The Harried Homemaker Preps

I'm a bit late with my monthly summary, but here it is. To cap off a very interesting August , both of our water heaters died last week...

Sugar is one of the "no-nos" of the typical American diet. If refined sugar is supposed to be so bad for you and have very little ...

My Shelf Reliance unit has filled up a lot since this photo was taken Sorry, I don't have a photo of the remaining items I bought f...

Three months of meals from your pantry Food storage can seem really intimidating when you're getting started, especially if you start...

Did you think this past month seemed to fly by? I can't believe November is already drawing to a close. I also am astonished that I'...

Moist and wonderful! It has a cake-like consistency. Warning: If you like your cornbread dry, gritty, and tasteless, this is not the reci...

If you have played around with the food storage calculators that are out there, you'll notice that it is suggested that you store a hug...

I've had a couple hundred pounds of wheat since August but have been limited in what I can cook with it: blender pancakes, blender waff...

Woohoo! It's pantry makeover time! I love to organize, so this kind of thing is almost as good as a trip to Disney World.  Now that I ha...

Got beans? You should if you know what's good for ya! They are cheap, healthy, filling, tasty and store for a looong time. Go beans! (...

I bought a 50 pound bag of sugar at Sam's this weekend. Unfortunately I ended up bringing less than 50 pounds home as the bag sprung a l...

This is what I've lined up for October: Squirrel away more cash for BOBs and vehicle kits. Buy a couple of cases of toilet paper. I es...

For our food storage this month, I decided to stock up on some of the most important things a prepper can store - staples. No, not the kind ...

I keep going back and forth on what I want to buy in the next month. All the economic indicators point to a very long road before we get to ...