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Collage of ways to use canned food - Tropical Chicken Salad, dehydrated in granola, pureed in cake, dehydrated for snacking

Rotating Canned Foods

If you are concerned about rotating your canned food, there are creative ways to keep it fresh: • Try a completely new recipe using canned foods. A new recipe means you don’t have a previous version to compare it to.•…

Pantry shelves of canned food

Canned Food – A Convenient Nutritious Option

There are many who are concerned about storing a supply of canned goods thinking that they are storing a nutritionally inadequate supply of food.  Several respected universities have researched this issue.  A study conducted by the University of California –…

Small totes of OTC medicines on a shelf in a bathroom closet

Flu Preps 2026

Influenza (flu) activity in the United States is still a big concern in every state with hospitalizations increasing. The new highly contagious variant is a mutated influenza A H3N2 strain, called subclade K. The H3N2 strain typically causes more severe…

Survivalism vs Self-Reliance overlaid on a drawing of an ark on rough seas

Looking Beyond the Mark

The following quote is by Elder Quentin L. Cook.  It was given in the October 2016 General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “While there are many examples of looking beyond the mark, a significant one…

Collage of butane stove, Pantry Cooking cookbook, storage bins, cyclist's emergency kit

Self-Reliance Gift Ideas

Gift the gift of self-reliance and preparedness this Christmas. Here are some of many ideas for gifts: –Camp stove or butane stove –Solar oven –Rocket stove —Wonder oven –Water bath canner –Pressure canner —Ball Blue Book —So Easy to Preserve…

Home canned butternut squash, frozen chopped green chiles, dehydrated sliced tomatoes, Kosher dill pickle halves

Preserve What Thou Hast

Doctrine and Covenants section 136 is a revelation given to Brigham Young as he was preparing the saints to emigrate from Winter Quarters, Nebraska to the Salt Lake Valley in Utah. It is full of instructions to him and to…

Four quart jars of dry packed stuffing mix

Dry Packing Stuffing Mix

The fall and winter holiday season is a great time to stock up on foods, such as stuffing mix, that don’t often go on sale at other times of the year. I like to have stuffing mix on hand for…