Cooking: more than food, add spirit and love
Sunday, February 1st, 2009
Explore the world in your own backyard
I was thinking about my blog after completing an arduous search for a particular photo. The details of blogging. You can see how I discovered a Disney Film: Buffalo Dreams on youtube.com on my sister blog: www.lifetipsdaily.com I often tell tips though stories. So I went back to watch some more from Buffalo dreams. You place a film in New Mexico, add Native Americans, and a bonus of buffalo and I’m hooked. Read the short version on marysphotos.wordpress.com . You will find recipes too.
In part three of Buffalo Dreams, the Disney movie, there is a potluck.
This video demonstrates the sometimes overlooked spirituality inherent in cooking. It also celebrates culture. You don’t have to live in New Mexico to explore great southwest food. Or to explore the fine art of Italian food. The techniques are merely means for production. The heart and love you bring to all you eat, especially all you cook creates the ingredients of peace, fellowship, and nourishment. Ala: today’s potluck.
Great for the classroom eh? Ever need a lesson plan for a class, or to make a plan more dynamic? Go to Youtube.
I hope you enjoy these ideas, recipes, and lessons. Life is full and rich. Food brings us joy so easily. Our appetites never cease for new experiences. Even without spending lots of money on beautiful and appetizing cookbooks, you can find recipes from friends, newspapers, online, and truly expand the oportunity to enrich everyday living right in your backyard. PS long ago I was invited to cape cod for a social. The stories of this tribe are worth researching.
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Have I mentioned that I love Trader Joe’s? Yesterday after getting home from work, BK got dinner ready for us. It did not take too much to get it started. He had bought a lamb shoulder from Trader Joe’s that was already marinated, that you cook directly in the bag it comes in. 400 degrees for 45 minutes. He also chopped 2 potatoes into fat wedges and coated them with garlic, salt, paprika, and olive oil. Those went onto the same cookie sheet with the lamb and cooked right along side them while we went for a 40 minute walk. When we got back, the plates were loaded, along with some hummus and olives on the side. The lamb was juicy and tender, and the mint in the marinade really came through so that the meat was almost sweet. I mentioned to him I most likely would have walked right past pre-marinaded meat, but that it was really delicious. The potatoes were good, too: crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.
I made one of my mom’s recipes and recently shared it with you, and it’s already time for another:potato salad. This one, however, is an instance where I have surpassed her, and she refuses to admit it. I give her credit for the composition, but there is one area where she goes wrong—her choice in mayonnaise. Helman’s, Shelman’s. It’s all about the Blue Plate Mayonnaise. Perhaps you shake your head because you’ve never heard of it. Poor you. It’s only available in the southeast, though you can order it to be shipped, as 
Now, on to the recipe for my mama’s potato salad.
