I had the greatest intention of writing out a bit of research I have been doing into biodynamic gardening and cooking. I was given this book as a Christmas gift and have been slowly adding new recipes into our rotation. We spend a lot of time cooking each day. 20-30 minutes for breakfast, about the same for lunch and at least an hour for dinner. We eat well, and like to show love through food but even with such good intention we are getting repetitive. We are having a hard time finding the time to really think about new meals. In one of the chapters of The Biodynamic Food and Cookbook, there is brief mention that there are 7 grains for 7 days and that this theory, based on planetary relationships of grains, can serve as a guide while cooking. After some discussion about how to change our household shopping and cooking we have decided to add this chart to our wall so that when stuck, we can base meals around the grains that coincide with that day.
Sunday: Sun: Wheat
Monday: Moon: Rice
Tuesday: Mars: Barley
Wednesday: Mercury: Millet
Thursday: Jupiter: Rye
Friday: Venus: Oats (sewing your oats?!)
Saturday: Saturn: Corn
We are slowly forming our weekly rhythm and I think this could be a nice addition in doing so. I like the idea that I bake our bread every Sunday. Right now it is whenever I have time. Sometimes that is never and we buy our bread. It doesn't feel right to do that on a regular basis because I love baking bread so much. Perhaps that is one more thing I can do regularly and take refuge in its predictability.
What are your family rhythms?
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