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"OF ALL THE THINGS GOD HAS SHOWN ME, I CAN SPEAK BUT A LITTLE WORD NOT MORE THAN A HONEYBEE CAN CARRY AWAY ON ITS FOOT FROM AN OVERFLOWING JAR."
~ MECHTHILD OF MAGDEBURG, 13TH CENTURY MYSTIC |
"OF ALL THE THINGS GOD HAS SHOWN ME, I CAN SPEAK BUT A LITTLE WORD NOT MORE THAN A HONEYBEE CAN CARRY AWAY ON ITS FOOT FROM AN OVERFLOWING JAR."
~ MECHTHILD OF MAGDEBURG, 13TH CENTURY MYSTIC |
January 28, 2020
Beloved: I can count on one hand the times I’ve received as much feedback on my Tuesday notes as I did last week, concerning my $4-a-day food budget experiment. All were kind. Some shared their own experiences. One dear friend expressed her concern that I might be in need of a sabbatical. Be assured, sweet Charlotte, I am finer than fine and nowhere near starving. A church member commented that so many people don’t even have basic kitchen equipment for cooking, which got me paying attention there, and I discovered that the SNAP recipe website filters recipes accordingly, always noting what tools are needed for each recipe. So smart! Here is my current meal plan:
I fall off the $4-a-day wagon in other ways too. My husband popped in for a quick visit this weekend, taking a break from his “sabbatical,” and we didn’t cook a thing the whole time. We picked up Chinese Friday night and went out for pizza Saturday lunch. Saturday night we ate chili from the freezer and Sunday morning he brought me a bagel before he left town. All yummy, all amazingly rich. The cheesy pizza gave me a wicked tummy ache and Sunday afternoon I was back in the saddle again, scouring my almost empty fridge for supper. Pretending to identify with someone on a $4-a-day budget is a lie, so long as I can go out for pizza and order Chinese anytime I please. All the same, I consider it an experiment worth the effort in learning about my own assumptions and biases about poverty, health, and food, to name just three. As always, I welcome your feedback, especially your own experiences around shopping, eating, cooking, and reading about food. ~peace & prayers, pastor annette Egg & Black Bean Tacos for One Prep — 10 minutes Tools Required
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