I Dare You To Eat It

I think it was my dear friend Khaliel who told me years ago that you can’t teach children responsibility without giving them responsibility. Khaliel raised nine children! She knows what she’s talking about.

During this week before Christmas, I’ve asked each of my children to plan, pay for, and prepare one family breakfast, dinner, and dessert. We’ve made a schedule and assigned out the days sooooo that everyone can enjoy the vacation. (see?) And, if they choose to, the kids are more than welcome to use anything from the family food storage. ($!)

Saturday night’s dinner was my husband, Mike’s, turn and he served canned chicken chunks with cream of chicken soup (milk/water) over toast. That’s it. But everyone loved it! Both the canned meat and soup were from our three-month supply. Next!

Sunday was my daughter, Sarah, and her husband, Michael’s, turn and they made curry chicken and vegetables over rice. The rice was from our long-term supply, and the packaged peanut curry mix was from her own three-month supply. (yes!) The chicken and vegetables were all fresh from the grocery store.

Monday was Samantha’s turn and she prepared spaghetti with a side of corn. The pasta is a long-term storage item. The jars of marinara and canned vegetable were from our three-month supply and the ground beef was from the freezer. Spaghetti is always a winner with the family and Samantha didn’t have to spend a dime.

Tuesday was Rosemary’s turn and she prepared a knock-down great meal from food storage. She toasted rolls with provolone cheese and topped them with sliced green peppers and onions that had been lightly sauteed in a little fresh garlic butter. Then she heated canned beef chunks from our three-month supply and made brown gravy/dipping sauce from a dry packaged mix for the filling, and garnished her French dip sandwiches with fresh cilantro. A side of warm baked beans (canned, three-month supply) and a crisp ranch style green salad, made tonight’s dinner the perfect family meal, on a cold winter night.

Tags: every-day meals from food storage, family responsibility, provident living

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