Thank you to Molly of A Foothill Home Companion for sharing her homeschool recipe this week. Molly lives in the foothills of California where she enjoys cooking, crafting, photography, and continually inspiring creativity in her family. 

                                  Molly's Recipe

When Helen asked me to share a recipe for homeschooling, I thought for sure I would share the recipe for our homeschool stew, a comforting mixture of love, patience, courage and confidence. Then I lost my confidence and the stew just didn't taste the same (that's a story for another day).

I couldn't share a recipe that didn't taste good, so I went looking for the missing ingredient. Funny thing happened in my search for confidence, though; I found a long forgotten seasoning to add to the stew. Turns out the seasoning goes well with all of my recipes. My kids tasted the seasoning and didn't notice anything different. Apparently they've been using the seasoning all along, sprinkling it on everything, so the taste was nothing new to them. The taste wasn't new to me either, it's just a flavor I hadn't tasted in a very long time.

The seasoning is called Sense of Wonder. Many of us grew up eating it every day, but somewhere along the line we forgot about it. Maybe we just shoved it in the back of the spice cabinet. It's a shame, though, that we don't use it as liberally as salt and pepper. It really does make everything taste better; it has a deep flavor that lingers on the tongue. Use frequently for best results. The more you use, the more you'll have. Your bottle will never run out, even if you do forget about it.

If you can't find any Sense of Wonder in your spice cupboard (you'll find it eventually, just keep looking), ask your kids for some of theirs. Sharing Sense of Wonder with others makes it even more flavorful.

No matter what you're making today, be it breakfast, lunch, dinner or snack, sprinkle it with a little, or a lot, of Sense of Wonder, and prepare yourself for a wondrous experience.