About D’s Home Food

Hi, I’m D.

I think of my cooking alter ego as “Mama Dee” but that name is already taken by a fantastic lady, named ”Mama D”, who sadly died in Spring 2009.  She was amazing;  at a later date I plan to write about her. So for now I’m just plain “D”.

I started D’s Home Food to record my experiences as I participated in United Way of King County’s Hunger Challenge 2010. The goal of the five day challenge was to live on the amount Food Stamps allots your family.  For us that meant $12 a day or $60 total for two adults.  Hard work and excellent learning.

Although I’ve had some interesting adventures with other cooking styles, I keep returning to Home Food.  Sometimes my return has been because of  financial necessity and sometimes just because.

Home Food is a little bit different for each person. For me it means a certain kind of comfort food that is simple, fresh, easy to prepare, thrifty, makes good use of ingredients and is satisfying eating.  I come from a Canadian/American Home Food tradition. Every culture and probably every household  has its own version of Home Food.  As a foodie I’m interested in all of it.

Home Food means meals that are enjoyable, simple to prepare, fresh and thrifty.             These are the universal goals of the peasant family food of most cultures.   Sharing food unites us.