Words of Wisdom from my Grandma

My Puna (Grandma) lived until she was 97.  She was a smart, wise, and thrifty woman.  I  know she didn’t coin the saying “waste not want not”, but I hear her voice repeating it to me quite frequently. God doesn’t waste anything in His Universe, and so I do my best to follow suit while listening to my Grandma’s words of wisdom.

As an example, we traveled to Oregon for Thanksgiving to be with family there.  One night I made roasted salmon.  There was a lot left over. A few days later I “doctored it up” (another phrase from my Grandma) and used it to stuff cucumbers.  It was delicious.

The Life Lesson taught in this recipe is that there are many ways to “doctor up” the ingredients we have.  We can create something new and wonderful by not wasting and using what we have.  That includes the forgotten or latent talents that we all have within us.  Sometimes we don’t know what we can do until we go outside our comfort zone. Courage is a great ingredient in manifesting our dreams!

Here is the link to the Salmon Stuffed Cucumber Kisses.  If you make this recipe, and I sincerely hope you do, let it remind you that there are a myriad of ways to “doctor” yourself up. We are meant to stretch, grow, learn and explore.  My Puna (grandmother) taught me that too.

Salmon Stuffed Cucumbers.pdf




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