Tomato powder is one of our all-time favorite products to keep in our home stores. It removes the necessity to store so many tomato-based products and it is so versatile. Here are some reason why we love it so much: It is “pure” tomatoes, so no additives, preservatives, etc. Easy to use to create lots […]
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Oatmeal, applesauce and baby weight
Truth be told I have never liked oatmeal. I still don’t really LOVE it. I tolerate it and find it a good alternative to sugar cereals and breads for breakfast. Today I’m going to share with you how adding freeze-dried applesauce to my oatmeal has made it so much better!
IHOP Country Griddle Cakes
Many many years ago I was working the overnight shift at IHOP for a little spare cash. I would always eat there during my shift and got to love lots of the foods. My favorite pancakes were the country griddle pancakes. I swear I could eat them every day! Well I stopped working there and […]
Chicken Tortellini Soup – Thrive Style
My mom has a fabulous tortellini soup recipe that is a family favorite in my house. It used to be quite a production to make it since I had to thaw and cook chicken, chop and brown celery and onions, and that’s assuming I have celery on hand which is a rare occasion. One day […]
Add Some Lasagna to Your Life
What we love most about having a home store is always having ingredients for things we love to eat. We’ve been known to say “If a true crisis hits, as long as I have cheesy meals, I’ll be OK!”. Well one of our favorite meals is lasagna. This month we did some fun posts on […]
How to Make Ricotta Cheese from Powdered Milk
I’ve started a new little challenge for myself. Every week I pick a new recipe from a favorite blog, cookbook, cooking magazine, etc. and try to make it completely out of items in my “home store” pantry. That means nothing from the fridge or freezer, and I have to have it on hand already. It’s […]
Whole Wheat Spinach Noodles (aka HULK noodles)
I’ve been making homemade spinach whole wheat noodles for awhile now. They taste so much better to me than store bought whole wheat noodles. Store-bought whole wheat lasagna noodles tend to taste like cardboard to me. I’ve always made the noodles with fresh spinach until last fall I tried them with freeze-dried spinach. I was […]
Denny’s Fabulous French Toast (with powdered eggs and milk)
I have a secret love for restaurant copy cat recipes. I even made an entire PF Chang dinner for our traditional Chinese food New Year’s Even dinner the year that we were on a tight budget and couldn’t afford to go out for it. I also love the IHOP country griddle cakes and the Denny’s […]
Powdered Milk Mysteries Revealed
Powdered milk is a common item that people store for long term emergency situations for many reasons. It has enough nutrients to allow you to sustain life even if it was the ONLY thing you were eating/drinking, you cannot store fresh milk in a powerless emergency, and milk is a very common ingredient in many […]
Ways to Use Freeze-Dried Fruits
SNACKING: We love to just eat the fruit straight. Our kids eat them instead of fruit snacks, and they are a much healthier snack. BAKING: Adding freeze dried fruits to baking is so easy. You can add them to muffins, pies and more. Check out how Jodi made a Blackberry pie for her husband using freeze dried blackberries. Jodi also used some freeze dried fruits in her famous 4th […]
Hi there! I’m Jodi. I teach busy moms how to save time and money in the kitchen while making healthy and delicious meals using freeze-dried foods.