I have been in the situation where I did not know how I was going to feed my family. I can live on apples and potatoes but children need nutrition.
Even though I had always given to food shelters and food drives over the years, when it came my time to get help, it was not so easy.
Check out the link Below. Snickers is willing to give out two meals to every bar code that you enter. Watch for "specially marked" bars.
http://www.snickers.com/default.htm
Here is their partner:
http://feedingAmerica.org/
Now THAT'SA TASTY MEAL!
You can do it just right too!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
Kitchen After-Laughs
Kitchen disasters are fun stories to tell and to hear about. I call them, "after laughs" because nobody laughs 'till long after the disaster.
My worst kitchen disaster was when I was about 23 years old. I started 4T of oil and three kernels of popcorn sizzling around in a heavy pan (for those of you who have no idea how to make popcorn grandma's way, you wait until the three kernels pop, then you add a cup of corn and swirl it around until it is popping like crazy, reduce the heat and keep shaking until the popping stops).
Because I had a mild case of 'attention deficit' (before it made the news and after I found out that it can come in handy when one has screaming toddlers) what do you think that I did right then?
Guess.
I went outside to help my son and I forgot to go back into the house.
Soon the black fog came rolling out of the kitchen window, I ran to the scene which, by now, was flames shooting two feet above the pan! and like a silly young girl, I grabbed the pot, ran outside with it, and flung it down into the gully!
Thankfully, I did not trip over the dog with the scorching oil and nobody was burned.
I was able to repaint my kitchen that week to cover the horrible smell.
However, my four-year-old son had to enlighten all the neighbors, my family, and friends as to why I was painting my kitchen.
"Momma almost burned down the house and all she was making was a snack!"
Years later, I learned that in a case like that, a lid dropped on it would have stopped the drama quite quickly with little risk to me, my son or the dog.
My worst kitchen disaster was when I was about 23 years old. I started 4T of oil and three kernels of popcorn sizzling around in a heavy pan (for those of you who have no idea how to make popcorn grandma's way, you wait until the three kernels pop, then you add a cup of corn and swirl it around until it is popping like crazy, reduce the heat and keep shaking until the popping stops).
Because I had a mild case of 'attention deficit' (before it made the news and after I found out that it can come in handy when one has screaming toddlers) what do you think that I did right then?
Guess.
I went outside to help my son and I forgot to go back into the house.
Soon the black fog came rolling out of the kitchen window, I ran to the scene which, by now, was flames shooting two feet above the pan! and like a silly young girl, I grabbed the pot, ran outside with it, and flung it down into the gully!
Thankfully, I did not trip over the dog with the scorching oil and nobody was burned.
I was able to repaint my kitchen that week to cover the horrible smell.
However, my four-year-old son had to enlighten all the neighbors, my family, and friends as to why I was painting my kitchen.
"Momma almost burned down the house and all she was making was a snack!"
Years later, I learned that in a case like that, a lid dropped on it would have stopped the drama quite quickly with little risk to me, my son or the dog.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Camp Cooks and Lumbarjacks
I am always amazed when I think about the days when providing a meal was so much more than prepping food and turning a knob. And in a camp like this, the cook was under a lot of pressure to satisfy...these men worked hard and burned food faster than race cars and gasoline.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Progressive Dinners
A "Progressive Dinner" is when a group of 6-15 people get together and go as a group from house to house..eating a full-coarse meal along the way.
Four people (or couples) agree to welcome and serve in their home, one portion of the four coarse dinner to the guests.
The appetizer at the first home
The dinner salad at the second home
The main dish at the third home
The dessert at the fourth and final home
It really is a lot of fun! It is not that big of a deal to prepare just one portion of a meal even if it is for up to ten people. It's a great way to make new friends and get to know each other better.
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The Smithsonian published this excellent article about the history of the soup kitchen (public mess hall).
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2010/12/count-rumford-and-the-history-of-the-soup-kitchen/
And then there are those who believed that Al Capone set the first Soup Kitchen in motion:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1660.html
YOU decide. I like both ideas.
http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/food/2010/12/count-rumford-and-the-history-of-the-soup-kitchen/
And then there are those who believed that Al Capone set the first Soup Kitchen in motion:
http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h1660.html
YOU decide. I like both ideas.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Friday, August 12, 2011
The Satisfaction of a Pot Well Done
For those of us who feel that cooking for others "completes" us, a pot well done has many meanings...
To a health expert, 'well done' means the absence of parasites and the dangers of illnesses caused by eating under-cooked food.
But to a cook like me, a 'Pot Well Done' means, everyone loved the meal and went away wishing I had made more! that's when we pat ourselves on the back and say, "well done"!
To a health expert, 'well done' means the absence of parasites and the dangers of illnesses caused by eating under-cooked food.
But to a cook like me, a 'Pot Well Done' means, everyone loved the meal and went away wishing I had made more! that's when we pat ourselves on the back and say, "well done"!
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