ok. its been a while.
but i'm back and i'm making crackers. yay me!
i have this thought (not really a theory. well maybe a theory) that we're so used to buying everything at the grocery store, that we forget that we can make them. really truely. we can. somebody had to. and to be honest, if somebody didnt make them, i dont think i want to eat them. i can't feel the love from the robot chutney.
anyway, back to my thought.
I think we all know someone who makes bread. maybe the grandmother, father, sister-in-law....whoever. thats not as far fetched as other things. but crackers. i'm very excited about these. i've more-or-less taken crackers out of our diet, mainly because its too expensive. and it can cause a big eco-footprint. (late july crakers are yummy, but they're from farther away than 100 miles, thats for sure) i figure when i get good at making crakers, i can expand my craker making ability. maybe make some cracked wheat, or cheese (for the young boy), who knows!! and way freakin cheaper anyway.
but its wierd how we dont really think about where our food comes from. its one thing to buy it all organic. but its another to buy an orgainc avacado from mexico that had to be trucked out here. not so good for the enviro. (and yes, i do buy them dammit.)
i find it frustrating, living this life with eyes open. once you start to look at one thing, you cant help but look at everything. and so you should as far as i'm concerned. i'm not a veggie, but i definatly like that i know that my animal friends were well looked after.
oh - before i forget, we might be going to work at a farm this summer. yay! how fun is that. ok. you might not think its very fun, but look at it like this: my kids get to experiance the country. we get to break bread with another earth-loving family, we get to SEE where our food comes from, and connect with it. i'm excited. we're going to be in a tent for a week, on a farm.
crazy.
ok, the timer went off.
crackers are ready!
oh - this is the website that i got it from. its a good read.
http://nomoregarbage.wordpress.com/2007/01/28/kitchen-party/
jen
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HI jenny! Its Nancy Ferguson from ENSS commenting, I got your bolg address from Jen McCarteney well Jacob is her married last name. You are quite ambitious to make crackers from scratch. Did it turn out good? I bet it did since homemade is usually better than store bought. You have two absolutely gorgeous kids and you and your husband look super cute together. I am so glad to see that things are going good for you! I find myself getting nostalgic sometimes and wondering what friends from highschool are up to. How exciting does living on a farm sound? Always thought you would have a wild and wonderful life. I'm living in Ottawa and I have two children of my own and three step children. Anyway I don't have my blog up and running as of yet but I hope you get this comment. Have a great day!!!!!!!!Nancy
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