Cheryl

Cheryl

Cheryl Fisher Driggs received her education in Food Science and Nutrition at Brigham Young University. She has had a personal food storage and emergency preparedness program since 1974 and has been teaching food storage and preparedness since 1977. She does personal research in food preservation and implements her food science background and experience in feeding a family of 7 in her recipe development. She was chair of the Houston Northwest Chamber of Commerce Emergency Preparedness Task Force and sat on the steering committee for the Houston Extreme Weather Ready Expo. She is a survivor of hurricanes, tropical storms, typhoons, droughts, and extreme winter storms.

With Herbs and Mild Food

Lavendar, home canned carrots, #10 can of rice, and Chicken Noodle Soup in a soup bowl.

D&C 42:43 teaches “And whosoever among you are sick, and have not faith to be healed [by priesthood blessings], but believe, shall be nourished with all tenderness, with herbs and mild food…” Mild foods and herbs can help heal the…

Idleness and Doctrine and Covenants 42:42

A family working in the garden together

Doctrine and Covenants 42:42 “Thou shalt not be idle; for he that is idle shall not eat the bread nor wear the garments of the laborer.” Being idle is not the same as resting or participating in recreation. An idle…

Baked Cereal in a Wonder Oven

Heated saucepan in a towel lined Wonder Oven

On February 14, I posted on Pantry Cooking Plus about Baked Cereal, my husband’s go-to breakfast. We usually bake it in the oven overnight at 180oF. When we purchased a Wonder Oven, we decided to try cooking the baked cereal…

Peace Through Preparedness

Before and after photos of Hurricane Harvey

“…if ye are prepared ye shall not fear.” D&C 38:30 A friend of mine who also went through Hurricane/Tropical Storm Harvey emailed me and included a post she had made to her family out of state on the second day…

A Three-Month Supply with a Southwestern Twist

Collage of photos Spam Tacos, Tamale Casserole, Santa Fe Chicken Soup, green Salsa Chicken

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints introduced the idea of a Three-Month Supply in 2007 in the pamphlet All is Safely Gathered in: Family Home Storage. The pamphlet encouraged members to: “Build a small supply of food that…