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I was asked to teach a large group of ladies how to prepare inexpensive, healthy, fast meals. I almost laughed at them.
"I can do two of the three, ask me whichever two. But all three? "
It was a challenge. And they had faith in me. So I got to work. The first thing I did was ask my sister Deanna to join me in the quest. That made all the difference! She is very in tune with how important and clean our food sources are. A great example to me, she's been a healthy meal planner - cook from scratch lady from the start. And, although she has five kids and it's expensive, she either buys organic or produces her own food whenever she can.
You can catch some of her current adventures doing all this while vagabonding in Europe on their YouTube channel: thisisusforreal.
When we were trying to figure out how to share the recipes for our class, our youngest sister suggested we start a blog. What a great idea! And my blog life began. Twenty plus years later I now have many blogs. Some of which I share; some of which I don't.
What we did to prepare for that night's class was simple - we printed off some labels and just hand the labels to the ladies it had the blog address on it and they just stuck it to their other notes and, boom! We saved a lot of paper and time.
The added benefits, which I didn't really realize at the time, was to use this for every single time I ever did anything in the kitchen which I wanted to share.
That has happened quite a lot, actually. I have been asked to do lots of other adventures with cooking. And because I've chosen to stay at home for most of my adult life and raise my children, we have had to figure out ways to cut costs, live frugally, and make the most out of whatever ingredients we have.
Over the years I have just given people my log address whenever they've wanted my recipe. I've taken a lot of food to different potlucks for church, family, and book clubs. This block has come in handy for every single one of those occasions.
Generally speaking, if there's a recipe I'd hate to have burn up in a home fire (never had one and hope to never have one) or that my kiddos want when theyre not home, or that I want access to when I travel, boom. It's here.
As of his year, I'm back - home - with a lot of projects to finish before I go sit on a beach somewhere and write books.
You'll notice that my blog has recorded my life. Sometimes I've baked with kids, sometimes I've prepared for holidays, and sometimes I'm just trying to use up and ingredient.
There's been a lot of tweaking since I walked away from high inflammatory foods five years ago. That has made a huge difference.
I'm happy to share my quirky creativity and my joy of experimentation in the kitchen with others. Sometimes I even take pictures of all the dishes I created.
I know some people who are unwilling to share some of their quote family secrets ", but I grew up with a grandmother who was amazing! She not only knew how to cook and did it almost at a professional level, but she was happy to share her knowledge and recipes with everyone. In honor of her I do not keep recipes back.
But there are a few, which need direct teaching. And it's hard to do over a blog.
If you would like to learn about how to make Danish pastry, or sourdough, or put together your very first batch of one hour cinnamon rolls, please add a comment. I'd be glad to put together a class. Perhaps on zoom. We'll need at least a week lead time so we can have all our ingredients and tools ready.
Have a wonderful holiday season!
To be frugal, generous, and share what I've leared with those who will listen has been a tremendous blessing in my life.
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