Comment #3577

2013-06-06T09:24:15Z

I, too, thought of Penzey's when I read it.

Comment #3576

2013-06-05T21:40:55Z

This reminds me of the Penzeys catalogs, which are so much more than simply catalogs. "Love people. Cook them tasty food."

And now it's time for me to cook dinner. (:

Comment #3575

2013-06-01T12:57:41Z

Janet, if you're ever looking for another Power of Moms article suggestion, you could develop the thought, "It takes time, for sure, but it's the kind of time I have as a mother." I think you're onto something.

Comment #3574

2013-06-01T07:56:40Z

All of this is quite interesting. I do feel the Swiss/American cultural divide, though. Both main grocery stores provide free recipes that mostly start with chopping something if not onions. There are convenience foods, but the don't take up most of the store, as they do in America. I wonder if the bread quality is better, because it certainly tastes better, but they don't sell sour dough.

I laughed at the second about bacon, because I've discovered on my own that a little bacon makes everything taste better, and is a good way to satisfy the desire for meat when it is too expensive to have all that often.

I would love to develop the idea of being more of a producer than a consumer, and a good amature in daily life than a specialist. This is where I disagree with Tim Ferris the most. His idea is to specialize to free us from the "daily" so we can do what we want so we can find pleasure ("not be bored" in his words). I find pleasure in being a decent amature in the daily, from family music making, to baking bread, to collecting milk and veggies from the local farms (and trying to grow my own!). It takes time, for sure, but it's the kind of time I have as a mother. I have very little time to sit and write or even take a shower, but all those daily activities the children can be involved in, so it uses a certain type of time that I have a lot of. This also flies in the face of the division of labor and "childcare." I don't entertain my children much, I involve them in doing laundry, going shopping, making bread, etc. They love it. The best way to get them to obey is to threaten to send them out of the kitchen if they fail to. Just this morning Vivienne took great delight in restocking the toilet paper. Your point that the modern definition of "work" and "pleasure" is messed up is clearly illustrated here. Our natural state isn't at all to avoid "work." At least it's not the whole picture.

And hurray for salt! My midwife said I should eat more for my low BP, but this gives me permission to not worry about the kids too much either.

I love the idea that cooking for someone is one of the best ways to share and give, that "Cooking is one of the more beautiful forms that human generosity takes." I certainly feel that way, but never put it into so many words. As a Mom with toddlers, I can't give much time or attention to others, but inviting them to a meal I have to make anyway is one area where I feel I can bless others. It also explains why I feel slighted if they eat and run! I used to do that, too, but now that hour we take for both lunch and dinner as a fmaily together have become almost sacred parts of the day.

So much to think about!

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