CORN THINS

1/2 cup milk

1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

3 tablespoons oil

1 cup cornmeal

1/2 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Combine the first three ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine the remaining four ingredients. Combine the two mixtures; stir until the dough forms a ball. Knead on a lightly floured surface for 5 minutes, adding extra flour if dough is too sticky to handle. Divide dough in half. On ungreased cookie sheets, roll each half into a 10x12-inch rectangle. Sprinkle with salt and cut into 64 crackers (8 to a side). Bake at 350O for 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on the pans; remove and store in a loosely covered container. Makes 128 crackers.

AMERICAN HAMBURGER SOUP

1 1/2 lbs. hamburger

3/4 cup diced celery

3/4 cup dry soup mix

2 cups potatoes cubed

1 tbsp. sugar

3 medium carrots diced

2 cups tomato juice

2 tbsp. minced parsley

1 1/2 qts. water

1 bay leaf

1/8 -1/4 tsp. garlic powder

1-3 tsp. worchestershire sauce

2 tsp. salt

pepper to taste

Brown hamburger. Mix all ingredients and simmer 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Recipes

Lemon Chicken Over Rice

1 lb chicken cup up in small pieces
1/2 cup butter
1 small onion chopped
1/4 c lemon juice
1/2 thyme crushed
1 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
4 c cooked rice

Put chicken in baking pan. Mix the remaining ingredients except rice. Pour over uncooked / or cooked chicken. Bake in 350 oven for 50 minutes. Serve over rice. Variation: Substitute 2 cans chunk chicken for fresh chicken, cook 30 minutes.

Easy Black Beans and Rice 

1 tbsp vegetable oil
1/4 tsp red pepper flakes
2 cloves garlic minced
1 cup cooked black beans rinsed and drained
1/2cup chicken broth or water
1 small red pepper chopped
1/2 cup shredded cheese
1 med yellow onion chopped
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 cup long grain rice
tortillas

In large heavy saucepan, heat the oil for 1 minute; add onion and red pepper and cook, for 5 min until soft. Add garlic black beans, rice, broth, red pepper flakes and thyme, and bring to a boil. Adjust heat to simmer gently. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the rice is tender. Remove cover and stir in cheese. Roll up in tortillas and serve.

Dad's Cookies

2 cups fine oatmeal (can run through blender)
3 tsp soda
2 eggs
1 tsp ginger
1 tsp allspice
1/2 cup corn syrup (can use homemade substitute)
1 c flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 c fine coconut
2 tsp cinnamon
1 c margarine

Mix dry ingredients. Mix syrup and egg. Mix everything together. Roll in balls, bake at 400 until brown.....10 min or so.

Bacon Ranch Pasta

1 lb shell noodles or other noodles
1 pkg ranch dressing mix
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup bacon TVP (bacon bits)
1/4 cup milk (can use made powdered milk)

Cook noodles until done and drain and rinse well. Combine mayonnaise, dressing mix, TVP and milk and let set while noodles are cooking. Combine, stir and serve cool. Real bacon can be substituted. Home made ranch dressing mix can be used.

Ranch Dressing Mix

1/2 cup dry milk, instant or 1/4 cup non instant
1 tbsp dried parsley crushed
1 tsp dried dill weed
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp onion flakes crushed
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp ground pepper

Blend all ingredients in blender. Combine 1 tbsp with 1 cup mayonnaise and 3/4 cup water. Or use1 tbsp in any recipe calling for 1 pkg of ranch dressing mix.

These are some quotes from Jim Phillips:
"Who you are and what you know is more important than lists of things to buy."
"Make provision for the future or become a victim - the choice is yours, so choose one."
"Attitude will determine whether you live or die."


I just googled him and found the website for his patterns and the place to order the materials that he has to make the clothing. It is preparemyfamily.com. 
Here is his view on preparing.
While others focus on the things you must have, we focus on the education and training you absolutely must have. What you know is more important than what you have. You will indeed need to acquire certain things, but just having those things does not ensure your safety and survival. Knowledge can! 

You need to understand what your true needs and priorities are before you can even begin to acquire the things you need. How else can you know for sure that what you have is what it takes and that you have the right things. 

You also need to know HOW to survive. If your confidence and security lies with what you own, what will happen if you lose it or are unable to get to it in a time of need?

With our approach to preparedness, you will build on a solid foundation of knowledge. You’ll gain confidence, you’ll be better informed on what things you need to acquire, and you’ll gain skills that will allow you to make it no matter what! 

KNOWLEDGE IS NOT OPTIONAL!

Homemade Granola

4 cups of large flake oatmeal (non instant)

1 cup raw sesame seeds

½ cup of raw sunflower seeds

1 cup of wheat germ

½ cup of coconut

½ cup of cooking oil

1 tsp vanilla

½ cup of brown sugar

½ tsp salt

Pumpkin seeds, pecans or whatever your heart desires can be

added to this mixture. Mix everything together in a big bowl.

Bake on a cookie sheet at 300 for 15 minutes. Store in a

covered container.

