I have a lot of things I need to do before I think I can attempt all these recipes. Kind of like how anal I am about the dishwasher being unloaded before I cook dinner, I feel that I have to be 'ready' to blog.
So far, I am not.
I found my camera but not the cord, so I can't charge my camera or upload any pictures. I have looked all over my house for it too. I can't find it anywhere! I even went to three different stores looking for one with no luck.
As far as my kitchen goes...I'm mostly good. I have pretty good knives and I just bought a new set of those flexible cutting boards. My pots and pans (even though they're stainless and I prefer non-stick) are only a year old, so I'm good there. After TWO trips to the Vera Bradley store half an hour away, I finally purchased a cute apron; though not the one I was looking for. How about a double oven? Hmm.....there's no way I'll be able to talk Kevin into that, even if I whine that it's for my blog, so I guess I can keep dreaming about that one. But I do plan on getting one of squishy non-slip mats to stand on, an OXO can opener, and a bigger food processor. Because even though I want to make my grandma's old recipes, I want new toys.
The main thing that I'm sure will take the most time is getting the actual recipes. I don't live near my grandmother. She lives in Youngstown, Ohio and I live in Phoenix, Arizona so, I can't just take a quick drive and raid her recipe box. I am counting on my mom and uncle to gather, scan, and email the recipes to me. I do not foresee this being as easy as it sounds. My mom is about as technologically savvy as my cat and my uncle lives a good 45 minutes away from my grandparents. So I will just sit and wait.
I also am not sure how often I want to do this. A friend of mine who blogs about her experiences as a SAHM - Stay at Home Mom - blogs daily (http://germanvillagemom.blogspot.com/). I'm not sure I can do that! Who knows, maybe after a day of 28 whining five year olds, I may find the cooking and blogging to be somewhat therapeutic. On the other hand I may find it stressful, which is the last thing I need after a day in Kindergarten. I could end up just doing this on the weekend. I know there are no set rules, but I know my goal is to have this done in time to make recipe books as presents for Christmas 2012. So, how long will that take? I don't even know how many recipes there are and which ones I want to try (I will pass on her recipe for pigs feet in gelatin - even if it was my favorite before I was old enough to realize what it was).
I guess I'll just go with the flow.
Hopefully the flow leads me to my camera cord.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
Here We Go
I know what you're probably thinking. "Oh great, another blog from a bored housewife who thinks shes the best cook and is going to teach me a few things." Well, you're right, a little.
Let me clear things up for you. I am bored; I think I'm a damn good cook; and I probably could teach you a few things. Then again, you could certainly teach me a few things too. This isn't about me trying to get famous (although, come on, that'd be pretty cool) or trying to get a book published, or even curing my boredom (I'm a Kindergarten teacher, so I do have PLENTY of things to do). This is about a girl who misses the meals from her childhood and wants to preserve the recipes for herself and her family.
Yesterday, my aunt and I spent HOURS in the kitchen trying to make one of our favorite recipes from my grandmas arsenal for Christmas dinner. Afterwards, impressed, my husband (Kevin) came up with the idea of collecting all of her recipes, typing them up, and making a book that I could then give to my family as Christmas presents next year (way to think ahead, babe!). I loved this idea, but realized this would take a TON of work. After all, as many of you know, recipes from grandmothers can be hard to decipher. Forget about the handwriting which is an issue all in itself, but just how much is a 'pinch' or a 'dash'? How about a 'few shakes'. I know recipes don't have to be precise but this is what I need to figure out for myself and my Christmas present.
So, if you'd like to follow my blog and see my attempts at recreating my childhood Sunday dinners, be my guest.
Note: All of the recipes I will be posting on this blog come out of my grandmothers recipe collection. Where they came from before then, I have no clue. I do not intend to plagiarize any published recipes, I just want to cook like my grandma.
Let me clear things up for you. I am bored; I think I'm a damn good cook; and I probably could teach you a few things. Then again, you could certainly teach me a few things too. This isn't about me trying to get famous (although, come on, that'd be pretty cool) or trying to get a book published, or even curing my boredom (I'm a Kindergarten teacher, so I do have PLENTY of things to do). This is about a girl who misses the meals from her childhood and wants to preserve the recipes for herself and her family.
Yesterday, my aunt and I spent HOURS in the kitchen trying to make one of our favorite recipes from my grandmas arsenal for Christmas dinner. Afterwards, impressed, my husband (Kevin) came up with the idea of collecting all of her recipes, typing them up, and making a book that I could then give to my family as Christmas presents next year (way to think ahead, babe!). I loved this idea, but realized this would take a TON of work. After all, as many of you know, recipes from grandmothers can be hard to decipher. Forget about the handwriting which is an issue all in itself, but just how much is a 'pinch' or a 'dash'? How about a 'few shakes'. I know recipes don't have to be precise but this is what I need to figure out for myself and my Christmas present.
So, if you'd like to follow my blog and see my attempts at recreating my childhood Sunday dinners, be my guest.
Note: All of the recipes I will be posting on this blog come out of my grandmothers recipe collection. Where they came from before then, I have no clue. I do not intend to plagiarize any published recipes, I just want to cook like my grandma.
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