I need to go make banana bread. Because I bought these bananas that were actually green (you know like when you go to the produce sections and ALL the bananas are green and you are thinking, "Oh, those were for today, but whatever....")
But apparently under all that green were horribly bruised banananess. So green bananas don't show bruises the same? Atleast these ones didn't.
So yeah, they're ripe now, and mostly black, so banana bread it is. Maybe I'll just make some homemade wheat bread while I'm at it. But then I'd have to get out my wheat grinder.
OH WAIT. I don't have a wheat grinder....or wheat.....and the last time I've made homemade bread of any kind was the last time we had black bananas.
I just wanted to sound really home maker-ish for a second. Because that's not really something that is included in my treasure trove of talents.
But in Relief Society they are always talking about wheat grinding and food storage and canning the wonderful vegetables that you grew in your perfect little garden. And everyone else seems to be nodding their heads like, "Oh yeah, I did just can those peaches from last week that came from the peach tree that we nurtured back to health after we got our tomatoes and green beans harvested and then fully stocked our 7 years worth of food storage, so I can totally feel like I'm doing my part as a modern day self-sustaining woman of the Church."
And then there's me. "We grow rocks. Because I kill things with leaves. And you can't can rocks....right? But once I tried to make jam, wow that was horrible. What does a wheat grinder even look like? Oh man, we're totally screwed when all the grocery stores shut down as the world is ending and we run out of the canned corn I bought at last year's caselot sale. Oh crap, do we even have any of those left? How long can you live off of uncooked macaroni and cheese? Ugh."
But hey, I AM going to go make banana bread out of those decievingly bruised bananas. And maybe try to hit the caselot sale again this year...
But apparently under all that green were horribly bruised banananess. So green bananas don't show bruises the same? Atleast these ones didn't.
So yeah, they're ripe now, and mostly black, so banana bread it is. Maybe I'll just make some homemade wheat bread while I'm at it. But then I'd have to get out my wheat grinder.
OH WAIT. I don't have a wheat grinder....or wheat.....and the last time I've made homemade bread of any kind was the last time we had black bananas.
I just wanted to sound really home maker-ish for a second. Because that's not really something that is included in my treasure trove of talents.
But in Relief Society they are always talking about wheat grinding and food storage and canning the wonderful vegetables that you grew in your perfect little garden. And everyone else seems to be nodding their heads like, "Oh yeah, I did just can those peaches from last week that came from the peach tree that we nurtured back to health after we got our tomatoes and green beans harvested and then fully stocked our 7 years worth of food storage, so I can totally feel like I'm doing my part as a modern day self-sustaining woman of the Church."
And then there's me. "We grow rocks. Because I kill things with leaves. And you can't can rocks....right? But once I tried to make jam, wow that was horrible. What does a wheat grinder even look like? Oh man, we're totally screwed when all the grocery stores shut down as the world is ending and we run out of the canned corn I bought at last year's caselot sale. Oh crap, do we even have any of those left? How long can you live off of uncooked macaroni and cheese? Ugh."
But hey, I AM going to go make banana bread out of those decievingly bruised bananas. And maybe try to hit the caselot sale again this year...
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Melissa is trying to prove that she's not the epitome of perfect Mormon Motherhood after some of us were feeling bad while looking at the a-MAY-zing costumes she sewed with her own two hands.
Thanks for that.
When my parents moved, my mom gave me an ivy plant that she'd had for 11 years. It was from our wedding and she'd kept it alive all that time. She told me, "You better not kill my plant!"
So I've been trying to keep it alive. It's okay. But really - it's a miracle that it's not all brown by now.
I stumbled across your blog and it's so cute! Love it.
Anyway, you (and some others who commented) mentioned that you are a little lost when it comes to food storage. You are right, it IS confusing and overwhelming. For the longest time I didn't even store wheat either because I thought it was pointless to have without a grinder.
Anyway, a couple months ago my friend and I started a food storage blog (mostly to motivate ourselves to do our food storage), and I have learned SO MUCH! If you get a chance, please stop by! I'm positive it can help you out. We also share lots of recipes using ONLY food storage food (including wheat, and it doesn't always have to be ground into flour!).
Anyway, good luck with your food storage. It seems overwhelming but once you start, it can be a lot of fun.
Good luck!
Hannah @
http://www.safelygatheredin.blogspot.com/
They'd probably be on vacation anyhow.
Yes, that means we still have wheat.