Lets get cooking!

In addition to growing food, I love to cook it.

Well, that is the whole point now isn't it? To grow food yourself, fix meals out of it, sustain yourself and be as independant as possible?

Toward that end, I thought I'd start this new blog to run in conjunction with the Frugal Farmer blog. I believe in frugality in everything I do, at least as much as is possible, and this extends to cooking as well.

I intend for this blog to be a place where people can learn about my cooking techniques and methods and I can learn from all of you.

One of the things I've noticed in my cooking is that what I like to eat usually takes a while to fix. It's not unusual for me to spend several hours, or all day in the kitchen, watching a movie, or two or three..., enjoing a glass of wine or beer, or two or three...., and hanging out on the net, checking out a blog, or two or three.... ;-)

I enjoy cooking, and anyone who knows me can see I also enjoy eating. Unfortunately, my schedule doesn't allow time everyday for me to be able to cook the type of main dishes I like. So, when I do my cooking, which is usually on the weekends, I like to make large batches. You'll notice this in the recipes I will be posting.

I invariably end up eating the same thing all week, or I'll freeze single servings either in zipper top bags, or my personal favorite, left over plastic containers that something else from the store came in. Yet another form of frugality, I almost always shop not just by price, and product, but also by the container it comes in. I always ask this question - can I use the jar, tub, tin, etc. for something else? I even do this when I shop for laundry detergent - will the plastic container be sturdy enough and is it shaped right for a feed scoop? If not, I'll wait and find a container that will, unless I'm completely out, then I'll buy a small ammount of detergent to tide me over untill I can find something in a suitable container.

I know, it's odd, but that's me. For years people have been saying, 'Yep, she's something else...we just haven't figured out what yet.'.

For some of my other recycling/reusing habbits, please check out my farm blog and companion to this blog, The Frugal Farmer

Thanks for stopping by and hope to see ya'll again.
Until next time -
Joanne Rigutto