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Everyday Cooking with Food Storage

Rosalinda — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 04:24:06 +0000

Making Rye Bread

Hearty Soup For The Soul

Hope you enjoyed viewing the above video clips and that your taste buds are eager for a new experience! Having previously been acquainted with food-storage meals my taste buds already decided: “This will be just another day at the office.” In fact, most of those types of mixes often tasted like the box or package in which they came.

The enticing aroma with its subtle pervasive quality was the first indication that something was definitely different. My taste buds came alive (they were already aroused with the smell) the minute the spoon entered my mouth. Delving into the art of gourmet cooking myself, I was pleased to learn that restaurant chefs helped develop these food mixes that only require water, heat, a little olive oil or butter, and an eager hand for stirring!

The whole experience of this food preparation was the anticipation and romance of real home-cooking, like one had spent hours mastering texture and taste. This is exciting news for those who have very little time and yet wish to impress family or friends with good, nourishing food.

First impression starts right at your door entrance with the aroma of home-cooking to welcome your family or guests. You create your own hearty “soup for the soul” song that is equivalent to: “Over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house we go.” As you stir the full bodied nutritious soup, you are also stirring the memories of your youth. As the aroma fills the house, others are taken on a similar journey. With a hearty vegetable soup or stew, there’s the added bonus of freshly baked bread just out of the oven.

Some of us may not resemble the great cooks we grew up with; however, preparing these foods can CREATE THE COOK IN YOU! If you consider yourself a reputable chef, you will appreciate less preparation time as well as have a base for your own master creation! For example, delicious potato soup mix can be turned into a spicy clam chowder, involving only a can of clams, green chilies, and celery (this soup has been compared to “Market Street Grill’s clam chowder!). Potato soup can be dressed up in many ways including corn chowder, or a bean medley with smoked ham. You can also enhance tortilla soup with sour cream, grated cheese, cilantro, and corn chips.

Here are some notes gleaned from the demonstration I was fortunate to witness:

Rye Bread

Simply add bread mix, dry yeast and water (2 cups) to the bread mixer; bread does not require kneading only mixing (exact measurements will be on the pkt). Mixing for 10 minutes will enhance texture, holding the bread together (2 loaves or more are easier to mix). There are no preservatives as with store bought bread (in many cases there can be over 20 different preservatives in one loaf of bread). Allow the mix to rise on a warm surface until doubled in size, then roll and place on a cookie sheet (as shown in the video). Helpful Hint: The perfect location for bread to rise is to place cookie sheet on a warm dryer while doing laundry.

Other breads available are: white, wheat, sourdough, and multi-grain. To weave your own creative flair, you may wish to add herbs, sun-dried tomato, garlic, cheese or jalapenos.

On The Sweet Side

Do you have a sweet side? Every so often we come across a recipe that just seems to hit the spot. At times like these, savoring the moment means more than sculpturing the body. Perhaps we can delight in this informal health regime as we consider it a true stress release (which ultimately smooths away the rough edges of sculpturing). Therefore, cornbread, buttermilk biscuits, blueberry pancake mix, corn muffins, oatmeal raisin, chocolate chip (comparable to Mrs. Field’s cookies), and sugar cookies should be welcomed on the menu!

Soups & Stews (high quality with a superior taste that people would remember)

The shelf life of these soup and stew mixes is approximately 10 years (perhaps even more). They are, however, so delicious tasting that you would want to incorporate these into your daily diet; otherwise, after sampling, your taste buds would go through withdrawal symptoms! They are that tasty! The general mixture for soups is 4 1/4 cups of water to one package of soup mix. Soups cook for 12-15 minutes (Broccoli is about 12 minutes) and stews cook for 20 minutes.

Meat in stews or soups are soy based (TVP chicken or beef- fabulous flavor!). Soups and stews that require butter can be substituted with olive or coconut oil (about 1 Tb). The most popular soups are Italian Chicken (tomato based), Cheese and Broccoli, Tortilla (high-bred starch gives this soup its creamy flavor), Potato, and Beef Stew.

The video clip only shows a few of the soups; there are, on the drawing board, 48 additional soups, stews and casseroles wishing to take center-stage. Here are just a few: Lasagna, Teriyaki Chicken, Chile, Macaroni and Cheese, Chicken and Rice, Corn Chowder, and Chicken Noodle Soup (traditional).

