I've had a desire to be more self sufficient and less dependent on stores to sustain my family. In the past I've thought of all the things I want to do- plant a garden and can all excess, create my own greeting cards, make my own clothes, make every meal from scratch, etc. I give up quickly since I get exhausted just thinking about all the things I should do.
I decided to stop overwhelming myself and take some baby steps. For almost a month now we haven't had cold cereal in our house. For an Airhart, this is a BIG DEAL, since this is not only what you eat for breakfast, but it's a comfort food. Once a week I take an evening and make my grandma's recipe of whole wheat blender pancakes/waffles (the real deal with raw wheat kernels) and stick them in the freezer. In the morning we pop them in the toaster and top it with applesauce. A batch lasts 4 days so the other days we trade off between oatmeal, brown rice cereal, and omelets. Not only is it nice to be saving $$, but my body feels SOO much better! It's also very satisfying to provide a healthy start for Devin and Cambry.
uh, I pulled this picture off of allrecipes.com since I rarely try to make food aesthetically pleasing for photos, but you get the point.
yum! i want to do that, too! especially since my parents just gave me two big buckets of wheat! Now I just have to grind it into flour.
ReplyDeleteWe think similarly. That is why we are friends. And I am so glad you are ahead of the game because now I get to learn from you. Like, baby steps, I can do it one step at a time. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLook at you go. I wake up starving {nursing is killing me} so cereal is always the fastest way to fix that although I love tasty breakfast. I should try to cook it for us more often.
ReplyDeleteBaby steps are good. I get overwhelmed by my BIG ideas all of the time and then they keep me up at night because I cant stop thinking about all of them. I never thought in a million years that I would enjoy gardening, learn to sew, want to get a wheat grinder, love going to the cannery, stress about my food storage but I totally do. I guess it is part of growing up and following the prophet :) Sometimes it makes me kinda feel like a grandma. hahah
hahaha! I love your photo! seriously though I am so proud of you, good job lady!
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