This recipe, thanks to it’s pantry friendly ingredients, is hands down the easiest pie crust you’re ever going to make! A food processor isn’t necessary (since there’s no “cutting-in” of butter or shortening) and it works whether your water is ice cold or room temperature. With a little help even a child can make this pie crust, which (to me) is awesome!! Continue reading
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Homemade Yellow Cake Mix
7 Apr
Another food storage-tweeked recipe from “Chickens in the Road”. A moist yellow cake mix that’s great on it’s own or used as a base for a number of other cake variations!
Deluxe Chocolate Cake Mix
24 Feb
Much better tasting than any boxed mix, this cake mix is one you can make yourself and store until you’re ready to use it. When ready to bake, just add water and oil and into the oven it goes! Thanks goes to Tammy over at Tammy’s Kitchen for the recipe it was adapted from. To frost, I use a storage friendly version of Chocolate Ganache, halving the original recipe to keep the costs for ingredients down.
A very good, “you’d never know it was a mix” pantry-ready chocolate cake! Continue reading
Beignets (french doughnuts)
16 Feb
Beignets, I know, are usually deep fried. So I’m going to be in trouble with someone for deciding to bake them {there goes my shot at working at Krispy Kreme or Cafe Du Monde} but we’ve found the results “baked” are still very tasty and as long as they’re warm my kids don’t seem to care whether they’re fried or not, they gobble them up them anyway. The good news is that by cutting out the oil for the deep frying, this doughnut “wanna be” becomes a reasonable food storage planned treat.
makes 20 beignets
Sugar Donut Muffins
8 Feb
Yum! If you need a sweet treat fix, these’ll do ya! The only real difference in making these 100% food storage lies in what’s used to moisten them before rolling in sugar, cinnamon sugar or powdered sugar. Normally the recipe calls for melted butter , but I’ve found another option that works just fine.
These are such a cinch to make and they hit the spot when you’re searching the cupboards for a quick treat! You could make it even easier by storing the dry mix on it’s own!
Easiest Homemade Chocolates
6 Dec
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‘Tis the season, so let’s have a quick word about peace on Earth. Beside this being a treat who’s ingredients are all pantry stored, I’m convinced this ultra simple recipe, if put into the hands of a newlywed home cook, might increase the probability of a happy marriage (♥). Spread the love as you will, it’s just a hunch I have. (The necessary follow-up gift of a gym membership might be in order later on, but for now we’re focusing on peace, love and goodwill.)
As a holiday gift, these chocolates are a quick-to-make life saver! Any fruit and nut combination works; today’s two batches were made with 1) pistachios and apricots and 2) almonds and dried cherries. Let your imagination go wild! Thanks to Orangette for the inspiration on this recipe.
makes 48 pieces
Homemade Twinkies
17 Nov
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Making homemade twinkies seemed appropriate after news of Hostess closing it’s doors. Never fear! Just as you were wondering what the world must be coming to, twinkies live on!
These are fun treats to make! I based my cake and frosting recipes off of the two top recipes from this “Homemade Twinkie Challenge”. While they’re not something I make everyday, I much prefer these twinkies to the Hostess ones for the fact that I’m able to recognize the ingredients! Also, the filling makes a great “instant” frosting — it’s especially good with cinnamon rolls.
Salt Water Taffy
29 Sep
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My kids and I have had a ball learning how to make taffy this month! After trying a number of batches and learning what works along the way, this one from Paula Deen is the one we’re keeping and adding to our food storage cookbook. Now that we’ve got the recipe and the system down, we’re ready to invite some friends over for an old fashioned taffy pull!
makes about 60 pieces of taffy
Homemade Marshmallows
22 Sep
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You won’t believe how easy these are to make! Marshmallows are such a fun treat and (without even knowing it) you probably already have all the ingredients on hand. I’ve made two batches here (for comparison), one using my standing mixer and one mixed by hand; it works either way, so even without electricity you could still make them to go with all that hot chocolate you’re storing. Beyond hot chocolate, just wait until you try them made into one of our favorite treats…S’mores Bites!
makes 18-22 marshmallows
Homemade Cool Whip
7 Sep
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Get a load of this ultra “cool” recipe, my friends! This whipped topping is 100% fat free (on top of being rid of all the crap-ola found in store bought Cool Whip), made with all shelf stable ingredients and drum roll please… can (under the right weather conditions) be made without electricity!! Did I mention it’s simple too? So so simple. It takes a total of 15 minutes of prep time. Ten of those minutes are spent beating the milk, which I count toward arm toning exercise, so that brings it down to a mere 5 minutes of “cooking” 
My kids love this “Cool Whip” –and I don’t mind them eating it — so we’re all happy!
Rice Pudding
26 Apr
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My kids really love this rice pudding. It’s made for dessert one night, eaten for breakfast the next day (if they can get away with it), and goes into their lunch bags as a treat for lunch. It’s easy to make in the wonder oven, includes simple ingredients and even though the recipe doesn’t call for eggs (which is good for my food storage plan) it’s still thick and creamy. Yum!
Biscotti Cookies
20 Apr
This recipe comes from Pam Emick’s “Bread in a Bag – Book Two”. For those who are new to the blog I had a chance to try out a recipe from her first book and share it with everyone back in November over in this post. In this latest book, you’ll find even more bread recipes bagged “pantry style” for convenience, but this time in addition to breads she’s also included a variety of muffin, wheat-free breads, sourdough, cracker and cookie recipes. I love finding a book like this that’s figured everything out for me and made it easy to understand with step by step pictures.
So I was excited to try the biscotti cookie recipe she had in this latest book and wanted to see if it would also work in my sun oven. They turned out just great! Pam was kind enough to agree to let me post the recipe for you to try out too! You’re going to love them!
Raspberry Squares
18 Apr
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Everyone loves these!
I like using my tart pan to make these in for how easy it is to remove them after baking and also because it will then also work in my sun oven to bake if wanted. If you don’t have a tart pan you can line a pan with foil (in both directions) and after it’s baked just lift out the entire block to place on a cutting board to cut.
Pumpkin Pie with Chocolate Crust
3 Nov
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It’s November, let’s kick it off with pie! You’ll love this pumpkin pie with chocolate crust and to top it off a 100% shelf stable coconut whipped cream! It’s true! Made from canned coconut milk, it’s a trick that was discovered by accident and (gratefully) shared on this blog with all the rest of us. Sure enough it works, and is out of this world delicious!
Dulce de Leche Brownies
14 Oct
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A friend shared these brownies with me — they were so good that I asked for the recipe. I changed it up to include whole egg powder rather than fresh eggs and now it’s something I can use in my long term plan anytime I have leftover canned butter! Can you imagine how amazing it would be to serve these brownies if you only had your food storage to eat?! Continue reading
Orange Marmalade Rolls
8 Aug
These are so good you’d never guess they’re 100% food storage! You’ll have to decide on your own whether they’re for breakfast or dessert– I asked my husband and his response was simply “yes!”
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