Lately I’ve really been exploring who I am at my core.  What things ground me and speak to my soul.  I suppose Mom is having a hand in it, The Cowboy is definitely remind me of my country roots each time I see him.  One of the things that I really am finding that is me is my baking/cooking.  Cooking for me feeds my soul, it nourishes me to cook and feed others.  Which is why I’m seriously thinking that I want to start-up a new business using my country sensibilities and my love of food.

I have a long way to go before I’m ready to go, but ideally by Spring of 2012 I’ll be ready to go.  I’m very much wanting to be my own boss and I really want to get back to my roots.  My love of canning comes from 30 years of canning tomatoes, pasta sauce, green relish and occasionally pickles.  Many years have been spent in the kitchen with my mom.  I also know when I am in the kitchen, she’s right with me.

My dream is to open a small little store where people can buy my sauces, jams, jellies and meals and then get some prepared foods to eat or take away for breakfast or lunches.  Nothing fancy, rather, food like mom used to make!  Something about this just makes me feel good, nurturing, cozy and in control of my own future!

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What is it from your past that makes you feel that warm fuzzy?