That day the jello was the same as any ordinary day, but the joy I observed in them as they slurped it down was outrageous. "That's the best jello ever," said my kids. "You should open a restaurant."
Food is a celebration. Life-events are centered around it. Memories are created and relived through it. Why not make it the best?
Although no restaurant is on my horizon, I have tediously perfected recipes that could fill a menu. I believe in simple, yet great food that is easy to prepare and bound to satisfy. Savory or sweet, baked or sautéed, cooking can be your friend!
“Darn Good Jello” is a place where food and life collide; the “Far Side” meets the kitchen. Humor abounds and recipes are shared. Our meals prepared to perfection or culinary-experiments-gone-wrong all find a home among the posts as we celebrate success or double over in laughter.
Through this blog, we can post stories to get a taste for each other's lives. We can try recipes to experience the same culinary sensations. We can laugh, learn and cook!
I could write about my Crock Pot Flambé, The infamous Green Bean Bomb, or The Pot ‘Un’-luck, but I’ll save those for another post!
From the memory of that otherwise ordinary day, "Darn Good Jello" was born.
Isn't it amazing how much food really is a part of our lives and our stories? Everything we do in this culture is centered around our meals-- gatherings, dates, meetings-- almost everything. By far the best thing about this is how the tastes, smells and even visual aspects of certain dishes can transport us back to great times in our lives. It may have been simple, but I promise you that nothing will ever taste as good to me as the toast and canned strawberry jam I had for breakfast every time I stayed with my Grandma.
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