It is Day 40 of my Pantry Shopping experiment and it's hard to believe how quickly the time has gone (and how much food we have eaten). Today my daughter made AB's pancakes for dinner but I neglected to take a picture and I would like to save blogging about breakfast foods (regardless of the time of day they are eaten) for another time.
Several years ago, the Women's Ministry program at my church collected recipes from the members which I edited and published (more like photocopied) as a small cookbook which we then sold as a fundraiser. It was a small congregation and we frequently had potlucks so many of the recipes were familiar to and favorite of the congregants. But the thing that people told me they most enjoyed about book were the stories I included about the recipes themselves. I had called the submitter and asked about the origin of the dish or why they liked this particular meal. Almost everyone had some tidbit of personal or familial history to share, which i then published along with the recipe.
Something that I learned from editing that cookbook, and now from writing this blog, is that almost all favorite meals have a favorite story to accompany them. It might be as simple as a memory from childhood or as twisted as a soap opera but that bit of history infuses the food with more than just good flavor.
Chances are, if you were to go to your pantry right now, you have the makings of a meal and a really great story. Why don't you do that now? Take a look in your kitchen (cupboard/pantry/fridge/freezer) and see what you can put together as a meal or snack. If the result is something you particularly enjoy or that brings back a great memory, share it as a comment here or email me at pantryshopper@att.net.
I'll share whatever I receive as part of a future blog posting.
Happy Eating!
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