So, my silence has not been because I gave up on the blog or had nothing to write. I had a very weird time period where I was unable to log in to my account, and today..VOILA!...I was able to log in! It is unlike my very "quick to react" personality that I just decided to let it lie for a while and not freak out and start a new blog with all that would have entailed. So, I feel as though I have made progress on my own personal quest to being a more patient individual. :)
My food life has been in a bit of a drought lately it seems. The weeks come and go, and cooking with a toddler at your feet makes for very labor intensive dinner hours. I am not really into prepping food the night before, and I know that would make my life easier sometimes. However, I am also a bit prideful and want to try to figure it out with her at my feet. :) She has become much more interested in my cooking. She wanted to be picked up the other day while I was at the stove. She immediately grabbed the stirring spoon from my hand and began to stir the pot. It wasn't too hot, so I let her have at it. :) She also really likes to sprinkle spices into what I am preparing. I think I have a junior chef on my hands!
We were out of town at the beginning of the month for a week. We stayed in a lovely cabin where I was able to prepare most of our meals, which was nice. However, one realized quickly how a completely stripped kitchen is difficult to work in to create somewhat appetizing meals. Here are a few things I did and used I used while I was "roughin'" it in my lovely, air conditioned cabin in the Smoky Mountains.
I bought regular oatmeal for my daughter for her breakfast. I went to prepare some for her one morning and realized I had not spices; therefore, I had no cinnamon to sprinkle on top for flavor. "Hmmm...what can I do to make this more appetizing", I said to myself. I decided to use some strawberry jam, void of hugh fructose corn syrup of course. :) She loved it! My husband, who is quite an oatmeal snob and only really likes the brown sugar flavored oatmeal, really liked it too and had some himself. It wasn't anything special, but it was a fun little modification.
I was able to prepare quite a few meals with a small salt and pepper, spray Pam, no-salt added Mrs. Dash and bar-b-que sauce. Cooking while on vacation saved a bundle and can sometimes be easier, especially with a toddler. The real funny part was trying to store leftovers in a kitchen with just a few tops and lids. I am also really funny about foods touching, so piling different foods on top of each other is not high on my list of things I like. Overall, it was wonderful to have a kitchen and stove and refrigerator. It just makes things a bit easier. It also makes one dig into his or her bag of tricks to see what can be created out of little to nothing.
Does anyone have any fun camping or food story from a vacation?
