Little Home on the Iowa Prairie
Just a Lutheran Mama Living Out Her Vocation
Whether you’re looking to expand your food stockpile or you’re just getting one started, here are my nineteen favorites foods to keep in your pantry for cooking from scratch! What is considered a pantry staple? A food is considered shelf-stable if it can be stored at room temperature without going bad. While some fresh fruits …
With rising food prices, you might be wondering if you’ll be able to afford feeding your family the same quality of food you would prefer to. Or you might be looking at the shelves at the grocery store and wondering what would happen if you couldn’t just drive to the grocery store to refill your …
This post my contain affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase my link, I may get a small percentage, at no extra cost to you. When you hear to phrase ”cooking from scratch”, it probably brings to mind images of spending all day in the kitchen cooking, especially if someone mentions that they …
As my husband and I are on our journey to pay off our student loans as quickly as possible, we’ve had to keep track of how much we’re spending so we live within our means. Paying off debt quickly also means something else: not going into more debt, i.e. using credit cards for purchases. Many …
Do you find yourself wishing you didn’t have to go to the grocery store as often? Or would you like more storage space for frozen foods than the freezer above your fridge gives you?Buying (and stocking) a deep freezer has allowed me to save money and reduce my grocery store dependence at the same time. …
Do you ever think about all the things our grandmothers and great-grandmothers had to do to keep their houses and kitchens running? While we might see some of these things (such as knitting or gardening) as mere hobbies now, they were necessities of life for past generations. Most (or all) of the things in this …
If you’re new to cooking from scratch, you might wonder how some people can just make a dish without a recipe. While there are many dishes that you won’t need a recipe for after making them a time or two, cookbooks can be helpful if you’re completely new to cooking from scratch. Cookbooks can also …
How can people live without paper towels? How is that possible? It can take a bit of getting used to at first, but once you’ve made the switch, you’ll won’t miss adding paper towels to your shopping list or your trash can. What are unpaper towels? Simply put, “unpaper towels” are pieces of cloth that …
When planning our gardens for the next year, it’s helpful to look back at what worked and what didn’t work. This can help us to plan better for the year ahead and can also give us the information we need to plan a low maintenance garden. This post is not about whether or not to …
In the spirit of getting ready for Christmas, my December posts are going to be centered around how to make the most out of the holiday season without overloading yourself or your budget. Check out the Table of Contents at the end of this post for more posts in the series! I’ll add them as …