Category: Food / Water
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THRIVE Garden Fresh Salsa
Rather than buying a jar of salsa as we often do, we decided to try out the Thrive Garden Fresh Salsa that’s a part of the Thrive Life consultant starter pack… I was excited to try it as I like a tasty salsa. 🙂 Opening the jar revealed a bit of a shock as…
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6 Ingredient DIY Whole Wheat Bread
I usually enjoy making homemade bread, at least, when things work out properly. When they don’t–mostly because the bread didn’t rise as expected–I tend to despise the process just a little. Yes, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with making bread. In my opinion, homemade bread making is part science and part art……
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THRIVE Fudge Brownies: Much Better Than a Box!
I’ll try and NOT exaggerate here but these are the BEST “out of a package” brownies that I think I’ve ever had! Granted, I do like anything with chocolate–fudge brownies certainly qualify–and I can truly say that about the only thing better would be 100% homemade from scratch. Seeing as though I’m not about to…
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One Reason NOT to Rely on a SHTF Vegetable Garden
Seeing as though the traditional gardening season is coming to an end for most of us, it got me to thinking about the many months until the next gardening season starts, usually in March or April. Yes, yes, I know you can grow root crops and there are such things as cold frames and greenhouses…
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Meals in a Jar: Beans and Rice + Veggies
Last weekend we had the opportunity to make some meals in a jar which are without a doubt the ULTIMATE in time-saving inventions since sliced bread was invented. 😉 Actually, they’re far more useful and convenient than even sliced bread. Anyway, meals in a jar are also great for when you’re feeling lazy and you…
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THRIVE Loaded Scalloped Potatoes
The other day I was tasked with making dinner and since the kids wanted breaded fish and my wife wanted to add green beans, I was wondering what else I could quickly add to the meal and decided to get into these Thrive Loaded Scalloped Potatoes: They’re easy to make as with all Thrive Express…
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What is Freeze Dried Food? Why You Should Add it to YOUR Life…
If you’re a regular reader here then I’m sure by now that you’ve noticed I’ve been discussing THRIVE Life Foods on reThinkSurvival.com lately and I intend to do so for a long, long time because it’s turning out to be a wonderful addition to our mealtime strategy. 🙂 To be sure, freeze dried foods are awesome…
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THRIVE Chicken Salad – Tasty Party Favorite!
Have a party but don’t want to take the time to make your own chicken salad? No problem! With Thrive’s Chopped Chicken, Chopped Onions, and Chopped Celery, you’re nearly done. 🙂 In fact, I was able to make this even fast with a pantry can of Thrive’s Chicken Salad Mix which already combines the chicken, onions,…
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10 Tips Everyone Should Know About How to Cook Dry Beans
I was cooking some dry beans (black and pinto) when I realized there may be some things you didn’t know about doing so. As such, the following is just some quick info about how to cook dry beans that I’ve found over the years: How to Cook Dry Beans Dry beans expand when soaked to about 2-2.5…