My grandmother was an amazing woman she was always able to create these huge meals out of very little ingredients and make enough to feed an entire army of people. She was not an educated woman only completing the 10th grade. Having to quit school to help support her family which consisted of 8 children and a mother and father. During this time school was not a priority helping with the family and learning and being a part of the traditions and cultures of the Hopi people. Being able to create the traditional food was what made you someone that they wanted as a part of the family because food is a major part of our culture.
She moved around the kitchen as we see the great chef's do in television series such as the food network. Everything had a place in her kitchen always well organized and well stocked so that she was prepared whenever she was to start her masterpiece.
We had three meals a day while I was growing up and it was never one of those microwave meals that they have nowadays. It was always something created from scratch which she put her heart and soul into preparing for her family. There was always also an afternoon snack upon return from school. I often thought that it was her way of letting us know she loved us. So many things took place in the kitchen while she was cooking stories shared, events that were happening, just good old family time.
I use to sit and watch her create these vasts amounts of traditional foods and I use to think to myself I hope that one day I will be able to create these things which she did.
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