Homemaking 101 | Stocking The Kitchen Cabinets

I realize that it's been a few weeks since I updated on this series, but I have been having Laptop Issues. :( I do have the next part of the Moving Out On Your Own series here though and it is Stocking The Kitchen Cabinets, and fridge, and anything else! Read on and leave your tips in the comments please!

There are some things that you DO think about when you get your first place on your own...and one of those are food! Seriously, who doesn't think about food? Especially when you move out and realize it's a lot more expensive than you ever realized! I'm just going to share with you a list of basic foods which give you a lot of different meal options. Of course you know what foods you like and dislike so edit the list as needed for your own personal tastes!

Fridge

Stick Butter/Tub of Butter
Gallon of Milk
Mayo/Miracle Whip
Sandwich meat(s) & Sliced Cheese
Shredded Cheese/Block Cheese
Eggs
Yogurt
Ketchup
Mustard

Juice

Jelly/Jam

Onions

Ground Beef

Chicken Breast

Ranch Dressing (or another dressing)

Baking Items

Flour (white/wheat)

Baking Soda

Baking Powder

Vanilla

Salt

White Sugar

Brown Sugar

Powdered Sugar

Spices

Crisco

Cabinet Items

Loaves of Bread

Oatmeal

Apple Cider Vinegar

White Vinegar

Canned Vegetables: corn, green beans, peas, spinach, etc.

Canned Tomatoes: paste, sauce, diced, etc.

Pastas: spaghetti, elbow, etc.

Peanut butter/Almond butter

Dried Rice

Dried Beans: black, red, kidney, lentils, etc.

Potatoes

Canola Oil

What are your top food must haves?

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Microwave Ranch Chex Mix

The idea for today's recipe came from Pinterest, of course, and linked to the blog: My Pinterest Reality. I was really excited to find this recipe because I've wanted to start trying to make more of my own snacks so that I can hopefully (eventually) make healthier things for me to snack on since I'm such a huge fan of snacks. Anyway, today's recipe is both delicious & easy so do enjoy!!

This recipe makes about 2 quart size ziploc bags of chex mix!

Ingredients

1 stick butter

1 1oz. pkg ranch dressing mix

2 1/2 cups rice chex

2 1/2 cups corn chex

1 cup of roasted & chopped nuts (I used almonds)

1 cup pretzel sticks, broken in half

Directions

1. Melt the butter in the microwave until completely dissolved (about 3 minutes in mine).

2. Add in the ranch dressing mix and stir well.

3. Pour in rice & corn chex, chopped nuts, and broken pretzel sticks. Stir well until the butter is covering everythiing.

4. Microwave the mix in the bowl for one minute and then stir. Repeat this step two more times (microwave, stir, microwave then stir).

5. Lay out a sheet of foil on your kitchen table. Pour the cooked chex mix over the foil and let it cool. Store in a ziploc bag or air tight container.

FAIL | Sourdough Starter

some major overflow about to happen there...

Years ago my sister (who goes by the nickname Princess) was the queen of baking bread at our house. I was always SO jealous! lol. She made absolutely perfect bread loaves!!! They were delicious, perfectly crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside...everything you could ask for in a loaf of bread! Well, this was my journey to attempt to bake bread almost as good as she does...and it FAILED! :( I attempted several different recipes, but had no luck with any of them. Obviously I'm doing something very wrong, so if you're a pro or even semi-pro Sourdough bread maker I'd love to hear your secrets (email me please!!). I am desperate to have sourdough starter so I can make my own bread every week! What recipe do you use for weekly bread making?

Links to the recipes I tried:

• http://www.halfbakedharvest.com/sourdough-bread-bowls/
• http://nourishedkitchen.com/how-to-make-a-sourdough-starter/
• http://www.sourdoughhome.com/index.php?content=startingastarter
• http://www.sourdoughhome.com/index.php?content=startermyway2

The Great Blog Train #5 {May}

Follow Me!

Part of the rules is following the hosts {Angie @ God's Growing Garden, Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures, and myself}. Here's where you can connect with me so choose what works for you and let me know how you followed by leaving me a comment so I can visit you too!

The Great Blog Train

A monthly blog hop departing from your online train station on the first Wednesday of every month!

About The Name & Blog Hop

The railway and trains helped build North America and brought people together. We also want this blog hop to bring people together -- we designed it so that nobody will be left out. Don't worry if you are late boarding this train! Even the caboose will be chugging down the tracks to new relationships because the very last entry will receive a feature next month!

