I should probably start with just one, in fact I'm going to, but I have 2 things I want to do in the kitchen and am excited to start.I'm trying to help my family eat healthier, the biggest way I can do this is by making as much as I can in my own home that way I know what is going into our food and in turn into our bodies! One of the things I've been doing is making all of our bread, and I've been making them with a ratio of eithe 2:1 or 1:1 All purpose white flour and whole wheat flour. I've done this with bread, rolls, pancackes, waffles even our banana bread. My ultimate goal is to start grinding my own wheat for baking, how fun!
Also I want to start canning. I would love to make our own apple sauce (as I am also trying to cut out as much oil, butter, sugar in some of the baking I do). But also jams, sauces and as I'm sure there are endless possiblities, but again I have no means of getting started with this yet, so it is currently a 'goal' :)
I know nothing about either of these, fortunatly I have an amzing friend Chassidy who does both of these things, so she will me my go to girl to start both of these projects! In fact perhaps she should add to her blog *hint, hint*. Perhaps the grinder she uses and where she gets her wheat, maybe some canning posts as well...huh?
Eliana and I did spend some time in the kitchen yesterday. We made whole wheat banana bread as well as our own chicken broth.I of course forgot to take pictures because trying to do anything in the kitchen with a 4 year old can get distracting, so the next time we make these I will take some pictures and make a post for it.
I really applaud you for trying to cut so much junk from your diet. One thing I'm totally looking foward to about buying a house in Cali is that the weather is perfect for growing a garden (you can't grow anything in Oklahoma because the wind, hail, and tornados rip it up....LoL). I can't wait to have pesticide free veggies! Let us know how the wheat grinding goes.
ReplyDeletelol, love the hint! I just canned some ketchup and ground turkey the other day, should have posted that. I will next time! You will love canning once you start! I'll make up some posts on basics on grinding wheat and canning for you. :D
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