need one in less than 30 minutes!

 Ingredients:

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
15 oz can tomato or spaghetti sauce (I just used diced tomatoes)
4 oz. can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 c. water
1/2 t. Shirley J's Chicken Bouillon
1/2 t. Shirley J's Pizza & Pasta Seasoning

Directions: Place chicken in slow cooker. Pour on sauce, mushrooms, and water. Sprinkle on seasoning and Bouillon.
Cover and cook on High for 3-4 hours or Low for 6-8.
Serve over rice or noodles.

Emergency Preparedness: Clothing and Shelter

When deciding what is important with clothing and shelter you will need to consider: who you are preparing for, where, and what you can carry. Please know that these are suggestions and your needs are different from other's. You also need to think about your expenses. If you can only do some of the items, then that is a great start. Know that if you can't buy a tent, a tarp with rope will work just fine, except in extremely cold weather.

So, for Level 1 preparedness (which is minimal level) this is what you need to consider:
Do you have a minimum of one of the following for shelter?

• Plastic sheeting (ground cover, tenting, windbreak)
• Large (33-gal. or larger) plastic bags
• Mylar emergency "Space" blanket

 Twine or rope is needed no matter.

Do you have the following for personal protection?

• Large (33-gal. or larger) plastic bags (2 for and improvised sleeping bag or poncho)
• Mylar emergency "Space" blanket
• Change of clothing (needs to be appropriate for the season) for each person
• Large handkerchief or bandanna
• Hat

Level 2 Preparedness is all from Level 1 PLUS the following:

For Personal Protection add the following:

• Blanket (wool is preferred)
• Poncho
• Extra Shoes
• Gloves (for work and warmth)
• Goggles
• Dust/mist Respirator
• Sunglasses
• Work Boots
• Insect netting
• Extra large plastic bags

For Basic Shelter add the following:

• Rope
• Duct Tape
• Wire

Level 3 Preparedness is all of the above AND the following:

At least one of the following for each person:

• Sleeping Bag
• Sleeping pad, foam or inflatable
• Plastic Ripstop Tarp ( min. 12'x12')
• Several changes of clothing

For longer emergencies:

• RV or Camper (not necessary but it would be nice)
• Dome/Family tent
• Ground cloth
• Camp stool/chair

Additional Preparedness:

• Instant hand/body warming pads
• Sturdy belt
• Sturdy work gloves

Additional Comfort (for extreme weather):

• Shorts
• Sunscreen
• Long pants and long-sleeved shirty
• Thermal underwear

Scalloped Potatoes & Ham

I found this website on Pinterest and saw that they had freezable crock pot meals. I LOVE easy and dinners that I can take and freeze, especially when it's the end of the pay period and I don't have anything on the shelves. It's soooo nice.

Now these ingredients will make 2 meals. You each meal will feed around 6 to 7 adults. So you can make one for today and put the rest in a baggie and freeze for later. So nice, so easy!

So here are the ingredients:

12 new potatoes and cut into ¼ inch round slices or a large bag of frozen potatoes

1 c. Whisk Bliss Original or Gluten Free
2 c. of water
2 ham steaks, cubed--we used turkey ham
8 oz cheddar cheese
4 cups of broccoli
salt and pepper

Directions:  Whisk up your Whisk Bliss with the water before hand, make sure it starts to thicken. Don't bring it to a simmer. Divide everything evenly into two containers.  Cook on low for 8 hours. **I put my cheese on top the last 30 minutes of cooking. I have found that if you add it too soon it will curdle on you.

 

*EDIT* People have mentioned the potatoes turning black if frozen.  Mine didn't do that, but just to be safe, either use frozen potatoes or add potatoes the day of cooking.

This is what your Whisk Bliss sauce will look like.

 

And here is the final results, ready to freeze. This photo was taken from www.six-cents.com