The exciting thing about including these dehydrated soups and stews as part of your daily menu is ensuring your daily intake of vegetables. Nutrition is locked in when these vegetables are dehydrated and, therefore, taste like fresh vegetables ready for a real home cooking experience! These foods are formulated with your health in mind so there is always room for healthy upgrades! Lowering sodium while maintaining gourmet quality and taste is just one example.

Run Away With Delicious Fruit

Nutritional fruit should also be a part of your daily menu. These dehydrated fruits offer an exotic taste of papaya, mangoes, pineapple, diced apple (great for trail mix and baking) and banana. This is a moment reserved for you and savoring the taste becomes your true tropical island getaway!

Mashed Potatoes

They taste like the real thing especially when made with coconut whey milk, and a little added butter. There is real flavor and nutrition because the peel is part of the deal!! It is so finely chopped that it is not detectable. The best tasting mashed potatoes however, are the garlic and cracked pepper kind. The consistency is approximately 3 1/2 cups of hot milk and 2 Tb butter added to the potato mix. Your family or guests will be clamoring for more so make plenty! Previously sold at Costco for a higher price, these mashed potato mixes earned the title of being the highest quality available!

Coconut Whey Milk

This milk tastes better than cow’s milk and is so good for you. According to testimonials, regular powdered milk tastes like skimmed milk while coconut whey milk has a full bodied taste that is comparable to whole milk. It is especially good for those who are lactose intolerant. It has a sweet and creamy taste and stands alone as a great drink. It blends wonderfully with the soups and potatoes!

72 Hour Food Kit

This is the Cadillac of all 72 Hour Food kits and is for a family of four. Included in the kit are: 3 packets of Coconut Whey Milk, Tropical Fruit, Blueberry Pancake, and Oatmeal mix; Country Beef Stew, Italian Chicken, Broccoli, Creamy Potato, Potato and Cheddar, and Tortilla Soup.

When you indulge in the experience as I have, and finish the last bite of your meal, you can feel confident that no preservatives entered your stomach. The food is squeaky clean and free from MSG, hydrogenated oil, high fructose corn syrup, and other unhealthy free loaders!!

Free loaders? Well yes, they have ALL been eliminated to the point that the cost is squeaky clean and, therefore, these foods are available at true wholesale prices.

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Pioneer Day

Rosalinda — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:01:38 +0000

Picture by Mircea Preda Struteanu/Romania

Happy Pioneer Day! Click on the picture above to view your online card.

1) We have more treats in store for you! After viewing your card, continue your celebration by going to the “Inspirational” spotlight and become the eagle. Make sure your volume is turned up!

2) We can’t think of any kind of celebrations without food, so select the “recipe” spotlight for a Crock Pot Powerhouse (that page is so loaded with goodies, you’ll want to visit it quite often).

3) An Eagle has perfect vision. How does your vision compare? Visit the “Vision” spotlight and find out. Also be ready for a tug of the heart and some serious laughs!

4) Expand your vision and visit the “Video” section allowing the music and dance to revive something inside of you.

5) To catch your breath and get your energy back visit the “Wholesale” spotlight, watch the video and learn how to make every cell dance in your body.

6) Leave your comment below in response to this article for Jack Rushton (Vision Spotlight) and he will be notified of all the comments (he is an active hero, and a great example to all).

7) Enjoy this article and all the goodies and make this a special weekend for you and your family!

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4th July

Rosalinda — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:45:05 +0000

A 4th July Card for you to enjoy with some words to ponder!

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(After, select the Back Button to continue the article/tour)

Look forward to a slide presentation in the next article of some of the things we do to celebrate Independence Day.

Stairway To Secrets’ Site is coming along with more spotlight updates. Take a look at recipe, poetry and music spotlights. We have a rising star in one of them who contacted us out of Hollywood, California. Dannel Vonn Dillan has made his own mark on the movie, Redirecting Eddie, so we are thrilled to include him in one of those spotlights. We also hope to have our first miracle spotlight soon. So stay tuned on that as well.

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Nightlife in Vienna

Rosalinda — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:51:48 +0000

Nightlife in Vienna is filled with movement and life! Footage is a little dark as copying to this site darkened everything! (I promise things will improve with time). Original sounds were left in tact so you can enjoy the walk with me.

Updates are an ongoing process so be sure to visit spotlights in: Video, Art, Recipe and Quote in our Stairway To Secrets site. We welcome your comments and contributions!

Let us know if you have tried any of the spotlight recipes yet, or if you have seen some other great video clips. This is a community with “Amazon” opportunities! With digital cameras in so much demand, there are great photos that need to be shared and seen.

