Easter & Challenge (Amoreena)

We don't have very strong feelings about Easter. We go to a liberal, non-dogmatic church and don't really claim association to any specific religion. I do love Spring and am always excited to get outside to enjoy nature and start working on the garden. I think of our celebrations as more of a "spring" celebration.

Lilly loves hiding and hunting for eggs (or other treats), though I'm not a big fan of the big egg hunts. For the last 3 years we've had brunch together with another family that we are close to. Adults sit around talk, eat. Kids play and we do a little egg hunt, get some pictures taken in their pretty clothes (though not too fancy). It feels just about right to us.


As for the challenge, I need to find some good condiment recipes! I try and try to make mayo, ketchup, etc. from scratch and I just cant get the hubby and the kiddo (s) to eat them (sigh). So my goal, is to post to some message boards and poke around the internet and try out some different recipes. I really want to try the lacto-fermented recipe in Nourishing Traditions.

How this pertains to simple, sustainable living: Saves $, which allows us to have more time together as a family instead of working to make more $, cuts back on waste (no more storage containers from the store), also saves on gas traveling to the store, also doesn't give $ to big corporations (though I usually buy the organic, Trader Joe's variety) also gives me a sense of accomplishment--I love making my own things!

The other thing I need to work on is finishing my household food items inventory, which is a list of all the food items that I like to have on hand. This will help us with replenishing/adding to our food storage and is an important step to cutting out trips to the grocery store.