Last week we provided you with a list of what to buy and how to buy it. This week we will tell you how to approach your shopping so you can more easily integrate cooking into your daily life. If you are going to spend the time preparing meals for yourself and your family, it ought to be easy and fun. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “To Market, to Market to Buy a Fresh Pig… Don’t Let Shopping Make Cooking Too Big! (Part II of II)”
Category: Guiding Principles
The good lessons we have learned along the way
To Market, to Market to Buy a Fresh Pig… Don’t Let Shopping Make Cooking Too Big! (Part I of II)
My friend Holly – an inspired home cook – makes simple, good food with lots of variety. What sets her apart, however, is her commitment to cooking for her family, which she does 95% of the time. This is particularly impressive as her job takes her on the road a lot. But, the one thing she is still trying to perfect is a technique for planning and shopping in advance. So, on her request, Kathrin and I wrote out our ground rules for shopping, beginning with this: start every day with a plan for what you’ll serve for dinner that night. Without one, chances are high the meal will be takeout! We hope these simple rules help get you out of the store and into the kitchen, quickly, so you can go outside and enjoy the day. Come and cook with us! Continue reading “To Market, to Market to Buy a Fresh Pig… Don’t Let Shopping Make Cooking Too Big! (Part I of II)”
Michael Pollan’s Sun Food Agenda
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ~Margaret Mead
Here’s a warning before you read this week’s blog: the message it delivers about food is bleak. But there is a reason to read it: it doesn’t have to be this way because we can do something to change it. Continue reading “Michael Pollan’s Sun Food Agenda”
Processed Food for Thought
Add eggs, sugar, butter, flour, and mix… this is as processed as your food needs to be because the thing about processed food is this: you never know what’s in it. And, what’s in your food is what feeds your body so it’s worth to learn about processed food to resist the irresistible allure of it. Continue reading “Processed Food for Thought”
To Stay Healthy, Think Five Colors
You read about it in the paper, hear it on the radio, see it on TV and now we are here to remind you of it as well: eat five colors a day. And that’s five colors a day from fresh fruits and vegetables you’ve prepared yourself. While you’re at it fill at least half your plate with those five colors, fruits and vegetables, leaving the remaining half for your protein and starches (including potatoes). Continue reading “To Stay Healthy, Think Five Colors”
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