Beginning

I've been waiting for time to put together some profound beginning for this blog. But I don't have much time and I am not feeling very profound. Sometimes it is better to just start simply anyway. That is what this blog is about anyway. It is my journey to somehow capture a simpler life like my grandmother knew. It isn't easy; she was a farmer and a mother of 10 children. But soon after I bought my first home about a year ago and received a family cookbook with a tribute to her in the beginning, I've had a desire to live more simply as she did. The tribute included what meals were like in their house. Here are some parts that stuck out to me:
"For breakfast they had cooked wheat cereal, along with fruit and eggs, which were usually fried or boiled. Raspberries would be served when they were in season. They were always served with cream.
The main meal was in the middle of the day. Meat was for special occasions, which was usually beef or chicken. The meal would also include potatoes, boiled and cut up, mashed or fried. Vegetables would be what was available from the garden. Homemade bread was included with every meal.
Supper was bread and milk, along with vegetables and fruit.
They always canned corn on Labor Day--also green beans, peas, and tomatoes.
Roast chicken would be served for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day. [Grandmother] would make apple and pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas."
Being one who always stressed about the daily question "What are we eating?", my grandmother's life sounded fantastic. I love to cook and try new things, but sometimes I just get overwhelmed with ALL of the choices. And although the Food Network used to be the predominant feature found on my DVR, eating what I grew and prepared myself sounds refreshing. This began my journey towards simplicity, sustainability, and towards the life that my Grandmother knew