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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Dec 25, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 52: Spices
Food - Week 52: Spices This week add the spices and the oil you use in your favorite recipes. After World War II the items Europeans...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Dec 18, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 51: Cheese
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Dec 11, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 50: Baking Supplies
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Dec 4, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 49: Fruit
Food - Week 49: Fruit I know! More fruit - 5 more cans per family member. Remember cranberry sauce and fresh cranberries are fruits and...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Nov 20, 20242 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 47: Evaporated Milk & Oil
Food - Week 47: Canned Evaporated Milk & Oil(s)... Fats Thanksgiving baking sales are happening at your local store. This should include...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Nov 13, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 46: Dessert Ingredients
Food - Week 46: Dessert Ingredients Let's face it we are all thinking dessert right now as we prepare for Thanksgiving, Christmas,...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Nov 6, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 45: Sugar
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Oct 30, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 44: Grains
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Oct 23, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 43: Powdered Milk & Butter
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Oct 16, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 42: Vegetables
Food - Week 42: Vegetables Back to veggies this week. What more can I say? Vegetables are essential to a balanced diet. Sprouts count as...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Oct 9, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 41: Cheese
Food - Week 41: Cheese I know we stored cheese two weeks ago but to reach a three-month supply of the foods you eat by December store two...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Oct 2, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 40: Juice
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Sep 24, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 39: Cheese
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Sep 18, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 38: Grains
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Aug 28, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 35: Protein
Food - Week 35: Protein September is National Preparedness Month and that's what we've been trying to inspire you towards all year -...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Aug 21, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 34: Canned Fruit
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...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Aug 14, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 33: Ketchup, Mayo, & Vinegar
Food - Week 33: Ketchup, Mayo, & Vinegar Ketchup and mayo should be on sale this week due to summer celebrations. If you dated the...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Aug 7, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 32: Mustard & Dressing
Food - Week 32: Mustard and Salad Dressing This week store mustard and salad dressing. Mustard will store forever, but salad dressings...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Jul 23, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 30: Vegetables
Week Thirty - Food: Vegetables This week store 10 cans of vegetables per family member. Now that gardens are beginning to bear delicious...
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Carolyn Nicolaysen
Jul 17, 20241 min read
2024 Food Preparedness - Week 29: Pickles, Olives, Relish, & Salsa
Week 29 - Food: Pickles, Olives, Relish, & Salsa (the "extras") This is a fun week, the one you prepared for when you marked your jars...
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