You can imagine the surprise on our kids faces when we told them we were going to America, not for a holiday, but for a new life. It took a fair bit of planning though not much persuasion to get us here. We all waved a cheery goodbye to the cold, grey dampness known as England and embarked on our journey of discovery and adventure. To be honest, we all felt a little like the Founding Fathers at first.
One of the things we most wanted to do was to try to fit in. Standing out as foreigners didn't really appeal, and we all wanted to not only embrace the whole concept of the American life, but we wanted America to embrace us too. When in Rome.. and all that. So we all tried hard to understand the local customs, the traditional activities, and even the food. My wife and I both love cooking, and to us food is very important.
We've always had an interest in food and cooking, and we seem to have passed this on to our kids who have a healthy appetite, and a broad range of tastes. They were as interested as us in trying the local food and traditional US recipes. The only trouble was that none of us really knew much about US cooking, except that it was almost certainly more varied than burgers and fries!
One of our first projects, therefore, was to investigate what traditional cooking means in the US, and to try to track down wholesome, appetizing recipes we could try out for ourselves. In no small part we also wanted to try to adopt local custom and entertain our new friends with traditional US food, rather than always falling back on the common denominator.
Another reason we were keen to find some good recipes was that the weather was somewhat chilly. With the winter looming we wanted to find some warming recipes we could enjoy, and which would keep us going. Our main port of call was the internet, where we came across a fantastic Navy Bean Soup recipe, very traditional. On the same website we found a Ham Navy Bean Soup recipe as well, and so we downloaded them and tried them out.
After having a go with the Navy Bean Soup recipe, we all agreed, children included, that it was a resounding success. To have the children giving one of our recipes the thumbs up is always good, and we felt as though we'd accomplished an important step in becoming accepted as locals! We tried the Ham Navy Bean Soup recipe too with equal success. Both were heartily warming, although we did feel that it was important to expand our repertoire beyond merely two alternative dishes. I had a look online again, at the same place I got the Navy Bean Soup recipe from.
When I had another look at the website where the Ham Navy Bean Soup recipe was from I was amazed. I found two hundred similarly enticing recipes available - all traditional US recipes, easy to follow and definitely enough to get my mouth watering. But more than this - the whole pack of two hundred downloadable recipes were available for just $10.
To be honest, $10 doesn't get a lot these days, I couldn't even buy a hot dog and chips for my family for that. But now we have a stack of two hundred fantastic recipes, all as successful as our first Navy Bean Soup recipe. We certainly don't run out of ideas now, and not only are our children delighted, and very happy, but we seem to have acquired something of a reputation in our neighbourhood, but at least we have a great many new friends! - 30289
One of the things we most wanted to do was to try to fit in. Standing out as foreigners didn't really appeal, and we all wanted to not only embrace the whole concept of the American life, but we wanted America to embrace us too. When in Rome.. and all that. So we all tried hard to understand the local customs, the traditional activities, and even the food. My wife and I both love cooking, and to us food is very important.
We've always had an interest in food and cooking, and we seem to have passed this on to our kids who have a healthy appetite, and a broad range of tastes. They were as interested as us in trying the local food and traditional US recipes. The only trouble was that none of us really knew much about US cooking, except that it was almost certainly more varied than burgers and fries!
One of our first projects, therefore, was to investigate what traditional cooking means in the US, and to try to track down wholesome, appetizing recipes we could try out for ourselves. In no small part we also wanted to try to adopt local custom and entertain our new friends with traditional US food, rather than always falling back on the common denominator.
Another reason we were keen to find some good recipes was that the weather was somewhat chilly. With the winter looming we wanted to find some warming recipes we could enjoy, and which would keep us going. Our main port of call was the internet, where we came across a fantastic Navy Bean Soup recipe, very traditional. On the same website we found a Ham Navy Bean Soup recipe as well, and so we downloaded them and tried them out.
After having a go with the Navy Bean Soup recipe, we all agreed, children included, that it was a resounding success. To have the children giving one of our recipes the thumbs up is always good, and we felt as though we'd accomplished an important step in becoming accepted as locals! We tried the Ham Navy Bean Soup recipe too with equal success. Both were heartily warming, although we did feel that it was important to expand our repertoire beyond merely two alternative dishes. I had a look online again, at the same place I got the Navy Bean Soup recipe from.
When I had another look at the website where the Ham Navy Bean Soup recipe was from I was amazed. I found two hundred similarly enticing recipes available - all traditional US recipes, easy to follow and definitely enough to get my mouth watering. But more than this - the whole pack of two hundred downloadable recipes were available for just $10.
To be honest, $10 doesn't get a lot these days, I couldn't even buy a hot dog and chips for my family for that. But now we have a stack of two hundred fantastic recipes, all as successful as our first Navy Bean Soup recipe. We certainly don't run out of ideas now, and not only are our children delighted, and very happy, but we seem to have acquired something of a reputation in our neighbourhood, but at least we have a great many new friends! - 30289
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