Tuna Bake

1 cup ground gluten (can be omitted)

1 can flaked tuna

1 cup macaroni

½ cup green pepper chopped

3 tbsp oil

2 tbsp flour

1 ¼ cups milk

1 can cream something soup

2 tbsp onion chopped

Cook macaroni until tender. Drain and set aside. Cook onions

and green pepper in hot oil until tender. Blend in flour. Stir in

milk and cook until thick. Add soup, macaroni and remaining

ingredients. Pour into greased 1 ½ quart casserole. Bake at

350 for 30 min. The gluten can be used with or instead of tuna.

If using dehydrated gluten then rehydrate it first.

January 26, 2011

We got a lot of interesting information at this month's Stake Emergency Preparedness meeting on clothing and shelter preparation. Jim Phillips has spent 35-40 years working to find the best ways to stay warm in extreme cold weather. He has worked with all branches of the military showing them better ways to survive the cold.  I have wondered how it would be possible to store enough fuel to keep a home warm in the winter if we should lose power in the winter. There just isn't enough storage space in a normal home for a one or two year supply of fuel. Jim explained that it's not the house we need to keep warm. There are only three things in a house that need to stay heated - the goldfish, the plants and the pipes. He suggests you eat the goldfish and the plants and drain the pipes and the only other thing that needs  to stay warm is you! ; ) He has developed some ideas for keeping yourself toasty without piles of wood or underground storage tanks of propane. He has designed clothing made from open cell foam in a polyester shell. He's made mittens, head coverings, coats, pants, sleeping bags and even mukluks! (He says we could learn a lot from the Eskimos!) The open cell foam allows moisture to wick away from the body and evaporate while the polyester protects from the wind. He recommends staying away from cotton and wool because they stay wet when they get wet. He also has found that layering with those fabrics is not the best option. I had hoped to be able to get patterns and product information and make some of these up but I looked into buying the type of sewing machine he recommended - a Juki walking foot, needle feed - for sewing through 1/2" - 1" foam and they run about $1700. I would sure like a pair of those mukluks to keep my feet warm! If you want more information his website is safeharboralliance.com. You can sign up to receive his newsletter.

Here are a couple of recipes for this week.

WheatBerry Chili

2 cups cooked wheat berries

1 lb cooked ground beef

1 large onion chopped

1 large green pepper chopped

1 tsp salt

1 tsp chili powder

1/8 tsp red pepper flakes

1/8 tsp black pepper

1 quart canned tomatoes

4 c beef or other broth

2 cans drained and rinsed kidney beans

1 can green chilies dices

Saute onion and pepper. Add all remaining ingredients in large pot.

Simmer for 1 hour and adjust spices according to tastes.

Pinto Bean Bread

A high protein bread. You can leave out the second rising, but the

bread will be more dense.

2 c warm milk

2 tbsp yeast

2 c pinto beans, mashed well

2 tbsp sugar

2 tsp salt

2 tbsp oil or melted shortening

5 – 6 cups flour

Combine the milk, beans, sugar, salt, shortening, and 2 tbsp of flour.

Stir in the yeast and wait for it to bubble. Stir in 5 – 6 cups flour to

make a kneadable dough. Knead 5 minutes until satiny. Place in a

greased bowl, turning to grease. Let rise till double. Punch down and

let rise again. Punch down and shape into 2 loaves. Place in greased

loaf pans and bake at 350 for 30 – 40 min

Mapleton 13th Emergency Preparedness blog

There is a lot of information available to help us prepare our families for the future. Unfortunately, they don't always fit in the Sacrament meeting bulletin or the monthly newsletter. So this blog is for those of you who might like a little more information, recipes and other preparedness tidbits. I will be posting new items on Wednesdays or Thursdays. If you have any information that you would like to share here, let me know and we'll include it in a post.
Here are a couple of recipes for this week.

Spicy Bean and Rice Casserole

1 tbsp oil

3 cloves garlic, minced

1 med onion, chopped

1 green pepper, seeded and diced

1 28 oz can crushed or diced tomatoes

1 ½ c cooked beans, black, kidney, pink, pinto

1 can corn

1 cup uncooked long grain rice

¼ c water or tomato juice

1 tbsp chili powder

1 tsp oregano

¾ c shredded mozza cheese

½ c shredded cheddar cheese

dash cayenne pepper

In large skillet, heat oil. Add garlic and onion and saute. Add pepper and cook a few minutes. Add remaining ingred except cheese. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 20 min or until rice is tender. Uncover, sprinkle cheese on the mix and heat in oven at 350 for 15 minutes until cheese melts.

Double Chocolate Popcorn Balls

½ c sugar ½ c corn syrup

¼ c margarine 2 tbsp cocoa

8 c popcorn 1 c m&m's

Combine sugar, corn syrup, margarine and cocoa in medium saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add popcorn, stirring until evenly coated. Remove from heat. Stir in m&m's. Cool slightly. Shape into 2" balls. Makes 18.