I checked out “Nourishing Traditions” by Sally Fallon last week at the library and read it cover-to-cover in two days. Contrary to most of the “diet” and cookbooks I’ve read in the last ten years, I could actually eat like that! My wonderful hubby gave me a copy for my birthday, which I’m sure my library appreciates nearly as much as I do! It’s my goal to write monthly menus, twice-weekly shopping lists and get this thing going.

But, I have to start slowly. My family is not used to eating this well. Although we have enjoyed good, home cooked meals, I have slipped into the laziness of allowing food processing plants to do most of the work for me. One of the things that excites me most about “Nourishing Traditions” is that the food, once early prep work is done days in advance, is quickly put together at mealtime.

So, I’m going to start with dinner, six nights a week, at the dining table. The basic plan is soup on Monday, fish on Tuesday, beef on Wednesday, meatless on Thursday, poultry on Friday, eating out on Saturday (a family tradition), and leftovers on Sunday.