Welcome to Sisters Running the Kitchen, as some of you knew it before, but now with a new association with our growing business, The Wood Spoon. We are the same sisters (Mary & Christina) joined by our oldest sister, Danielle. The three of us established The Wood Spoon over the past year after a challenge from our father who called us out on talking again and again about selling our favorite Mom-Mom Mary’s rice pudding, but never going through with it. As we sat at the dinner table that night, we began to sketch out ideas. We were prepared to take on the challenge with the mindset that we ideally would find some success, but in the worst-case scenario, we would learn about the workings of business. It has been an exciting journey, despite occasional sisterly disagreements, but resulting in a high quality final product.
The true story behind our business starts well before us. As our product name suggests, The Wood Spoon is Mom-Mom Mary’s rice pudding. Mom-Mom Mary is our grandmother on our father’s side, the youngest of five children, mother of four and a devoted wife to our grandfather, Arthur. Sadly, she is no longer with us as some of our readers may recall from a prior post. As her grandchildren, she inspired us with her sense of faith, love for her family, courage, honesty, respect, and a keen appreciation for hard work. Of the three sisters, Mary (our grandmother’s namesake), paid particularly close attention when Mom-Mom made her “best” rice pudding. By Mom-Mom’s side, Mary learned the recipe and perfected the details and the all-important feel to get it just right. Mary was tasked with carrying on the family recipe, which, for us, has so many positive connotations and memories associated with it. When Mom-Mom brought her rice pudding out at a family gathering, we all lined up to fill our bowls, and if you were lucky you’d get back in line and make it in time for seconds before we were scrapping the bottom of the dish. So, yes, it tastes good…but as we started The Wood Spoon and spent weekends at farmers markets, we met people who have become our customers and repeatedly heard what rice pudding means to them and their families. Many people grew up with a parent or grandparent cooking rice pudding, and they have an immediate connection with us.
The picture below is Mom-mom Mary’s great grandchildren enjoying her rice pudding for the first time. As the holidays are upon us, we hope that family is at the center of our and your days. Take a moment to think of your loved ones, and recognize the good memories and positive influences they have had on your life. Pass that on to the younger generations in your family. … and together enjoy the holidays!
Going forward although Sisters Running the Kitchen will be sticking to its roots, readers will see some changes in the content and style of the posts. We will be still be sharing our recipes with readers in addition to topics pertaining to running, working out, healthy living, teaching and medicine. We hope you enjoy reading!
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