When it comes to preparing meals, there’s a quote that I’ve come to appreciate that says, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” Let me explain…
Perhaps you remember that childhood song about Old Mother Hubbard who went to her cupboard to get her poor dog a bone. But when she got there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor dog had none…
Well, unfortunately, life on the road has not always been rainbows and unicorns! Sometimes our own cupboards have been bare, making our necessity the mother of inventive mealtimes!
Thankfully, our Creator has always provided for our needs! However, that doesn’t mean we’re always able to dine on steak and potatoes!
Sometimes necessity means getting creative with what we have… Occasionally its meant making a big batch of vegetable soup that had to last several days!
And from time to time, it meant eating a simple sandwich of cheese and pickles, because that’s all we had! However, let me add that this delightful sandwich, though made out of necessity, has made its way to our list of family favorites!
I also want to say that I’m grateful for those lean times! It’s made me appreciate what we have… and I feel especially blessed for those times we have plenty!
It’s also pushed me to get my creative juices going when faced with using foods in our pantry that have been previously neglected…
Did I mention that big can of sweet potatoes?!?
Last Easter we were blessed with a LARGE can of sweet potatoes… I am not a big fan, so of course, they got pushed to the back of the pantry!
However, when necessity reared its ugly head, I had to get creative!
As it turned out, they paired nicely with some brussels sprouts we had lurking in the freezer! Never would I have thought of pairing these two veggies, but quite honestly, they’re delicious when roasted over an open fire!
Until next time,
Peace, love and safe travels!
~ Sheri
Great Adventure Homestead 