More still to come of our trip to Vienna! In the next article there will be some additional, beautiful buildings.. and perhaps, a tram ride for you to enjoy! If you are new to this series be sure to visit the “Mystery Place” series where you can enjoy more picturesque scenes of Vienna. Selecting the Blog tab at the top of this web site will take you to all of the articles, if you have only selected this current one to view.

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Mystery Solved

Rosalinda — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 20:20:13 +0000

I hope you have been enjoying the pictures and film so far in this “Mystery Place Series.” Some of you guessed the mystery place already. Congratulations to Rob Whitaker, Sammy Robison and David Urry (His comment was adjusted slightly as I first met him in the mystery place many years ago..and he recognized the area immediately). They will all receive special treats from England. In the meantime, let’s enjoy a slide presentation. For those of you who haven’t guessed yet, the clues are more pronounced in this one.

There will be more pictures and film in the next article to enhance your virtual tour. Speaking of tour, the web site has been updated a little. Go to the ” Vision ” Tab at the very top of the page and read about the politician, who ran in the elections for president of the United States. He no longer is in the running, but his words still echo powerfully to those who have ears to hear. Stairway To Secrets was graced by one so willing to serve and so a personal letter from Mitt Romney was a great outcome.

As time goes on more updates on the site will be done as there are already submissions in queue. If you haven’t submitted anything for a spotlight, take another look and contribute something. The world is all ears. This is the age of communication, and we need to be more unified than ever. It begins with a thought; why not from you?

Don’t forget to comment on these articles as well as what you read in the main site. Is there a miracle you wish to share, or a vision? How about sharing a picture or photo? Have you read any good books lately or tried a fabulous recipe? Remember, if your submission is included, there is a free 3 day getaway gift certificate for you and your family to enjoy.

I hope you are enjoying this particular series. There will be some fun times ahead as we view more videos and photos, so please come back soon. Oh by the way, the mystery place is Vienna, Austria.

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England

Rosalinda — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:40:18 +0000

Photo by: Juan P/ CBA, Argentina

As the month of January comes to a close, this is still a great time to reflect on your goals for the year. What are some of the things you are looking forward to? As long as you feel you are progressing, you can expect great things to happen that are waiting for you in the wings.

Building this web site has been a very rewarding experience. If you are a first time visitor read the ‘red carpet’ welcome in one of the previous articles. There are some great musical cards to delight in. Also tour the main site and be sure to include “About,” “Vision,” ”Health Tip,” ”Recipe,” and “Miracle” in your exploration.

For those of you who are already familiar with the site, these pages have just been updated. In fact, the only page left that needs attention is “service.” I am, however, on the prowl for a miracle spotlight, as well as a politician’s vision. These two pages have great introductions on those topics. Please forward the link to anyone you know who may have a beautiful experience to share. There is a special reward for those submissions!

There are some spotlights already waiting in the wings, that will replace the current ones when their turn comes. Spotlights should last about a month once all categories have been filled. Building the foundation for this web site has caused some spotlights to grace the pages longer. Articles here will be posted more often now that the main site is coming together; another worthwhile goal for 2008.

It is exciting to think that our audience is growing with new friendships across the globe. It’ll be interesting to learn of other cultures, as their spotlights shine upon our world. We will be able to hear different kinds of music, try out traditional recipes, and learn of experiences that may rock our world. It will be an exhilarating journey for us all.

Photo by: Natalie Singh / UK

‘Speaking’ of journey, I am about to take another one; a trip all the way to England. I will be leaving on Thursday, with a 6 hour layover to look forward to in Chicago. I will indulge in a good book during this long wait. To give you a clue as to what book I will be reading, look at “Quote Spotlight.” I highly recommend the read if you want to live your dream.

I will be taking my camera along to share my journey with you, so please come back often to the blog portion of the site. To begin our journey enjoy this video clip of the English Countryside, and pay attention to the brief message at the end.

To view video clip, click on the button shown. Clicking elsewhere in the picture will take you out of this web site and into You Tube’s site!

Farewell for now, I know the English rain will greet me, but so will the experience! Count on me eating fish and chips, crunchies and picnics. I also look forward to the parks, countryside, shops and open markets regardless of the rain. I will spend some time on the northwest coast of England, as well as the southeast coast where residents boast of the oldest beach in England..

Come back again to learn of the mystery places I’ll be visiting. Expect to see some great photos of rainfall; just kidding! I will leave the snow behind and the powder to ski in, but it can wait till I get back. England calls and so do my parents! It will be wonderful to see them again.

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