You Can Do It!

This is wonderful counsel from The First Presidency:

"Our Heavenly Father created this beautiful earth, with all its abundance, for our benefit and use. His purpose is to provide for our needs as we walk in faith and obedience. He has lovingly commanded us to “prepare every needful thing” (see D&C 109:8) so that, should adversity come, we can care for ourselves and our neighbors and support bishops as they care for others.

"We encourage members world-wide to prepare for adversity in life by having a basic supply of food and water and some money in savings.

"We ask that you be wise as you store food and water and build your savings. Do not go to extremes; it is not prudent, for example, to go into debt to establish your food storage all at once. With careful planning, you can, over time, establish a home storage supply and a financial reserve."
—The First Presidency, All Is Safely Gathered In: Family Home Storage, Feb. 2007.


A great site that I recently discovered is http://www.freshpreserving.com/home.aspx. The makers of Ball jars created the site, which is filled lots of easy canning recipes and ideas.

Remember, Fridays are dedicated for families and individuals to come and can for themselves, from 8:00 am to 7:00 pm.  All products are available for canning and purchase! Please contact the office to schedule reservations in advance. The number is 480-214-9114.  The email address is mesahomestoragecenter@gmail.com.

Chicken Taco Salad

I borrowed this easy and tasty recipe from Holly Perkins. Yummm... try it.

 

Chicken Taco Salad...feeds 6.

 Ingredients
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast meat
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 pound lettuce, chopped
3/4 (8 ounce) jar medium salsa
1 (8 ounce) bottle Ranch-style salad dressing
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1/4 cup chopped black olives
1 cup crushed tortilla chips
Directions
1.Cook the chicken breasts in a medium skillet over medium high heat for 12 to 16 minutes, or until chicken is cooked though and juices run clear. Let cool slightly then slice into strips.
2.In a large bowl, toss together the chicken, chili powder, lettuce, salsa, dressing, Cheddar, Monterey Jack, olives and tortilla chips until evenly coated. Chill until ready to serve.

Prapare for the Days of Tribulation

I came across this wonderful article by President Ezra Taft Benson the other day. It's a stern, but loving reminder that we MUST be prepared.



Easy Crockpot Chicken

I found this tasty and easy recipe on www.momswhothink.com. There's nothing like a delicious and quick crock pot dinner to make our hectic evenings run more smoothly!

CROCK POT CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Ingredients:
4 large chicken breasts
1 small can cream of chicken soup
1 small can cream of celery soup
1 small can cream of mushroom soup
1/2 cup diced celery
1 cup Minute Rice

Directions:
1.  Mix in crock pot the soups and rice.  Place chicken on top of mixture, then sprinkle diced celery over chicken.
2. Cook on high for 4 hours.

The Three-Month Pantry

My friend Jen is truly a canning and preparedness expert and she's agreed to let me share some of her awesome food storage knowledge! Here's some great online info that she prepared about what to stock your pantry with, so that you're not always running to the store and can have reserves if you need them.

http://www.reynoldsnet.org/preparedness/Three_month_pantry.pdf

Delish-n-Easy Peppermint Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are one of my favorite quick and easy holiday treats!

Ingredients needed:

1 box of yellow cake mix

1 tablespoon flour

2 eggs

1/2 cup cooking oil

1/2 bag of semi-sweet chocolate chips

1/2 bag of Andes peppermint baking chips 

Preheat oven to 325. Combine cake mix, eggs, and cooking oil in a bowl and stir until doughy. Add tablespoon of flour and stir in. Stir in chocolate chips and peppermint chips. Spoon dough onto cookie sheet and bake until the edges are a light golden brown. Enjoy!

Plan and prepare!

L. Tom Perry said:

"Acquire and store a reserve of food and supplies that will sustain life. Obtain clothing and build a savings account on a sensible, well-planned basis that can serve well in times of emergency. As long as I can remember, we have been taught to prepare for the future and to obtain a year’s supply of necessities. I would guess that the years of plenty have almost universally caused us to set aside this counsel. I believe the time to disregard this counsel is over. With events in the world today, it must be considered with all seriousness" ("'If Ye Are Prepared Ye Shall Not Fear'" Ensign, Nov 1995, 35.)