Last week, as I was going through my freezer, trying to find something to eat, I came across a bunch of bags of cooked wheat berries, frozen and carefully tucked away in a corner. I remembered how, while living with me this past fall in Oregon, my mom had cooked up a huge batch of wheat, portioned them in Ziploc baggies, and stocked my freezer full. Sneaky, sneaky. (Now I know I’m a daughter of the food storage queen so don’t judge me in knowing that it wasn’t until May that I actually busted a bag of that wheat open and decided to try and use it.) 

I made the carrot/wheat delight and the hippie tacos sans meat. Both recipes were ah-mazing. They were a little bit of…awesome. I, of course, immediately called my mom to brag about my wheat usage skills. In telling her all about it, I suddenly found this phrase come, uncontrollably, out of my mouth: “It’s weird because it was like by using the food storage to cook with, I was able to make two delicious meals that are not only healthy but super fast and easy. It made my life easier.” That’s right, folks. There was just no stopping it. This comment was quickly followed up with: “Oh my gosh. Did I really just say that? Where have I heard that before????”

So yeah, that whole book/website/presentation gig you’ve got goin, Mom?…I guess you really do know what you’re talking about. I’m a believer. Better late than never, right?

(Sometimes the hardest sell, is the one you make at home.)