Home Made Item: CROCK POT BABY BACK RIBS

You will not believe how easy ribs can be to make. And you won’t believe how tasty they will turn out!

 

Start by cutting up the ribs into serving size portions, 3 to 4 bones per chunk. Grab your favorite dry rub, here is my home brewed dry rub, Red Rock Rub. Smear your rub all over both sides of the rib chunks.

 

Place the ribs in the pot of a slow cooker standing up so the ribs are vertical. Cook them on low heat for 8 to 10 hours.

You will know the ribs are done when the meat falls off the bones. Remove the ribs from the crockpot and brush with your favorite BBQ sauce. 

These ribs were unbelievable delicious!

Homemade Item: FAJITA SEASONING

Don’t you love spicy fajitas? I’ve tried a few pre-packaged but they just weren’t up to par with what I look for in fajita flavor. So what did I do? I just made my own and I love it! I’m sure you will too.

 

This makes enough for two chicken breasts, but you could easily double, triple, or quadruple the recipe to store some for later.

In a large bowl mix together the following:

CHICKEN BOUILLON

CHILI POWDER

SALT

SUGAR

SMOKED PAPRIKA

 

ONION POWDER

GARLIC POWDER

BLACK PEPPER

CAYENNE PEPPER

CUMIN

Mix it all together and TADA, Home Made Fajita mix.

Fajita Seasoning Mix

Makes: ¼ cup of seasoning, enough for 2 chicken breasts

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons Chicken Bouillon

2 teaspoons Chili Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Sugar

1 teaspoon Smoked Paprika

½ teaspoon Onion Powder

½ teaspoon Garlic Powder

½ teaspoon Black Pepper

¼ teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

¼ teaspoon Cumin

Directions:

Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl.

To make Chicken Fajitas, spread the mix over the chicken before cooking.

Rotating Recipe: ZESTY BALSAMIC MARINADE

Here is another great recipe that will help you rotate your food storage

The golden rule in food storage is store what you eat and eat what you store.

These “Rotating Recipes” will help you eat what you store.

ROTATING RECIPE:

ZESTY BALSAMIC MARINADE

Here are the Items that you will rotate:

•  McCormick Marinade
•  Vinegar

CANNED CORN: Bacon Corn Hash

FEATURED ITEM:

Canned Corn

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WHY STORE THIS ITEM:

• Stilltasty.com says an unopened can is storable for up to 5 years.
• Corn is very, VERY high in fiber which will help clean out your colon
• There are so many vitamin and minerals in corn, check it out here

KETCHUP: Smokey BBQ Sauce

FEATURED ITEM:

KETCHUP

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WHY STORE THIS ITEM:

• Ketchup can be found in 97% of American Homes. SOURCE That means you probably already have it in your fridge, so why not use it as part of your food storage.
• Ketchup contains Lycopene which is a powerful antioxidant, unlike most nutrients, cooking tomatoes only increases the amount found in the products.
• Over a year! That is how long a bottle of ketchup is good for.

Homemade Item: RED ROCK DRY MEAT RUB

I adapted this recipe from one I found at a great website, The Yummy Life. My husband is from Moab Ut and the color of this rub reminds me of the red rocks down in southern Utah. You are going to love it on any type of meat, it is fantabulous!

Start with a large bowl, and then add the following:

 Brown Sugar

Salt

Smoked Paprika

 

Black Pepper

 

Chili Powder

 

Celery Seed

 

Garlic Powder

 

Dried Sage

 

Onion Powder

 

Allspice

 

Cumin

Dried Cloves

 

Cayenne Pepper

 

Whisk all together and  . . .

 

TaDa!!! Red Rock Rub

Ingredients:

1/2 cup Brown Sugar

¼ cup Salt

¼ cup Smoked Paprika

2 Tablespoons Black Pepper

2 Tablespoons Chili Powder

1 Tablespoon Celery Seed

1 Tablespoon Garlic Powder

1 Tablespoon dried Sage

2 Teaspoons Onion Powder

1 Teaspoon All Spice

1 Teaspoon Cumin

¼ Teaspoon Dried Cloves

¼ Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper

Directions:

Mix all together and store in an air tight container.

QUINOA: Fried Rice Style Quinoa

FEATURED ITEM:

QUINOA

WHY STORE THIS ITEM: 

• Quinoa can contain up to 20% protein
•  Quinoa has a texture similar to rice, so use it in place of rice in your favorite recipe.
• It’s mild flavor makes it very versatile