The Project

I have re-written the opening sentence to my first post of my first blog four times. That should indicate to you, whoever you are, that I have trouble making things permanent. You know, if Alex Trebek or Regis were to ask me "is that your final answer?", I'd struggle saying yes.

It was a long journey to get my senior project to where it is now, and quite frankly I have a ways to go before presentation day on May 20th. But, since I first started I couldn't be happier with my project. It fits me like my favorite pair of spandex.

So...My Senior Project

The Goal: To meet with subjects from around the Missoula community who have traditional recipes with a story. Whether it is great-great-grandma's biscuits or uncle Jim's meatloaf, I am after those stories that are too good to be forgotten and looking for the recipes that accompany them.

The Purpose: No laugh, no tear, no recipe ...left behind

The Reason: As previously stated I had trouble deciding on a Senior Project. I tend to make things harder for myself than they need to be and struggled for weeks between, ballroom dancing and karate, and goodness-knows what else. What it finally boiled down to (*excuse cooking pun*) was my love for cooking and my love of listening to people tell stories. My Grandfather died before I was able to fully appreciate all of his "blowin smoke" and my Grandmother has been captured by dementia, unable to share her secrets to the perfect pie crust or how to make chocolate milk like she did when I was six. So far all of my experiences with this project have been extremely positive and uplifting.

WHY BLOG: Well, I never thought I'd be a 'blogger' but in "Passing On Traditional Recipes" it seems a great way to bridge two generations with a blog. With a blog I can reach more people faster and hopefully encourage others to sit down with their families and get these stories and recipes before it is to late.

Here I go...about to make my first post. In the coming days I will be relaying the stories and recipes that I have collected so far in my project. This project is taking off, may your comments be the air beneath it's wings...Thank you...whoever you are