Posts Tagged ‘ cooking ’

I’ve been writing a lot about food lately, both in this blog dedicated to living a sustainable life, as well as in other journals, in which I talk about spirituality and personal growth. My relationship with food has changed a lot over the years. I grew up in a family of farmers, so we...
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1. Only cook what you really, really want to eat. It will make the hard work of peeling and chopping so much more worth it in the end. 2. Make sure your fridge and pantry are well-stocked with fresh, simple, real-food, cookable ingredients (rather than boxes of processed, frozen, or otherwise ready-to-eat foods). Buy...
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I’m a big fan of meals that require short preparation. I don’t mind if the cooking itself, on the stove or in the oven, takes long time, as long as the chopping, dicing, melting, squeezing mixing and stirring is minimal. While the food is cooking, I have time prepare other dishes, do the laundry,...
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  Preparing fresh vegetables, as opposed to cooking their frozen version, is easy, quick, healthier, and even a bit sensual. My favorite method is grilling the vegetables in the oven. I first cut them to big chunks, then rub them with olive oil, salt them, and add a single herb or spice for each...
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Last week my fiancé came back from the market with a bag of frozen vegetables. He noticed that I spend a lot of time in the kitchen cutting fresh vegetables, and thought that buying them pre-cut and chilled would save me some time. The frozen mix included broccoli, cauliflower and baby carrots. These vegetables...
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