Food Storing

Mom has an old Food Saver 550. I pulled that out of its hiding place in the bottom cabinet and put it to good use. We put up rhubarb (my daughter is addicted) and a case of blueberries we got from Bountiful Baskets last week.

We put up pecans every fall too. There are so many things that can be vacuum packed, making it a great way to save money. No freezer burn, easier portioning, out of season foods.

I also have thought about getting a dehydrator to make easy on the go snacks. Not sure yet. I will check around. I love dried fruits.

New Blog

I am starting another blog, for recipes. I have just started participating in this wonderful thing called Bountiful Baskets. It has prompted me to look our meals in a whole new way. How? Well, we get things in our baskets that we wouldn't normally cook with or eat. So I go after new recipes so we can use the fruit or veggie and not waste them.

I will label those recipes that make it here with a BB tag. BB for Bountiful Basket.

Go check out the website if you haven't.