RULES

1. Follow all three of the hostesses in at least one of the following ways: GFC, Twitter, Pinterest, Bloglovin, Linky, Networked Blogs, or Facebook. Then leave us a comment telling us how you followed so that we can come back & visit you! The hostesses are:

  

2. Now link up your family friendly blog to the train...please only use your homepage, NOT a specific post! As you see below, we are quite serious about this rule:

3. And last, but not least, connect to the boxcar in front of you (the blog in the linky just before you). Stop by that person's blog, have a look around and leave a comment letting them know that you stopped in!

Now that you have your ticket you are

ready to board the rest of the train!

OPTIONAL: You may grab our "Great Blog Train" button and post it on your side bar or linky page. Also, feel free to spread the word! The more the merrier!!!

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The Featured Caboose!

Judy H-J's Thoughts

Congratulations, Judy! Here's a little about her: Judy is a twinless twin. She is a Jamaican Freelance writer on a healing journey after facing loss. On her blog she shares memories, hobbies, interests, pictures, and much more.

{Were you featured? Stop by my "Grab A Button" page to get "The Great Blog Train:
I Was The Featured Caboose" button!! Congratulations!}

My 3 Picks From April!
Life has been quite crazy lately! I'm sure that many of you can relate! Anyway, here are my top three blogs from last month's blog hop. Enjoy!!

Back To The Basics
Domesblissity
Postcards from Rachel

Hop on Board!

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If you'd like to be on the list just leave me a comment!
OR email me @ mrshelenstafford {at} yahoo {dot} com!

Thank you!!!

Apostolic Pentecostal Everything!

COMING SOON!

All you Apostolic Pentecostal people out there reading this: I need your help!! I'm working on putting together a combination of things which are specifically for AP people! I'm working on creating {hopefully} huge lists of links for each of the following things. If you're interested in contributing to the list and connecting with other Pentecostals then please either leave me a comment on this post or send me an email! I would LOVE to hear from you and would appreciate any help you may have in sharing other sites of interest! Thank you in advance!

Pages I Will Be Opening

Everything that I plan to link off of the following pages will lead directly to Apostolic Pentecostal people & ways to connect with them! If you'd like to be on one or all of the lists please let me know so I can get you added!!!

CHURCHES: If you currently attend a wonderful Apostolic Pentecostal (UPC) Church please send me the church name, location and if possible a way to contact that church! Service times would be a plus too!

DEVOTIONS: If you have come across a great devotion written by any Apostolic Pentecostal person please email me a link so I can add it to the list! I would love to have a large selection of things for people to be able to read and feel encouraged!

BLOGS TO READ: If you are an Apostolic Pentecostal Blogger I'd love to have you on this list!!! However, if you KNOW of any AP blogs please send me URL's so I can add them for other people to find! I know there are quite a few AP bloggers out there and I'd love for us to be able to connect!

This page is up! Check it out here!!

SHOPS & STORES: If you're AP and you have an online shop or store {etsy, storenvy, facebook page} please feel free to email me your info! I would love to write a post about your products to share them with my readers and fellow Pentecostals as well...if you'd be interested in this please include that in your email too.

WEBSITES: There are a lot of websites (not blogs, shops or stores!!) out there for Pentecostal people. If you know of any of these please send me links so I can get those added! Thank you!

ON FACEBOOK: To clarify, this is NOT a list of Facebook profile pages of people, this is a list I want to put together of different pages which are groups of Pentecostals from different areas, churches, etc. If you are apart of any AP Facebook "fan" pages, I'd love to know about them and be able to share them with other Pentecostals as well!

ON INSTAGRAM: Do you share cute hairstyles, outfits, etc. on Instagram? If so you're more than welcome to email me your link to be added to this list!

ON PINTEREST: If you're AP and you pin send me your link! I personally really enjoy following my AP friends on Pinterest to see what cute things they're sharing!

This page is up! View it here!!

ON POLYVORE: You outfit creators out there now have a chance to share your creations! Send me your link to be added to this list!

ON TWITTER: If you tweet & want to share those with others please send me your link to be added to this list!

MISSING SOMETHING?

If I missed an area that needs to be added PLEASE let me know so I can create that! I'd like to have as many of everything as I can so that all of us AP people are able to connect easily!