Great food storage recipe for chocolate mousse!

When I saw this recipe I wondered how good this mousse could be without heavy whipping cream and chocolate chips...but, it was fabulous! I then realized that nearly ever ingredient can be found right in your long term food storage, so I thought I would share this easy homemade mousse recipe with you. It is also a great recipe to help you use up those evaporated milks in your storage.

I had some whole milk I needed to use up, so I used that in the recipe, but I bet you could substitute the 1 1/3 c. milk for 1 1/3 c. water and 4 T. dry powdered milk. Another great way to use your powdered milk. Who could turn down powdered milk in chocolate mousse?

Also, fresh strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are in season and accompanies the mousse perfectly! Enjoy!

Chocolate Mousse
1 egg
2/3 c. cocoa
3 T. cornstarch
1 can evaporated milk
1 1/3 c. milk (or 1 1/3 c. water & 4 T. powdered milk)
3/4 c. sugar
1/4 t. salt
1 t. vanilla

In a small bowl, lightly beat egg and set aside. Combine cocoa and cornstarch in a separate bowl. Whisk the evaporated milk into the cocoa mixture until completely smooth. In a large saucepan, combine milk, sugar, and salt. Mix well. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly. Remove pan from heat. Whisk cocoa mixture into hot milk mixture. Bring to a boil over medium heat; boil for 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Remove pan from heat. Gradually whisk 1 c. of hot cocoa mixture into the egg. Pour mixture back into pan. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes, whisking constantly. Do not boil. Remove pan from heat. Add vanilla; blend well. Pour mousse into serving dishes. Cover and chill for 1 hour.

**When I made this it took a little while to thicken, but once it did, it was done in a few seconds. In fact, it got so thick that I don't think you would even need the eggs at the end to thicken even more.

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Baking Supplies..an important part of your food storage

One part of our food storage that seems to be easily
forgotten is the importance of having a good supply of baking essentials. Many of us focus on storing the long term food storage items, such as legumes, grains, sugar, powdered milk, etc. These items are obviously essential, but baking goods are also an important part of your
storage. If we were to ever need to live solely out of our food storage, it would be crucial that we have a few basic baking items to help our food storage items easier to use and be more versatile. The following are some items to store in your food storage:

*Dry Instant Yeast (have at least 2-3 lbs. per person) To help your yeast last longer, keep it in the freezer in its original package.
*Baking Powder (1-2 lbs. per person)
*Baking Soda (1-2 lbs. per person)
*Vanilla & other extracts (1 lb. per person)
*Salt (8 lbs. per person—an essential spice for cooking/baking)
*Cornstarch (1-2 lbs. per person)
*Spices (have a good variety of spices to make cooking easy and to help season rather boring food storage items such as wheat, dry beans, rice, etc.)
*Powered butter, eggs, milk are all good items to have in your storage to make baking easier if you were unable to purchase fresh milk and eggs.
*Cocoa (1 lb. per person)
*Vinegar (1-2 gallons per person)

Many of the above items are cheapest at Costco or Sam’s Club. :)

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Sam’s Club or Costco..which is cheaper?

This is a question I get asked on a regular basis, and until last month I didn’t know a definitive answer. I figured I might as well take matters into my own hands and find out for
myself. After doing this I realized many people have done this same study and their findings can be found online as well. My findings were the same however, Sam’s Club seems to be the winner! I am personally a Costco shopper (only once a month to keep my food budget down..too many tempting things to buy!) However, I also have a membership to Sam’s Club. I was not surprised to find that Sam’s Clubs prices were less, knowing that they are owned by Walmart—and they seem to have a monopoly on cheap prices!

I thought I would base my findings on long term food storage items, since that is the majority of what I buy at these stores (except for produce). I found that the differences were only a few pennies on most items, but you and I both know the saying “ a penny saved is a penny earned”

So why was Sam’s Club parking lot completely empty and Costco’s was packed? That argument can be left up to your own opinion, but if you are wanting the VERY best deal on many items, it looks like Sam’s Club may be a good option for you.

So, just because items are sold at a warehouse store, does that mean that they are automatically a good deal? NO!! I talk to many people who shop religiously at Costco and assume they have all of the best deals. This is what they want you to think, but that couldn’t be further from the truth! Comparing the weekly grocery store prices to Costco and Sam’s Club you will find that MANY items each week go on sale for LESS than these stores’ prices. If you do not have the time to compare prices each week to these stores, this is what Deals to Meals’ specialty is! We do all of the comparison shopping for you. We will tell you each week which items are LESS per ounce than those items you can buy at these stores. Not buying items in large bulk sizes will also save you money from not having to throw away wasted product, or expired food.

Knowing which items to buy at which stores, and when to stock up, is the secret to saving $100s on your monthly
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A great recipe for all of that ketchup in your food storage!

If you are like me and have a TON of ketchup in your food storage, this is a great recipe to help you use it up! For those who need to bulk up their ketchup supply, this week is the week to do it! Every summer ketchup goes on sale for GREAT prices and is the best time of year to stock up your storage on many of the condiments your family uses on a regular basis...ketchup, mustard, relish, pickles, mayonnaise, olives, pork n' beans, baked beans, etc.

Candied Chicken
4-5 chicken breasts
1 can chunk or tidbit pineapple, reserve juice for later
½ to ¾ cup ketchup
1 ½ cups brown sugar
2 Tbsp. prepared mustard
2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup reserved pineapple juice
1 onion chopped
Salt and pepper

Method:
1. Brown chicken (optional).
2. Place in 9x13 glass pan.
3. Pour sauce over top.
4. Bake at 325 degrees, covered, for about 45 minutes.
5. Uncover and bake 20 more minutes.
6. Let sit 5-10 minutes and sauce will thicken.
7. Serve over rice.

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Viva Las Vegas!

This morning my husband and I were invited to be on a morning show in Las Vegas to tell local Nevada residents about our service! What a blast! It was a great opportunity for us and we had a lot of fun. Thank you to each of you for helping us spread the word that our service is now not only for Utah residents, but for NEVADA & CALIFORNIA as well. If you have friends and family that would like to try our service who live in these areas, have them email us at Nevada@dealstomeals.com or California@dealstomeals.com.

Thanks!!

Here is the link..the video should be coming soon! http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=10361682

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