Money Saving Wednesday…Some Great Bread Recipes

We have talked in the past about baking and cooking from scratch as a great way to save big on your budget. Last week we had several in our Yahoo Group who requested a bread recipe from one of our own. Carol Ann sent that to me and it follows along with a recipe for yummy pancakes from wheat flour. I also have a request. I have been asked to bring a large pot of chili to a church dinner this weekend....

H1N1 February 16th Update

It’s been awhile since we had an H1N1 update and many of you may be thinking all is well and it is all over. While this pandemic turned out to be very mild it has still killed far too many. My biggest concern remains the apathy surrounding this flu. The nest pandemic may be much more severe and I am afraid many will roll their eyes and discount the threat. We should be aware that this strain has not...

Our General Store…YOU DID IT!!!!!…Yippee…Have You Heard About Florida?

yep that’s all cheese with a wax covering! Hurray! The food department of our General Store will be stocked after this week!!!! The last item we are adding is cheese. You will add two pounds per person. If you have never waxed your own cheese this may be the time to give it a try. You can check out the instructions in the September 2009 newsletter.Cheese that you wax will last for several years at cool,...

Update on Food Supplies 2010

A few weeks ago I posted concerning the emergency California farmers have faced the past three years as the Federal government has shut off water to farmers. There have been a few changes since that posting. First, a federal judge ordered pumping to begin pumping for a two week period. This was seen as a huge triumph, and farmers will take all they can get at this point to help with the dire situation....

Lessons Learned From the History Making Storm

Well, it’s time for the clean-up now and also to share lessons learned from this historic snow storm. First: During a crisis store shelves will empty AND they may not be restocked for several days after. The following is a statement issued by the Safeway Corporation yesterday: Safeway “Our Eastern Division stores are doing their best to get back into shape, but the current storm is keeping...