{"id":411,"date":"2012-02-17T10:17:28","date_gmt":"2012-02-17T15:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/canadianbudgetbinder.com\/?p=411"},"modified":"2025-02-26T10:22:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T10:22:04","slug":"the-mule-was-your-ride-and-the-backpack-your-head","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalskyweb.co\/canadianbudgetbinder.com\/2012\/02\/17\/the-mule-was-your-ride-and-the-backpack-your-head\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mule was your Ride and the Backpack your Head"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You watch the Food Network\u00a0and your mouth begins to water and\u00a0somehow your stomach starts fighting for your attention. Could it be that the recipes you see are so tantalizing you can smell them through the television.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, it&#8217;s true cooking from scratch is the best way to go. Celebrity Chefs and the Food Network thrive on all the amazing food they dish up to Canadians and Americans around the world.<\/p>\n<p>But does it have to break the <strong><em>budget<\/em><\/strong>? Do we really need to be eating convenience in can because we think we can&#8217;t afford fresh food?<\/p>\n<p>For the mere $1.29 cost of \u00a0canned pasta in sauce I can whip up something super healthy in a flash. Even College and University students are now taking a notice at their <em><strong>budget<\/strong><\/em> and meal planning in advance using flyers and <a title=\"Til Death Do Us Coupon- Are you doing\u00a0it?\" href=\"http:\/\/canadianbudgetbinder.com\/2012\/02\/15\/til-death-do-us-coupon-are-you-doing-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coupons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Mule was your ride and your backpack was your head<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You see, back in the day money was not so readily available to most families. You would see farmland from as far as the eye could see. Many families would grow produce, garlic,nuts, beans and grains etc on their land.<\/p>\n<p>They worked hard to put a roof\u00a0over their heads and food on the table. They would then take these products to other farms or into the town market to trade for items they needed.<\/p>\n<p>Today in 2012 we work for a roof over our head, food on the table, investments, entertainment, trips, emergency funds etc&#8230;. Look at how family life has evolved and what it has created for us in society.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Are you busy keeping up with the Jones&#8217; or rolling dough like Grandma!<\/li>\n<li>Why are we busy making\u00a0excuses\u00a0and not time for ourselves?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Italian Nonna&#8217;s\u00a0everywhere can&#8217;t be wrong making their sauce and meatballs at home and not buying it in the can. \u00a0Ask any Italian Nonna if she&#8217;d use sauce from a can and she&#8217;s gonna smack you upside the head.<\/p>\n<p>Although we grow tomatoes in the summer we &#8220;borrow&#8221;- \u00a0ok, we beg for them) the jarred tomatoes from the relatives for winter use. That is another post in itself but we&#8217;ll get there.<\/p>\n<p>Growing up watching my grandparents in the kitchen was a pleasure for me and for my stomach. I loved to watch how they made everything from scratch. There was no buying bread from the stores they made their own. The pasta was freshly spun through the machine and on plates that same hour.<\/p>\n<p>You can&#8217;t blame society for the convenience in our lives, we have to blame ourselves for allowing it to take over our life. What are we going to pass along to the children of today?<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve pledged to work with my wife to make <strong><em>some<\/em><\/strong> recipes from scratch this year and post them for all of you. We are also growing a small garden and will keep you posted on our progress. \u00a0Keep in mind we are learning just like we urge you to do.<\/p>\n<p>We believe it costs more money to buy items such as sauce then it is to make it from scratch. We also will be making crab apple jelly again this year and compare pricing.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m no Chef Gordon Ramsey \u00a0or Chef Mario Batali\u00a0 and you probably aren&#8217;t either.\u00a0We all have to start somewhere and here is where I share my knowledge with you.<\/p>\n<p>We like to cook healthy meals on a budget, meaning keeping in line with our<strong><em> budget<\/em><\/strong> or with any great deals we find. Today, with all the convenience surrounding us we put work, friendships, money, travelling. all the wants in our life above taking the time to eat healthy.<\/p>\n<p>So, although in 2012 we as Canadians don&#8217;t use mules for transportation and our heads to carry product we are blessed with life&#8217;s many offerings. Take advantage of the world around us. \u00a0I know our grandparent&#8217;s would relish in our victories as would other countries who haven&#8217;t evolved as fast as we have.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye out for <a href=\"https:\/\/canadianbudgetbinder.com\/2012\/02\/18\/nonnas-meatballs-and-pasta-sauce-1-65ea-feeds-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nonna&#8217;s Pasta and Meatballs<\/a> recipe this weekend!<\/p>\n<p>Try it out and let me know what you think.<\/p>\n<p>Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You watch the Food Network\u00a0and your mouth begins to water and\u00a0somehow your stomach starts fighting for your attention. Could it be that the recipes you see are so tantalizing you can smell them through the television. Yes, it&#8217;s true cooking from scratch is the best way to go. 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