THE END OF THE DUAL CHALLENGE YEAR!!! Food - Week 52: Spices This week add the spices and the oil you use in your favorite recipes....

Food - Week 51: Cheese Only one more week after this one! On sale for New Year’s Eve parties, cheese. Add 2 lbs. of cheese (per family...

Food - Week 50: Baking Supplies Buy vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and cornstarch. Only you know how much you use so I’ll leave the...

Food - Week 49: Fruit I know! More fruit - 5 more cans per family member. Remember cranberry sauce and fresh cranberries are fruits and...

Food - Week 48: Seasonal Bargains Seasonal bargains such as cranberry sauce, pumpkin, French fried onions for green bean casseroles,...

Food - Week 47: Canned Evaporated Milk & Oil(s)... Fats Thanksgiving baking sales are happening at your local store. This should include...

Food - Week 46: Dessert Ingredients Let's face it we are all thinking dessert right now as we prepare for Thanksgiving, Christmas,...

It’s time to look ahead and consider asking for items you have not stored yet - as gifts. Spices are expensive and would be great...

Food - Week 44: Grains This week we'll be adding another 6 lbs. of grains (per person) to our food storage. Remember to add grains that...

Food - Week 43: Powdered Milk & Butter This week it is time to add some more powdered milk to your food storage. There are quite a few...

Food - Week 42: Vegetables Back to veggies this week. What more can I say? Vegetables are essential to a balanced diet. Sprouts count as...

Just In....WARNING! Auguson Farms announced yesterday it is closing their facility for the next 90 days due to the inability to get food...

Food - Week 40: Juice A few years ago I was gifted a bottle of homemade apple cider, thank you Barb and Ed! It was amazing. If you live...

Food - Week 39: Cheese Back to cheese once more. Don’t forget powdered cheese such as Parmesan or cheddar for mac and cheese or to add to...

Food - Week 38: Grains We’re moving forward and fall is upon us, time to think about grains again. Holiday baking and cold nights are...

Food - Week 37: Fruit Remember that September is National Preparedness Month and that's what we try to inspire you to do all year - be...

September is National Preparedness Month and that's what we've been trying to inspire you towards all year - being prepared with a...

In a normal year we would usually tackle this week's food item on week 40, but if we've learned anything from COVID and the extreme...

Food - Week 34: Canned Fruit Back to the old canned fruit supply this week. Whether you are buying canned fruit or you are canning it...

Food - Week 33: Ketchup, Mayo, & Vinegar Ketchup and mayo should be on sale this week due to summer celebrations. If you dated the...