I spend a large portion of each day thinking about food. Mostly it’s not about eating it luckily but about what I’m going to cook later that day or what I would be rustling up in the kitchen if I had a spare hour or three!
I could while away an afternoon trawling through recipe books as I read them as you would a novel. Each recipe can take me to a different place or spark a different emotion in me.
This is why I’ve decided to make more dishes from scratch this year than ever before, I’ve known for a long time that cooking soothes me and makes me happier. This is a time in my life when I can certainly do with any or all mood boosters. This isn’t a New Years resolution as such but a promise to myself to do something each day which makes me happy. Which calms me down. Which distracts my mind from dark places and comforts me.
An activity which I can share with my eldest daughter and the results of which can be shared with the whole family. I’m going to invite more people to dinner. Make treats for friends and family. Cooking from scratch for most meals is sure to help our overall health and definitely a good idea for ensuring Chloe doesn’t have any dishes that could cause an allergic reaction – more on that soon.
As well as recipes I will create in my kitchen, I’m going to use as many of my books as possible and I’d also love it if you could share your favourite recipes with me in the comments below. I’m eager to sample some tried and tested family dishes.
I’m determined to find ways to improve our home lives. Improve our health and hopefully you will enjoy reading all about it.
Here’s to even more fresh food and less convenience junk…and maybe the odd mug cake?
This post excites me. Can’t wait for more of your recipes to try out. One of our favourite meals that I make is king prawn and chorizo spaghetti/linguine. I make a very basic tomato sauce with a handful of chopped fresh tomatoes, crushed garlic, oil and a little sea salt. I let them all blend together and stir a bit before I turn the heat on. Then add what ever I have in the fridge. A little chopped pepper and mushrooms usually. A glug of wine if I have it, generous squeeze of lemon, sprinkle of sugar and ground black pepper. Then Add the sliced chorizo as I usually buy one that needs cooking. Once it’s cooked through and there’s a nice sauce I add the spaghetti that I’ve cooked at the same time, king prawns and some torn spinach if I have it. Mix and serve with homemade garlic bread which I make with oil rather than butter (ewww). If the sauce starts to dry out a bit then I pinch a little of the starchy water from the cooking pasta to loosen it up. It’s a quick and tasty meal.
Ooh this sounds a bit good lovely lady! Xx