Homesteading Made Simple I Joyfully Prepared

How I Fed 7 Kids With Simple Ingredients

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Wendi shares why she believes old-fashioned kitchen skills are becoming important again as families navigate rising grocery prices, busy schedules, and financial stress.

From whole chickens and dry beans to whole grains and food storage, this episode explores practical ways to stretch food, reduce overwhelm, and create more peace at home.

  • Why simple foods fed large families for generations
  • The emotional and mental load moms carry around meals
  • Learning to cook with beans, whole grains, and whole chickens
  • How Wendi’s mother cooked every meal from scratch
  • Feeding a family of nine on a budget
  • Sneaking pureed beans into spaghetti sauce and brownies
  • How to cook dry pinto beans in the Instant Pot
  • Why preparedness is really about creating options
  • Using food storage to serve others during difficult times
  • Why tiny kitchen skills build confidence and peace
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    • Joyful Grain Method Guide - https://joyfulprep.kartra.com/page/grain
    • Joyfully Prepared Kitchen Helper GPT- https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6a036c105688819194bac7b160ccb4b9-joyfully-prepared-kitchen-helper

      • Simple Stove Top Beans

      • Sort through 1 pound of dry pinto beans and remove broken beans or tiny rocks.
      • Rinse well.
      • Cover with several inches of water and soak overnight or 8 to 12 hours.
      • Drain and rinse again.
      • Add beans to a large pot and cover with fresh water by 1 to 2 inches.
      • Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer gently for 1½ to 2 hours until soft.
      • Add more water if needed during cooking.
      • Season near the end of cooking.

        • This week, try learning one practical kitchen skill:

        • cook dry beans
        • roast a whole chicken
        • make homemade soup
        • use whole grains
        • freeze meal portions ahead of time

          • Tiny skills build confidence.

          Confidence creates peace.


           

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