Little Girl helping me roll out Bean?! BiscuitsMost of this week’s recipes don’t look like bean food, and they sure don’t taste like it! You’ll be shocked and amazed at what you can do with dry beans, but I wouldn’t recommend putting them in chocolate frosting…
In order for you to fully appreciate my bean mania, I have to explain a few things about my food storage philosophy… Continue reading
Fresh pumpkins may be good for Peter to keep his wife in, but most of us don’t enjoy the consumption of fresh pumpkin. 
That’s one reason canned pumpkin is a great option to add to our food stores. We’re already used to eating things made from canned pumpkin, and it’s not just for pie. It’s great in baking, casseroles, soups and stews. Many things will benefit from a boost of pumpkin — including our nutrition! Pumpkin has an enormous amount of Vitamin A, lots of fiber, and decent levels of iron and vitamin C, too. Pumpkin is a power food, and should definitely be part of our year’s supply.
We’re wrapping up “Wheat Week” with answers to questions some of you asked about different wheats, gluten and dough enhancer. Be sure to check out “Rollin’ in the Dough,” where Karalene tells about her experience baking without the “extras.” And be sure to join us next week for Robin’s delicious pumpkin recipes!
Flabbergasted…that’s the look on my face when I got a glimpse of what can be done with a sack of wheat! Grind it and bake luscious breads, cookies and cakes. Boil it and add some honey and milk for a nutritious breakfast cereal that blows Wheaties out of the water. Cook it and toss a handful into your soup or casserole. Sprout it and produce wheatgrass which has 70 minerals and over 100 live enzymes! And that’s just the tip of the iceberg…or should I say the top of the barrel?
I know many of us feel passionately about fluffy, white bread, but I promise that acquiring a taste for wheat is well worth your time. I do store some white flour (wait ’til you taste the Butterhorn Rolls in December!), but if you’re looking for food that takes up minimal space and offers a big nutritional punch, wheat is what you want.
