Beans

   Making Beans today ~ that's me. I am making beans.

 Every culture has a staple that they eat often. Some sort of carbohydrate that fills them up. When I traveled to the Philippines they asked us what our staple was as they wanted to be gracious while providing us with food. Being from a country that has so much food we don't really need a staple we all looked puzzled then came up with....bread. Bread was our staple. They all looked puzzled themselves as they didn't eat much bread but nodded okay. Every meal after that a loaf of white bread was provided. I was happy to not touch it but some of the others were very grateful for that loaf.

 My children have been getting more and more picky in what they will and will not eat. It is an issue I am getting sick of trying to deal with. There are so many children malnourished and starving. I know that my children are not going to understand that and I don't expect them to yet. However I am sick of working for hours in the kitchen and then having them turn up their nose at what I put on the table. I want them to understand that eating is a privilege.

 So today I am making beans. I have never made beans before successfully. I have very little confidence in trying new things. I picked some random beans ~ pinto ~ and soaked them for hours and now I am going to try to cook them. I am also going to make brown rice and that is what my children are going to be served.
We shall see how it goes. I don't have high hopes and I don't care. I am done with them thinking they can only eat bread and am done feeling so much defeat in trying to please them. I am changing up the staple around here.
That is all.

Have a lovely Friday. It is raining here and it is July. We will make the best of it.
xo