Depression Era Cooking

Growing Up During the Great Depression

Clara hopes that none of us ever have to experience what she did during
the depression.

Over the years Clara has imparted her Great Depression experiences to
her grandchildren as she cooked meals from the era. The meals were simple and
delicious, the stories were a mixture of misfortune and comedy, and in the end
Clara kept us both entertained and stuffed to the gills.

The magic of Clara is that she can turn lemons into lemonade and
potatoes into just about everything else. She had a childhood that most of us
can’t imagine, but she was able to make the best of it and turn those trials
into lessons we can all learn from.

Click here http://www.youtube.com/user/DepressionCooking to see the videos of Clara on YouTube as she prepares meals and shares stories with us.

She reminds me of my grandma except my grandma was Irish. She died at the age of 94 when I was 28 years old. I miss her.

Bread

I never liked cooking. I still love to go out to eat, I never get tired of it. But now after being married 15 years I am starting to get the hang of cooking (meaning I'm starting to not burn everything and I'm making more things from scratch!!!) and actually enjoying it. Thanks to a few friends and the Food Network.

I just read this post http://suzannemcminn.com/blog/2007/12/19/the-keeper-of-the-bread-2/ and it made me want to blog about baking bread.

I was an art major in college. My favorite class was pottery using the wheel. I loved creating pots with my hands. Even though I loved it I didn't have the discipline to get good at it and I always felt like I was creating more clutter. I guess I'm too practical to be a true art major. Anyway! Now I find my satisfaction in weeding and planting lettuce which is another post all together. Most recently, this past year, I have found immense satisfaction in baking bread. So far I only have one recipe http://busycooks.about.com/od/yeastbreads/r/honeywheatbr.htm that has turned out great every time.

Here is what I want to try next: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/Artisan-Bread-In-Five-Minutes-A-Day.aspx