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Using a Vacuum Sealer For Meal Prep and Leftovers

December 3, 2022 by BlessingsInSurprise

Hey, friends!  Check out my latest video about how you can use a vacuum sealer to preserve your leftovers and to prep some fast and easy meals for your family.

See the links below the video for my Thanksgiving Turkey Crockpot Recipe, instructions on how to can your extra turkey meat, and more!

Crockpot Turkey (or chicken, pheasant, etc.)

How to Can Turkey or Chicken

(I have an older model machine and was not able to find a link to my exact model. The model below is similar, but also has some additional features.)

FoodSaver Vacuum Sealer

Mason Jar Vacuum Sealing Attachment

FoodSaver Bags

Clorox Wipes

*As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission on products purchased through the links above, at no additional cost to you.

Filed Under: All Recipes, Homesteading, More Tagged With: canning, dinner, freezing, homesteading, leftovers, meal planning, meal prep, preserving, recipe, Thanksgiving, turkey, Vacuum sealer

How To Can Chicken

November 5, 2022 by BlessingsInSurprise

The weather is getting colder, and it is time to start filling up those pantries to get us through the long winter!

If you would love to have your shelves packed full of delicious, home-canned foods, but you don’t have the know-how to get it done, then this is the video for you!

In this video, I will walk you step-by-step through the entire canning process so that you can have the confidence to try it for yourself.  Click the video below to start watching.  (Look below the video for links to products used in today’s episode.)

As an affiliate, I may earn a small commission on products purchased through the links below.

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As always, please feel free to email me at anne@blessingsinsurprise.com with any questions or comments.  Thanks for watching!

Filed Under: Homesteading Tagged With: canning, canning chicken, canning meat, chicken, homesteading, how to, stocking the pantry

7 Tips to Save You Time and Money When Cooking

February 15, 2018 by BlessingsInSurprise

I don’t know about you, but as a busy mother of 3, I am ALWAYS looking for ways to save time and money!!!  I have tried many different strategies with varying levels of success.  Below is a list of 7 tips and tricks through which my family has found success in gaining extra time AND saving money!

1. Measure out extra batches of dry ingredients when baking and store them in mason jars. 

As a food allergy sufferer, I begrudgingly do a lot of baking at home just so I can eat like a normal person.  There are two main reasons… Read More »

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I'm Anne, a city girl gone country! I garden, preserve food and raise chickens, but most of all, I love to spend time with my husband, three kids and our pack of German Shorthair Pointers.

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