Food Storage Moms

Today, I want to demonstrate how to prepare corn on the cob for freezing. Or should I say, prepare our corn off the cob for the freezer? I prefer to blanch and scrape the kernels off the cob itself, and then use a FoodSaver to remove the air from the storage bags before freezing the corn. Mark and I went out to a small community called Enterprise, Utah, for the city’s CornFe...

There’s something about a Jiffy™ Cornbread Mexican Casserole that makes a house feel like home the minute it comes out of the oven. The smell of ground beef and taco seasoning mingling with sweet, golden cornbread is one of those aromas that pulls everyone to the kitchen table without you even having to call them. This is one of those recipes I keep coming back to because it...

When the power goes out, whether it’s from a summer storm, a winter freeze, or something else unexpected, having the right supplies on hand can make all the difference for your family’s comfort and safety. Here’s a practical list of the items I believe every home should have ready before an outage ever happens, along with a bit more detail on why each one matters. Sometimes ...

Today I want to show you how to make hardtack (aka hard tack). You may wonder what it is. I get it. It’s essentially a type of biscuit or unleavened bread that is baked until it has no moisture left. The dictionary describes hardtack as a dry bread or biscuit used as rations for sailors.

Other names, including sea biscuit, ship biscuit, pilot bread, sea bread, and ...

For many gardeners, tomatoes are one of the main reasons they fell in love with gardening in the first place. I, too, know from experience how rewarding and satisfying it is every time I get to enjoy a slice of tomato that I grew in my garden. Here are some of the top gardening tips for growing tomatoes.

If it’s your first ever opportunity for growing tomatoes, or ...