I live in the country. I watch PBS. My children are 6 and 4. I am fairly conservative in politics. I am scared of the current political atmosphere.
I love to cook. I like going to farmers markets and ethnic grocery stores. I don't have any children. I work a lot. I have strong political views but I do not share them. I am also scared.
My dinner turned out amazing! My kids loved it, and are on their way to bed now Wonderful news! What recipe did you settle on making? I finally tried the new pasta recipe you had sent me. It was a hit! What di you cook for dinner tonight? Fabulous! I am so used to only cooking for one so I was hoping that it would make enough for you guys. I was being lazy so I made panini's.  I actually doubled the recipe so we would have leftovers for tomorrow. Paninis sound delicious. Do you need a special panini machine for that? Great idea, doubling it! Yes, I bought a little sandwich press that has ridges in it so it sears the bread and melts the cheese and everything together. Delicious!  Yum! Maybe I'll try that next time. Did you go to the farmer's market this weekend? I went yesterday and they had some amazing produce. Yes, I try to go at least once a week. I was able to get some really fresh herbs this week. I was wanting to dry them and bottle them for the winter months. Have you ever done any bottling? No I've never done any bottling. I prefer to use everything fresh. What's the purpose of bottling herbs? Isn't using fresh always better. I always seem to run out in the winter months so I will try to preserve some for those lean times. I just read that PBS will have a new kids show starting this wee too. Its about farm animals so your kids might like that?  Oh that makes sense, maybe you could teach me hot to bottle herbs. And that show does sound like something the kids would enjoy. I'll definitely look into it. I've been meaning to ask you about the international market that you go to. Do they carry indian spices? I have a recipe I've been meaning to try but can't find the ingredients at the regular grocery store. I would be happy to share any info I have maybe we can get together and work on a big bottling supply for the winter months. The kids can open the bottles and crush the herbs maybe? Yes, my little market has Indian, mexican and asian spices that are hard to find.