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Sunday, February 13, 2011

Emergency Preparedness -- Your Pantry, part 3

  Hesitant to buy large amounts of cheese powder to try a recipe, I compromised on getting a generic mac and cheese dinner for 34 cents. The macaroni can go into a different dinner. Cheese powder isn't available at the grocery stores in the largest town nearby (60 miles).
Anyone have a good source for cheese powder in less than a 10# size?

 Taco Rice

In quart jar place:

3 TBS. Taco Seasoning from Your Pantry, part 1
1 c uncooked rice
1 packet dry cheese sauce from Mac and Cheese dinner

To cook:
In medium pan add 3 cups water, rice and Taco Seasoning, bring to boil, and simmer 10 minutes, or until rice is tender. Stir in 2 TBS. butter (optional), and contents of cheese packet. Carnivores add meat. Top with crushed corn chips.

Serve as casserole or in tortillas with refried beans.

variations: decrease water to 2 c and add 8 oz. diced tomatoes  
                           decrease water to 2 c and add 8 oz tomato sauce

Creole Rice
In 1-1/2 cup jar or bag
1-1/2 tsp Creole seasoning (Your Pantry, Page 1- add more to
                                              taste later, if needed -- HOT!)
1 c  rice
from your shelves : 8 oz can tomato sauce
Tomato sauce can be sealed in a baggie (more hygenic) and placed with rice/ seasonings in 1 qt. widemouth jar, instead.

To prepare:

In medium saucepan add 2 c water, tomato sauce, and rice/ sesonings. Bring to boil and simmer 15- 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

additions: chopped celery, diced sweet peppers, fresh onions, grated cheese
Carnivores add  cooked sausage, chicken/rabbit, meat, seafood (shrimp is very tasty) after rice is done. Allow to heat through.
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Check it out! Rooster tracks in the last snowstorm!  Antonio is getting stealthier since my post "The Night Before Christmas--Art  vs. The Rooster! Or maybe it's just too cold to go out chasing  Antonio Banty-Deras.



Warm spell due! Huzzah! Next Blog on Preparedness -- Rabbits.

5 comments:

  1. Interesting, useful and resorceful. These post are getting to be a public service.

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  2. King arthur flour sells packages of powdered vermont white chedder cheese in a smaller size. Not cost effective for large batches but very tasty (it makes a wonderfull homemade "smart food" cheese popcorn.). If you like to bake watch out though, its very easy to max out the credit card on their online store!

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  3. Thanks, Ruth! This product sounds perfect! I'm afraid to look it up with my card in hand, though!

    Visited your blog several times and enjoyed!

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  4. thank you!

    If it makes you feel any better. I go place the card on teh other side of the house before I go hit king arthur's site, only once I've whittled my cart down to a reasonable size, and have reached the page where I must enter the numbers do I allow myself to go retrieve the card to pay....

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